018 - Kevin Lemp
from Anti- Hosted by Kevin Kelly
Kevin Lemp is the Founder of 4 Hands Brewing Company and 1220 Spirits 4handsbrewery.com 1220spirits.com @4handsbrewingco 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 - 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 - 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 - 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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