EPISODE · Jan 27, 2022 · 24 MIN
Ep. 73 Jeana Harrington of Austin-based Mighty Swell Spiked Seltzer
from Beernet Radio · host Harry Schuhmacher
Today the gang meets Jeana Harrigton, ceo of Austin-based Mighty Swell Spiked Seltzers, on their new variety pack -- Keep it Weird -- and their growth plans, new funding, how they choose flavors/names, why tigers are hot this year, and more. Harry is already in San Diego for the Summit pre-gaming, and is joined by editors Jenn Litz-Kirk and Jordan Driggers who are still back at home grinding. Show Starts in earnest: 03:15 ---time-stamped contents--- 00:00 intro - hilarious banter but no technical difficulties. the gang compares how lit their shoe game will be for the summits. 03:15 SHOW STARTS: introducing Jeana Harrington of Mighty Swell Spiked Seltzer - backstory. 04:40 expanding nationally, keep it weird variety pack. 05:20 markets - starting with austin. 06:50 region by region rollout, avoided huge metros at first. 07:50 jeana one of the original employees -ceo since august. 09:00 creating proffessional organization - fighting supply chain issues to get product out on time. 09:45 doing about $20m in sales, keeping it weird incremental. ability to make all the product they need. 10:30 jenn shows off packaging. 11:00 mighty swell differentiating flavors and creative names - leading innovator, no replication. 13:10 how to keep new flavors incremental - regional focus. 14:30 walking through the new keep it weird variety pack flavor names and flavors. 17:35 no color added at this time. 18:10 non-alc style nutrition panels on mighty swell. 19:00 how powerful a calling card is austin? 21:10 mighty swell's capital structure. 22:00 harry may be invited to launch party in march - keepin' it weird. ---About--- Beer Business Daily publisher Harry Schuhmacher joins his editors and other guests once or twice a week as they grok the industry issues of the day. -Podcast Hotline: Text or call Harry in confidence at: (262) 345-2501 -Audio/Video feeds at https://linktr.ee/beernet -Articles referenced at beernet.com -Twitter / IG / TikTok: @beerbizdaily
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Today the gang meets Jeana Harrigton, ceo of Austin-based Mighty Swell Spiked Seltzers, on their new variety pack -- Keep it Weird -- and their growth plans, new funding, how they choose flavors/names, why tigers are hot this year, and more. Harry is already in San Diego for the Summit pre-gaming, and is joined by editors Jenn Litz-Kirk and Jordan Driggers who are still back at home grinding. Show Starts in earnest: 03:15 ---time-stamped contents--- 00:00 intro - hilarious banter but no technical difficulties. the gang compares how lit their shoe game will be for the summits. 03:15 SHOW STARTS: introducing Jeana Harrington of Mighty Swell Spiked Seltzer - backstory. 04:40 expanding nationally, keep it weird variety pack. 05:20 markets - starting with austin. 06:50 region by region rollout, avoided huge metros at first. 07:50 jeana one of the original employees -ceo since august. 09:00 creating proffessional organization - fighting supply chain issues to get product out on time. 09:45 doing about $20m in sales, keeping it weird incremental. ability to make all the product they need. 10:30 jenn shows off packaging. 11:00 mighty swell differentiating flavors and creative names - leading innovator, no replication. 13:10 how to keep new flavors incremental - regional focus. 14:30 walking through the new keep it weird variety pack flavor names and flavors. 17:35 no color added at this time. 18:10 non-alc style nutrition panels on mighty swell. 19:00 how powerful a calling card is austin? 21:10 mighty swell's capital structure. 22:00 harry may be invited to launch party in march - keepin' it weird. ---About--- Beer Business Daily publisher Harry Schuhmacher joins his editors and other guests once or twice a week as they grok the industry issues of the day. -Podcast Hotline: Text or call Harry in confidence at: (262) 345-2501 -Audio/Video feeds at https://linktr.ee/beernet -Articles referenced at beernet.com -Twitter / IG / TikTok: @beerbizdaily
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