Businessman Robert "Bob" Giles grew up in a small Texas town. A third-generation car dealer, he moved to Lafayette on his 28th birthday in 1982 to open a Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi dealership.

It was scary and exciting, and, Giles said, the best thing that could have happened to him. Lafayette is where he met Sandy, his wife of 41 years, and where the couple raised their daughters, Halley and Ashley. He now operates eight dealerships in Louisiana and California, owns Mr. Bubbles Auto Spa and is a real estate developer.

His connection to the community is deeper than that. Inspired by the integrity and involvement of his grandfather and father in the communities where they operated dealerships, Giles has continually given back to and championed others to do the same throughout Acadiana.

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