EPISODE · Jul 30, 2020 · 46 MIN
11. Chris Canale | Lessons Learned: How to Move Fast, Make Changes, and Make the Best out of COVID-19
from Driven By with Sam Coates · host Sam Coates
My guest this week is Chris Canale. Chris founded Old Dominick Distillery four years ago, and Old Dominick produced its first batch of whiskey in 2016. This episode is a fun and straightforward conversation that goes into this history of 150 years of family business history – what it's like running a start-up company during COVID-19, what it’s like finding enjoyable work, unique and fun personal and family experiences during the pandemic, what it’s like going up against the big players in the Spirits business, and more. I hope you enjoy this week’s episode. And as always, if you like the episode, please leave a review and share it with your friends. How to gain perspective during Covid-19 (1:50) How Covid-19 is accelerating change (5:40) This too shall pass (7:12) Getting aggressive (7:25) Silver lining (8:40) Tough times (9:20) What running a distillery looks like (12:36) Self-awareness 15:24 Family Business 17:57 Finding enjoyable work (20:15) Don’t dwell on mistakes (27:23) Humility (29:28) Authenticity (35:23) Big Players try to eat you alive (35:46) Customer Service (38:22) Growing into new markets (42:40) Planning 12 Months out (48:19) Family experiences during COVID-19 (51:54) This episode is brought to you by Matt Haaga with State Farm Insurance. Call Matt today at 901-443-4655, or email Matt at [email protected] to see how he can help with your auto, home, renter's, business, and life insurance needs. Matt is licensed in the states of TN and MS.
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My guest this week is Chris Canale. Chris founded Old Dominick Distillery four years ago, and Old Dominick produced its first batch of whiskey in 2016. This episode is a fun and straightforward conversation that goes into this history of 150 years of family business history – what it's like running a start-up company during COVID-19, what it’s like finding enjoyable work, unique and fun personal and family experiences during the pandemic, what it’s like going up against the big players in the Spirits business, and more. I hope you enjoy this week’s episode. And as always, if you like the episode, please leave a review and share it with your friends. How to gain perspective during Covid-19 (1:50) How Covid-19 is accelerating change (5:40) This too shall pass (7:12) Getting aggressive (7:25) Silver lining (8:40) Tough times (9:20) What running a distillery looks like (12:36) Self-awareness 15:24 Family Business 17:57 Finding enjoyable work (20:15) Don’t dwell on mistakes (27:23) Humility (29:28) Authenticity (35:23) Big Players try to eat you alive (35:46) Customer Service (38:22) Growing into new markets (42:40) Planning 12 Months out (48:19) Family experiences during COVID-19 (51:54) This episode is brought to you by Matt Haaga with State Farm Insurance. Call Matt today at 901-443-4655, or email Matt at [email protected] to see how he can help with your auto, home, renter's, business, and life insurance needs. Matt is licensed in the states of TN and MS.
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