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EPISODE · Dec 13, 2025 · 22 MIN

Mark Erwin, CEO of Lofted Spirits, on taking army values to the spirits business!

from Legends N Leaders · host Ben Weiss

Lofted Spirits has become a top 10 distiller by volume in the US under Mark's leadership, where he took skills learned as a former Chief of Staff of Army Special Operations Command and implemented them for a sophisticated leadership approach in the spirits business! Lofted Spirits not only has its own brands with great fans, like Bardstown Bourbon, it produces for others and has earned a reputation of trust and admiration. Mark talks about how his journey in the army began, what lead him to come to the business world, and why he wanted to make whiskies! He also shares more on the company roadmap, how the business model of their own brands vs producing for others works, and the upcoming growth trajectory.

Lofted Spirits has become a top 10 distiller by volume in the US under Mark's leadership, where he took skills learned as a former Chief of Staff of Army Special Operations Command and implemented them for a sophisticated leadership approach in the spirits business! Lofted Spirits not only has its own brands with great fans, like Bardstown Bourbon, it produces for others and has earned a reputation of trust and admiration. Mark talks about how his journey in the army began, what lead him to come to the business world, and why he wanted to make whiskies! He also shares more on the company roadmap, how the business model of their own brands vs producing for others works, and the upcoming growth trajectory.

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