Kevin Kelly interviews artists, entrepreneurs and creative thinkers who have found success outside the mainstream.
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Thursday Jan 30, 2020
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
Kevin Lemp is the Founder of 4 Hands Brewing Company and 1220 Spirits
5:00 - Intro
6:15 - Forbes Articles
7:00 - “We’re no longer a brewery.”
10:15 - Working at Gallo Winery
11:45 - First craft beer experience
13:45 - There’s less loyalty to beer brand right now
14:30 - City Wide is 4 Hand’s most successful beer
17:15 - 8 Years ago, 1,400 breweries. Today there are over 8,000
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18:45 - College years
19:30 - Early career
23:00 - Learning by observing
24:00 - Making a business plan
25:00 - Putting in his notice
28:00 - STL Brewery “Class of 2011”
31:45 - Meeting Josh Rowan
33:15 - Bringing Nick Kanter on board
34:15 - Getting first draft line at Blueberry Hill
35:30 - Inch wide, mile deep approach
37:00 - Breaking into new markets
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42:00 - The Anheuser Busch influence
43:45 - Bitter Brew
46:30 - Important growth markers in 4 Hands success
52:00 - Ego free company
54:00 - Dealing with the Schlafly conflict
54:30 - Drama
56:00 - Women Who Whiskey charity
56:45 - Battle in the market, come together for philanthropy with UCBC
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58:30 - Ballast Point Story
1:02:15 - Anti-nepotism
1:04:00 - Be polite and work hard
1:06:30 - It’s good to struggle
1:09:00 - What 2020 will bring
1:11:00 - Chasing trends vs. Originality
1:13:00 - The seltzer boom
1:14:30 - What’s the next step?
1:17:30 - Scratch Brewing
1:18:00 - Narrow Gauge Brewery
1:19:30 - Excited for St. Louis
1:23:00 - Outro
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