Diego and Nick interview Antony Barlett, Co-Founder of Real Plans. Real Plans is a meal planning app and website that streamlines your weekly planning, shopping, and cooking with custom meal plans based on your diet. The company was recently recognized as one of Inc Magazine's fastest growing companies, ranking the company at #200. Antony shares the full journey and how they just launched Real Plans Pro which is a tool to help you meal plan for your clients (perfect for nutritionists, trainers, and teams alike.) Real Plans not only presents you with mouth-watering, nutritious, simple recipes, but you can also plan, cook, and shop the way that works best for YOU. Listen to the full episode for more!
#0026 Sandymount - Ronan McGovern
Diego and Nick interview Ronan McGovern, Founder of Sandymount Technologies and MIT PhD. Sandymount is a Massachusetts-based process technology company serving the brewing industry. The company has a patented Revos™ hyperfiltration technology that allows them to deliver and support machines that enable up to 75% water removal from beer while protecting sensory characteristics. In plain english, they are helping turn beer into a concentrate form which means you're able to ship so much more product only to add water once the product arrives on-site or at the local plant. Listen to the full episode to dig into this game-changing technology.
#0025 Buttery (acquired by Drizly) - Gaurav Tanna
Diego and Nick sit down with Gaurav Tanna who co-founded Buttery, a on-demand alcohol delivery company that launched in Boston, MA. Buttery was acquired by Drizly in 2018, Drizly operates across the United States and Canada, from Austin to Boston, Calgary to Tampa, New York City to Denver (and beyond). Backed by world-class institutional investors, the company has raised $35 million to date. Gaurav shares his insights with us on how they got started, the dark times, and how he was able to navigate to a successful exit! Take a listen to the journey and check out Drizly for your next alcohol delivery.
#0024 Thirty Two Dentistry - Dr. Naz
Diego and Nick sit down with our favorite dentist, Dr. Naz, to share the importance of dental health for all of us but especially for entrepreneurs who often put off all visits to the doctor or dentist. Dr. Naz opened her West Hollywood practice in 2006, realizing her vision for the perfect dental experience; a combination of state-of-the-art equipment and highly skilled staff in a space that looks more like a high fashion boutique. Listen to her journey, what she recommends we must do, how she would change the industry and much more!
Make sure to go visit Dr. Naz at 8763 Santa Monica Blvd West Hollywood, CA 90069
#0023 The Townshend - Devin Adams
Diego and Nick sit down with Devin Adams, Restaurateur and Founder of the Townshend in Quincy, MA. Devin began his career in hospitality at Todd English’s Kingfish Hall, where he went from bar-back to bartender to sommelier, before finally landing in management. He later ran the beverage program at Lucca Restaurant in the North End, and eventually joined the opening team of Island Creek Oyster Bar. From there, he worked at Barbara Lynch’s bar, Drink, where he honed his skills both behind the bar and as a restaurateur. He was raised and lives on the South Shore firmly believing in taking five minutes out of your day to change someone else’s.
#0022 Perks - Alexa Baggio
Diego and Nick interview Alexa Baggio, Founder of PERKS. Alexa launched Perks in 2014 out of a longing for a more thoughtful and modern solution to workplace improvement and the employee experience. Underwhelmed by the traditional outlets for benefit discovery and feeling a lackluster focus on the employee experience, PERKS and the PERKS Conventions were born to change the script for employees and employers alike.
Follow PERKS on Instagram: @perkscon
Perks Website —> create a happier workplace
#0021 Quikcord - Matt Fioretti & Matt Adams
Diego interviews Matt Fioretti & Matt Adams, Founders of Quikcord. Adams, who spent over 8 years in the US Marine Corps, learned that the US military needed a better solution for paracord. After partnering with Fioretti, Quikcord was born. This military inspired product is built for military personnel, outdoor enthusiasts, extreme sport athletes, boaters, and handymen all across the globe. Rugged, lightweight, compact, and made in the USA, Quikcord is versatile in that it stores, cuts, and dispenses paracord tangle-free every time. It also comes with a built-in emergency nighttime signaling device, which can also be used as a temporary flashlight.
Follow Quikcord on Instagram: @QuikCord
Head over to: QuikCord Website for a full look at their product
#0020 Sh*t That I Knit - Christina Pardy
Diego and Nick interview Christina Pardy, Founder of Sh*t That I Knit (what a great name!) Based in Boston, Sh*t That I Knit strives to create high-quality knitwear and accessories that make you feel good. Their materials are sustainably sourced and handmade by women in Peru who are working moms earning a fair wage. Beyond doing good the company was also recently featured in Katie Couric's Gifts that Give Guide - listen to the full story!
Follow Sh*tThatIKnit on Instagram: @ShitThatIKnit
#0019 Welcome to Season 2!
Season 1 was an absolute blast and now we're leveling up. We’ve added a new logo for a fresh look in 2020. This season we’re bringing you guests/companies from all over the United States. We start the season with some Boston based startups and bring it right back to LA and even NYC. Thanks for following along and here's a sneak listen as to what you can expect in 2020!
#0018 Border X Brewing - David Favela
Diego and Nick interview David Favela, Founder of Border X Brewing. Border X is focused on showcasing Mexican culture through their craft. After launching in San Diego in 2014, the popular Mexican craft brewery envisioned a new location in Los Angeles. That started with leveraging WeFunder to raise ~$200,000 and they launched in the City of Bell in March of 2019. Listen to how David keeps his focus on sharing the blend of community, culture, and craft.
Follow Border X on Instagram: @BorderXBrewing
#0017 Farm Cup Coffee - Tony and Emerson
Diego interviews Tony and Emerson, Co-Founders of Farm Cup Coffee™. Their company motto is "Drink Coffee, Travel, and Do good." Farm Cup is committed to single-origin direct trade coffee in an effort to provide the highest revenue to the farmers they work with. Hear about their travels through the amazon and how they built and bought Sunny - a WWII Citroén HY - which is their vessel for delivering coffee to those all over Los Angeles. Their story is both inspiring and fun - take a listen!
Follow Farm Cup Coffee on Instagram: @FarmCupCoffee
#0016 I Love Micheladas - Fernando Lopez
Diego and Nick interview Fernando Lopez, Founder of I Love Micheladas™, a liquid Michelada mix that GQ called the greatest Michelada in the city full of Micheladas. We cover everything from dealing with imposter syndrome, how Fernando built the Miche Mobil, and the big dreams of making the product a household name.
Follow I Love Micheladas on Instagram: @ILoveMicheladas
#0015 Tanuki - Bekah the Wrekah
Diego and Natalya interview Bekah who ran a successful Kickstarter to launch Tanuki, a Provincetown izakaya and Japanese pastry shop. Bekah, a Drink alum, shares her story of what she learned working for the Barbara Lynch Collective, leveraging Kickstarter to raise capital, and how she was homeless while launching her restaurant in an effort to put every penny into her business.
Follow Tanuki Taiyaki on Instagram: @tanukitaiyaki
#0014 S'moo - Karagan Osmann
Diego and Nick interview Karagan Osmann, Founder of S'moo. Karagan struggled with PCOS, a severe hormone disorder since she was 14 which brought her to bring S'moo to life to help women everywhere achieve hormone balance and feel amazing again. Karagan shares how by solving her problem she was able to bring this amazing product to market.
Follow S'Moo on Instagram: @thesmooco
