Heroes of the New Economy

How and Why would anyone START a business at the height of a pandemic? If you did want to introduce a new product, lets say a beer, how would you approach your market research? You might do an scientific study, or look at an analysis or current and previous trends and flavors, or .... you might do a MomaQu !!! Whoa, Wait, What is a MomaQu? Stay tuned to find out that explanation from Sean Boisson, co-founder of the brand new Bella Snow gluten reduced beer. This week on He...

What would you call a guy that was in a shack in Maine with no running water, no electricity, a baby and a wife, that now funs a caramel company and general store ..... I call him David Herzog! We'll be talking to David this week on Heroes of the Covid Economy! Dave Herzog is the owner of a Caramel manufacturing and retail business in McMinnville, OR. This is his story. We discuss how he started the business, manufacturing, the challenge of finding distribution, marketing and the difficultie...

Yes, don't get me wrong I don't know what a County Commission does.. do you? If you do... its still a valid question. Turns out they do Alot! Like getting the Covid vaccine TO you. So this week we will be speaking with Casey Kulla - yes like hula - County Commissioner for Yamhill County, OR. Yamhill County Commissioner, Casey Kulla discusses the county's Covid Vaccine rollout, the allocation of funds from the state, county and federal budgets. Additionally we highlight the pivots taken by se...

JP Bierly is the Beer Man of Bierly Brewing... hmmmmm... just a coincidence? I don't think so! Bierly Brewing is located in McMinnville, OR. JP and his wife started Bierly Brewing because they both needed to be Gluten-Free. So they purchased the machinery and ingredients and started testing and ultimately choosing a formula they loved. Then they thought, hmmm what goes with beer? Oh gluten-free pretzels! Better yet - gluten-free doughnuts! JP discusses how the Covid Economy affected the busin...

What do you do to fulfill one of the most necessary activities during a pandemic - yes that right - Drinking Wine! And why is PIVOT now a 4 letter word? We will get answers to these questions this week from Morgen McLaughlin - Executive Director of Willamette Valley (yes thats in Oregon) Wineries Association on this weeks HEROES of the Covid Economy. Wine, Wineries, Vineyards, Covid - what could go wrong? The Willamette Valley (Oregon) Winery Association represents 700 Vineyards and 90...

Throwback to height of the pandemic. Clips from the first 6 episodes of the year 2021. Where we were --- are the affects still with us? Here we have a few sound clips of Season One, Episodes 1 - 6. 1) David Herzog Owner of Bellevue Country Store 2) Patrick O'Conner, Business Analyst for the state of Oregon 3) JP Bierly, Owner and BrewMaster for Bierly Brewing 4) Morgen McLaughlin, Exec. Dir. Willamette Valley Wineries Assc 5) Sean Boisson, Owner Bella Snow Soft Ale 6) Casey Kulla, Cou...