Creative Distillation

For our final episode of Season 5, Brad and Jeff conduct field research at The Rayback Collective - affectionately known as “Boulder’s backyard.”

They open by introducing Emily Iliff, a CU senior and Creative Distillation’s new Marketing Director. After meeting Emily, Brad and Jeff each share their Top 5 Creative Distillation episodes of all time. It’s an excellent and entertaining look back that also serves as a great introduction to the podcast for new listeners.

After reviewing their favorite episodes, Brad and Jeff offer their final impressions of Season 5, and take a look forward at what’s in store for an exciting Season 6.

All of that, plus beer and a whole lot of kids in the background, as we wrap up Season 5 of Creative Distillation.

Enjoy and cheers!

Learn more about the Rayback Collective at therayback.com

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Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu

Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at [email protected].

Thanks for listening.

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An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis

"Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs

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CREATIVE DISTILLATION

University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights.

Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director
[email protected]

Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director
[email protected]

Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business
303.492.9018 | [email protected]

Previously on Creative Distillation, Brad and Jeff set up shop in a cozy booth at the Mountain Sun in downtown Boulder, and spoke with Ph.D candidate Tiffany Yau about her many passions and projects.

This time, we’re still at the Mountain Sun, for our semi-regular Very Special Ph.D episode, talking to two current CU Ph.D candidates about their current research.

Meredith Lehman’s research focuses on the changing world of work, including remote work, decentralization and worker empowerment, and the gig economy.

Ash Ganzoury is at Leeds pursuing his PhD in Strategy and Entrepreneurship with a specialization in Psychology.

It’s two fast-paced and fun discussions packed into one exciting episode.

Enjoy and cheers!

Learn more about the Mountain Sun Pub at mountainsunpub.com

Learn more about Meredith Lehman’s work on her CU page at colorado.edu/business.

Find out more about what Ash Ganzoury is up to at colorado.edu/business/leeds-directory.

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Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu

Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at [email protected].

Thanks for listening.

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An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis

"Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs

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CREATIVE DISTILLATION

University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights.

Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director
[email protected]

Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director
[email protected]

Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business
303.492.9018 | [email protected]

This time on Creative Distillation, Brad and Jeff conduct field research from a cozy booth at legendary Pearl St pub, The Mountain Sun.

They’re joined by CU Ph.D candidate Tiffany Yau, an avid Creative Distillation listener! She’s also a social entrepreneur, researcher, author, TEDx speaker, and community-builder who is passionate about empowering people to make a positive impact on the world around them.

Over a couple of Mountain Sun’s finely-crafted brews, Tiffany speaks with Brad and Jeff about:

* why a young, already-seasoned entrepreneur is pursuing a PhD over launching a new business

* the real impact of impact investment in young entrepreneurs

* her dedication to solving grand challenges, and bridging research to practice

* and the merits of Mountain Sun’s Girl Scout Stout

Enjoy and cheers!

Learn more about Tiffany Yau and her work at her website, tiffanyyau.info

Learn more about her organization, FulPhil at fulphil.org

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Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu

Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at [email protected].

Thanks for listening.

-
An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis

"Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs

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CREATIVE DISTILLATION

University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights.

Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director
[email protected]

Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director
[email protected]

Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business
303.492.9018 | [email protected]

Previously on Creative Distillation, Brad and Jeff visited Pits & Stems, a real-live speakeasy located somewhere in Old North Boulder.

They were joined by Larry Plummer, a PhD from CU who’s now the Director of the Ivey New Venture Project and an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Ivey Business School at Western University in London, Ontario.

Pits & Stems proprietor Ethan Decker stays with us, continuing to mix some of the finest cocktails we’ve experienced as the four of them discuss Larry’s research on geography and entrepreneurship, and the remarkably strong linkage between where you launch your startup and its probability of success.

Speaking of linkage, we also learn there’s a strong probability that Larry and Ethan are related.

Enjoy and cheers!

This episode of Creative Distillation, recorded on location at Pits & Stems, a speakeasy hidden in an Old North Boulder neighborhood. Pits & Stems has no website, but you can find it on Google Maps. Reservations are required.

