Old Line Spirits with Mark McLaughlin
For the 400th episode of Veteran On The Move, Joe is joined by Mark McLaughlin, the co-founder of Old Line Spirits. Along with fellow Navy Veteran Arch Watkins, Mark seized the opportunity to transform a love of whiskey into a successful distillery.
An episode of the Veteran On the Move podcast, hosted by Joe Crane, titled "Old Line Spirits with Mark McLaughlin" was published on September 27, 2021 and runs 30 minutes.
September 27, 2021 ·30m · Veteran On the Move
Summary
For the 400th episode of Veteran On The Move, Joe is joined by Mark McLaughlin, the co-founder of Old Line Spirits. Along with fellow Navy Veteran Arch Watkins, Mark seized the opportunity to transform a love of whiskey into a successful distillery. Mark shared his post military story; from utilizing the GI Bill for graduate education to working two years as an investment banker. After deciding that banking was not a good fit, Mark turned to entrepreneurship. He shares the lessons he learned through his experience; to include the importance of being able to adjust your business plan in the face of adversity and the value of continuing to learn. Are you a Veteran who is transitioning to Entrepreneurship? Then check out this FREE download for the Top 29 Entrepreneurship Programs for Veterans & their families! Download Here ! About Our Guest Mark McLaughlin is a 2001 graduate of Villanova University. Upon graduation he was commissioned as a Naval Officer and served for 10 years as a Naval Flight Officer flying the EA-6B Prowler aircraft. He flew over 60 combat sorties in Operation Iraqi Freedom as well as hundreds of sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as well as contingency operations in the Asia / Pacific theater of operations. Upon completion of active service, Mark attended the University of Virginia Darden School of Business where he completed his MBA. Mark worked as an investment banking associate with Stifel Nicolaus from 2012 through 2014 where he had extensive M&A and capital raising experience, primarily in the Industrials and Aerospace & Defense industries. Old Line Spirits Join the conversation on our Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests and other listeners. A place where you can network with other like-minded veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship and get updates on people, programs and resources to help you in YOUR transition to entrepreneurship. About Our Sponsors Navy Federal Credit Union We’ve bought a few cars with Navy Federal over my 31 years as a member with their fully loaded car buying experience. When you become a member of Navy Federal Credit Union, life gets better. You can finance, buy, protect, and enjoy your auto purchase all through one convenient place. They have low rates and preapproval that’s good for 90 days, so you know what you can afford while you shop. You can save thousands off MSRP with Navy Federal’s car buying service, powered by TrueCar. You can also get exclusive member savings with CARFAX, GEICO and SiriusXM. They’re always available with 24/7 member service representatives to answer any questions. Learn more at here. At Navy Federal, our members are the mission. Credit and collateral subject to approval. Your actual savings off MSRP may vary. Navy Federal Credit Union is federally insured by NCUA. Want to be our next guest? Send us an email at [email protected]. Did you love this episode? Leave us a 5-star rating and review! Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 375 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane. The podcast features people, programs, and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship. As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, SoundCloud, iTunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.