Send us a text Do you love #coffee? Well, you're going to love this podcast! This Thursday I’m speaking with Co-Founders of STEM Tom Clark and Professor Dr. Chahan Yeretzian . What these two gentlemen are embarking on is way past my understanding of science but I had to interview them to gain a better understanding of their process and end goal of bridging the coffee demand gap in the near future. Tom, now a Parisian who owns Coutume Cafe , is from Australia and owns a coffee roastery in the Par...
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Send us a text This week, I’m speaking with Lorenzo Zonin, Owner and Winemaker of Podere San Cristoforo Winery located in Tuscany, and Jaume Bages, a farmer located in the Priorat in the Catalonia area of Spain. Lorenzo uses biodynamic farming for his winery of 17 hectares or 42 acres mostly planted with Petit Verdot. And yes, he is a cousin of the famous Zonin family. A wine tasting brought these two together and they started talking about their interest in aging wine differently, in water! Wit...
Jul 28, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST ! My name is Jessie Ott , the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week, I’m speaking with Jack Seifrick Founder & Proprietor of CAST Wines . You know those people you meet that can change careers and be successful at all of them ? That’s Jack . A curious entrepreneur at heart , Jack has never been shy about entering a new endeavor, feet first, and exp...
Jul 13, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week, I’m speaking with Tim Dennis & Brian Hewitt Co-Hosts of Beer Guys Radio from Atlanta, GA. Beer Guys Radio started out covering the craft beer industry in the state of Georgia and has grown to other states as different events or government laws come to light. Their now Podcast starte...
Jul 06, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week, I’m speaking with David Rosenthal , owner of Partnership Wine Consulting , who most recently spent nearly 16 years as a winemaker for Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville, WA . It’s bittersweet as it’s an end of an era not only for David but everyone that worked at the winery. Pr...
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week, I’m speaking with Wim Bens, President and Founder of Lakewood Brewing Company. For me now, he’s also one of my favorite radio voices out there. Just wait for it. Born in Antwerp, Belgium, his family moved to Dallas when he was a youngster and he grew up in Mansfield in the Dallas Fort W...
Jun 23, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week, I’m speaking with Seth Benhaim , the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Broken Barrel Whiskey Co . Seth is an innovator at his core . He is the quarterback of two very successful brands . The first, Infuse Spirits Group was the world’s first single-bottle infusion company. He infu...
Jun 15, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass . This week, I’m speaking with Tony Abou-Gamin one of the pioneering and leading bar professionals in the world . First and foremost, Tony is a genuine person and loves his craft more than most I’ve met. He’s a sincere and generous person and loves to give back through organizations he’s created an...
Jun 08, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass . This week, I’m speaking with Maggie Kimberl , content editor of American Whiskey Magazine and co-chair of the World Whiskies Awards among others. Maggie lives and is from Louisville, Kentucky , and feels blessed to be right in the epicenter of the bourbon world. As past president of the Bourbon W...
May 31, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass . This week, I spoke with Cheryl Durzy, CEO at Liberation Distribution otherwise known as LibDib , founded in June of 2016. LibDib has reimagined distribution from the old brick-and-mortar way of selling your products to the distributor directly. Cheryl started her career working in PR with high-te...
May 24, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week I spoke with Nico Martini , born and raised in the DFW area, is a best-selling author of Texas Cocktails , Texas Whiskey as well as the Co-Founder of Grayson Whiskey . He is also a regular contributor to American Whiskey Magazine . He is the Co-Founder of Bar Draught , a draft cocktails ...
May 18, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week I spoke with Jeni Bonorino, Director, Business Innovation and Brand Strategies at Bono Brands . eni has one of the most unique experiences of anyone I’ve interviewed so far on my podcast. Jeni spent time in London and a stint at Cost Plus World Market learning about wine in San Francisco...
May 11, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week I spoke with Klaas de Jong Film Producer at Wine Masters. He and his team have created a premium wine channel with four very different shows that center around wine education, terroir, taste and tradition. Based north of Amsterdam, he and his team travel all over Europe for the docuserie...
May 05, 2023•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week I spoke with Bruce Schneider, co-founder of the Gotham Project is a globally recognized innovator in reusable packaging with 20 years of innovative leadership in the wine industry. They celebrated their 13th-anniversary l ast week, the same week as Earth Day ! The Gotham Project started ...
Apr 27, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week I spoke with Ana Lopez CEO & Founder and Juan Pablo Mercado COO & Founder at Raicilla La Reina based in Atenguillo , in Jalisco, México . Ana grew up in a community where raicilla was common among the locals. She loved it so much that she shared it with friends at college where s...
