Daniel Collins | How to Turn your Passion for Beer into a Business
Daniel Collins
Starting a Beer Supply Business, Balancing Work with Family Life, and Following your Passions!
This is Daniel Collins
He is the President & Founder of Brew Culture
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Today, I’m sitting down with the President & Founder of Brew Culture, Daniel Collins.
Daniel founded Brew Culture back in 2014 because of a passion for craft beer and a love of hops.
Today, Brew Culture works with beer ingredient suppliers from all over the world and their business has been growing steadily as the craft beer trend continues to dominate.
In this episode, we chat about…
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Daniels original career path-- and why he ended up pivoting and launching Brew Culture
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How Brew Culture found their first few customers and what they attribute their early success to
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The 1 piece of advice he would give to all start up entrepreneurs
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Tips for growing your business in a small town
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& SO MUCH MORE
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Intro
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Where did you grow up & where do you live now?
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Did you always know you wanted to be an entrepreneur? When did the entrepreneurial bug hit?
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What’s the best part about running your business, Brew Culture?
Brew Culture
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Tell us about your business: who do you help & what do you offer?
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What makes Brew Culture unique vs. other ingredient suppliers?
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How did you find your first few customers, when you launched?
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Did you ever come up against any doubts that this would take off?
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Do you remember the moment when you were forced to transition from one-man-show, to a team? How did you know it was time to hire and who did you hire first?
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What is your role in the company today?
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Did you know that the craft beer industry was about to explode?
Business tips.
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What is 1 skill set or piece of advice that you started your business with, that served you well?
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What is 1 skill set of piece of advice that you wish you knew when you started your business?
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Has leadership & team building come naturally to you?
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Is there a certain type of marketing effort that your team is currently focused on? What’s working now?
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How do you find balance as an entrepreneur? What structures do you have in place that allow you to shut off when necessary?
Bracebridge Specific
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Tell us why you love Bracebridge - what is it about this awesome little town 2 hours North of Toronto that you love?
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What advice would you offer to someone looking to start & grow a business in a smaller town?
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What’s your favourite location in Bracebridge: a store, nature spot or place we’d never know about
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