by Taylor Smith | Sep 17, 2020 | Business Owner Profiles, Food Marketing/PR, Natural Products, Production/Operations, Resources
Recently I was fortunate enough to meet Cheriene Griffith, Director of Operations for The Galley. Settled in Northern California, The Galley is a start-up cannabis manufacturer and distributor which has experienced quite the adventure amid the COVID-19 pandemic as...
by Bridget Conley | Jan 26, 2020 | Business Owner Profiles, Natural Products, Production/Operations, Resources
Before the holiday chaos ensued, I was lucky enough to snag a cup of Angel Falls coffee with the owner of NORKA Beverage, Michael Considine, to talk about his journey to bring an iconic beverage brand back to life. Akron’s own, NORKA Beverage, was originally founded...
by Bridget Conley | Sep 6, 2018 | Business Owner Profiles, Natural Products, Production/Operations, Resources
In this Sit Down I met with Brent Wesley from Akron Honey Company, and he told me all about his bees and his honey-dos. He attributes his delicious tasting honey to time and location, two basic concepts that make a world of difference to your taste buds. Wesley...
by Bridget Conley | Mar 19, 2018 | Business Owner Profiles, Natural Products, Resources
For this Sit Down post, I had the pleasure of speaking with Maynard Okereke, from Chicken Salt. I have been lucky enough to meet Maynard, one of the founders, and try Chicken Salt a few times. It is GREAT! I was very excited to have the opportunity to pick...
by Matt Brown | Mar 7, 2018 | Business Owner Profiles, Natural Products, Resources
In this Sit Down, we have a chat with Corrie Colbert, co-founder of Hurraw! lip balm. Corrie and her husband Neil made the “big leap” – exchanging their life in New York for one in a small town in Montana and creating a vibrant, popular and growing natural...
by Bridget Conley | Jan 4, 2018 | Business Owner Profiles, Resources
In this Sit Down, we spoke with Sarah “Frim” Frimpong from Broodjes & Bier. Their delicious broodjes are created with a unique European inspiration. While the vision may have started in Europe, they are based in Washington, DC. Frim found a way to make one of the...