Apr 20, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass . This week I spoke with Lisa Leventhal, Chief Fire Stoker at The House of Somrus . She has an incredible journey that started with her career at Disney right here in Orlando, FL. She shares her experience in the World of Mickey before branching out to Bloomin’ Brands and Darden Restaurants where s...
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week I spoke with Thomas Angel Co-Founder of Altitude Beverages in Bend, Oregon. Thomas and his wife started Altitude Beverages because they wanted to create a coffee alternative for those that are in the CBD and Better-for-you beverage space . Their coffee alternative drinks are all Nitro co...
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week I spoke with Andrew Fitzgerald , who is from Cork, Ireland . He and his wife Jane won the American Diversity Visa lottery otherwise known as the “Green Card Lottery” and was granted a 10-year resident card . He and his wife had traveled to the US a few times and fell in love with San Die...
Mar 30, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week I spoke with Gary Schneidkraut , Vice President of Business Development and Client Relations for Wine, Spirits & Adult Beverage at Protis Global . Gary has a wide and varied range of skills in his background. He received a B.S. in Hotel Management to now getting a Master’s In Law at ...
Mar 23, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week I spoke with Dylan Stolley, General Manager of Becket’s Restaurant in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Dylan talks about his transition from his creative life to managing a staff of 60 people. He talks about how his staff must be ready for a bus or a wedding party to show up wanting shots for up to 6...
Mar 16, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week I spoke with Julie Milroy, VP of Supplier Development and Marketing at Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits . She is also a Founding Member of Chief Miami , a Volunteer of 8 organizations has 13 licenses and certifications. She also has her own Podcast with Bridget Albert called Served U...
Mar 09, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week I spoke with Ilias Mastrogiannis , owner of Washington State’s Mastrogiannis Distillery . They produce four high end brandy SKUs , a Vermouth and two Rose for Cure wines , in which they donate 10% to a family of a child with a life-threatening illness. They are curators of the finest sma...
Feb 28, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week I spoke with Taylor Foxman , Founder and CEO of The Industry Collective . She is 40 UNDER 40 Beverage Alcohol VC Advisor, Rolling Stone Culture Committee Member and Entrepreneur Media Contributor. Taylor takes us through her amazing journey about her career, why she didn’t get her MBA, h...
Feb 23, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST ! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week I spoke with Bill Gamelli , the Founder and CEO of Mocktails . He and two other families wanted an alternative to drinking over 10 years ago well before the trend has taken place over the last couple of years. Bill’s inspiration for creating Mocktails was a result of the struggle his wi...
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST ! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week I spoke with owner Kevin Zepf of Bandbox in Orlando , FL and his manager & bartender Victoria Van Winkle . Bandbox is Orlando’s first and highly rated NA beverage cocktail bar . They opened last June and have an amazing rating of 4.9 stars on Google . This happening spot is only 500...
Feb 09, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week I spoke with Gustavo Aristizabal , owner of Cucina Maya Mexican Grill & Mezcaleria . He is located right here in Lake Mary, FL. Gustavo moved to Orlando from Columbia only 8 years ago. He studied business before coming to the US and began his new life here working in a restaurant kit...
Feb 02, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursday @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week I spoke with Max Green the Owner of Leader Brewing . He has created his own proprietary techniques to keep the alcohol level <5% ABV and as a perfectionist makes a very well-made NA brew. Max began his beer brewing interest 17 years ago when he started learning to brew from books his f...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Send us a text My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week I spoke with Matt Giese , the COO of Funny Water . Matt has an extensive background in the Beverage Industry starting as an Area manager with Brown-Forman, then switched to the wine division at Diageo and was a Market Manager and Director. He then moved to Constellation Brands as a Regional Sales Director and finished as Surg...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send us a text I am visiting Oscar Bowen and SKY Conley at Alestone Brewing in downtown Historic Longwood, FL. Sky, a self-taught brewer, opened the first brewery called Hourglass in Seminole County, FL located just north of Orlando in 2012. Ten years later, he now owns his own location and has around 14 brews on tap. He’s known for his eclectic flavors and passion for sour beers and last but not least, freshly cooked pizza. They have a large space and bar with a big sized patio filled with game...
Jan 10, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Send us a text My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . Our industry is experiencing exponential growth with an outburst of new and innovative brands in an exceedingly difficult three-tiered environment. My first guest, Ben Salisbury , helps these small to mid-sized companies navigate through these difficult times via new methodologies and technologies. He shares his lifelong journey through starting in the restaurant industry all the way through h...
Jan 05, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1
