Stay At Home Mother Turned Women-Owned Tequila Founder with Mara Smith

What this episode covers

This week’s guest took her talents from the courtroom to the tequila lounge. After starting her career as an Attorney and Consultant, she found herself on bedrest while pregnant with her twins, which led to her stepping away from the corporate world. While taking the next 18 years to raise her children while focusing on her charitable work, she always had an entrepreneurial itch, which led to her finding Inspiro Tequila. The founder of a World-Class, Women-Owned, Gluten-Free Tequila Company, Mara Smith is this week’s guest on “The Jake Dunlap Show.” Mara grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. During her undergrad years, she spent her time both as a telemarketer, as well as a waitress. After graduating with an Accounting Degree from the University of Illinois, she went on to earn her Doctor of Law at Northwestern University. After a number of years serving as an Attorney and later a Corporate Strategist for McDonald’s Corporation, Mara was put on emergency bedrest while pregnant with her twins. When they were born prematurely, she decided to leave the corporate world to focus on family and charitable work. While she was caring for her children, she never stopped thinking about what was next, and always envisioned running her own company. Mara started drinking tequila when she was looking for a clean, gluten free spirit to fit her active lifestyle. After extensive searching for an additive-free tequila, it became her goal to create a “One-of-a-kind” tequila while bringing female voices into the spirit industry. All of this led to her founding Inspiro Tequila. Please enjoy this week’s episode with Mara Smith! ____________________________________________________________________________ Achievements/Milestones: Inspiro Tequila is certified women-owned by WBENC Inspiro Tequila is confirmed additive0 by Tequila Matchmaker Launched sales online in September 2021 - 19 months from corporate formation to launching online Mara’s Social Links: Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beinspiredbymara/ Inspiro Tequila instagram https://www.instagram.com/inspirotequila/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mara-smith-9109031a1/ Inspiro Tequila Website https://inspirotequila.com Jake Dunlap: Personal Site - http://jakedunlap.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakedunlap/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/JakeTDunlap Instagram - http://instagram.com/jake\_dunlap _ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JakeTDunlap/ Skaled: Website - https://skaled.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/skaled