Dec 30, 2022
A very special podcast to wrap up the end of the year. For the second year I decided to go back, listen and re-listen to all the great interviews that happened in the last year and pick some of my favorite pieces and add commentary on why that piece was important and how in most cases it helped with the direction for...
Dec 1, 2022
In this episode of the Distillery Nation Podcast, I had the
absolute pleasure of talking with Chris Maffeo.
Chris is a drinks industry adviser and founder of Maffeo Drinks.
Chris has vast experience and knowledge on how to build brands from
the bottom up and in this episode, we did just that. Chris went
deep into...
Nov 1, 2022
In this episode of the Distillery Nation Podcast, I had the
absolute pleasure of talking with Jeff Wuslich. Jeff is the
co-founder of Cardinal Spirits from Bloomington Indiana, a craft
distillery known best for its line of vodkas, gin, and whiskey!
We chatted about Jeff's origin story and how he went about changing
the...
Sep 30, 2022
In this episode of the Distillery Nation Podcast, I had the
absolute pleasure of talking with Jackie Summers. Jackie is a James
Beard Finalist, speaker, and creator of the award-winning Sorel
Liqueur!
And what an interview, we talked about the multiple roadblocks
Jackie had to overcome, including a terminal prognosis,...
Aug 31, 2022
In this special episode of the Distillery Nation Podcast, Ilias is sitting down and unpacking some of the lessons learned over the last seven years running the podcast and being a distiller and business owner.
From how word of mouth drives business, focusing on product over process, the value of networking and why you...