Learn more about Larry Plummer on his faculty page at Western University’s Ivey Business School. https://www.ivey.uwo.ca/faculty_research/directory/lawrence-plummer/

Find Larry’s paper, Regional Path Breaking: The Role of Industry Switching, Industry Diversity, and New Knowledge in New Venture Exit", in Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice. Check the show notes for a link. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1042258720952288

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Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu

Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at [email protected].

Thanks for listening.

-
An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis

"Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs

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CREATIVE DISTILLATION

University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights.

Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director
[email protected]

Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director
[email protected]

Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business
303.492.9018 | [email protected]

This time on Creative Distillation, Brad and Jeff conduct field research at one of our more interesting — and favorite — locations to date. Pits & Stems is an actual speakeasy tucked away in a quiet Old North Boulder neighborhood.

The owner and sole proprietor, Ethan Decker, walks our hosts through the brief and colorful history of his garage-based passion project, regaling them with fascinating tales and some of the finest cocktails ever sipped on Creative Distillation — and that’s a lot of cocktails.

They’re also joined by Larry Plummer, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Ivey Business School at Western University in London, Ontario. He earned his Ph.D. in strategy and entrepreneurship right here at CU- Boulder. 

It’s a lively and slightly-enlightening conversation and a real feel-good episode from start to finish.

Enjoy and cheers!

Pits & Stems has no website, but you can find it on Google Maps. Reservations are required.

Learn more about Ethan Decker's "day job" as founder and president of Applied Brand Science: https://appliedbrandscience.com/

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Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu

Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at [email protected].

Thanks for listening.

-
An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis

"Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs

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CREATIVE DISTILLATION

University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights.

Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director
[email protected]

Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director
[email protected]

Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business
303.492.9018 | [email protected]

Previously on Creative Distillation, Brad and Jeff took a drive up to Ft. Collins to speak with Katie Wallace, Head of ESG at New Belgium Brewing. They discussed the history and impact of this historic microbrewery while sampling some of their fine brews — including the updated recipe for the iconic Fat Tire Ale.

They were joined by Thomas J. Dean, Tinberg Business for a Better World University Professor at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, who’s a big fan and friend of New Belgium, as well as our guest for this episode.

Katie stays with us for a little bit, for a fascinating discussion about “selling out vs selling in”, something New Belgium knows a lot about. It’s also the topic of Tom’s paper: Lost Battles, Trojan Horses, Open Gates, and Wars Won: How Entrepreneurial Firms Co-Create Structures to Expand and Infuse Their Sustainability Missions in the Acquisition Process

Enjoy and cheers!

Learn more and order merch at newbelgium.com.

Learn more about Thomas J. Dean on his faculty page at Colorado State University’s College of Business. https://biz.colostate.edu/about/directory/colostate-tomd

Find Thomas’ paper in the Academy of Management Journal. Check the show notes for a link. https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/amp.2017.0133

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Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu

Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at [email protected].

Thanks for listening.

-
An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis

"Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs

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CREATIVE DISTILLATION

University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights.

Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director
[email protected]

Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director
[email protected]

Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business
303.492.9018 | [email protected]

EPISODE 60: Katie Wallace, Head of ESG, New Belgium Brewing

This time, Brad and Jeff take the show on the road, an hour up I-25 to Ft. Collins and the home of New Belgium Brewing, one of the original Colorado craft brewers. There, they speak with Katie Wallace, Head of Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) at New Belgium, about the brewer’s incredible origin story, which begins in 1991 in a Ft. Collins basement.

They’re also joined by Thomas J. Dean, Tinberg Business for a Better World University Professor at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins. He’s a Ft. Collins local and a longtime fan and friend of New Belgium - as well as our featured guest for our next episode.

This week’s field research involves sampling 3 flavors from this iconic and impactful brewery — including the new recipe for their flagship Fat Tire Ale.

Enjoy and cheers!

Learn more and order merch at newbelgium.com.

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Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu

Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at [email protected].

Thanks for listening.

-
An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis

"Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs

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CREATIVE DISTILLATION

University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights.

Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director
[email protected]

Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director
[email protected]

Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business
303.492.9018 | [email protected]

EPISODE 59: Unpublished! Jeff's Secret Research Into Public-Private Partnerships

Previously on Creative Distillation, Brad and Jeff conducted field research at The Burns Pub, a truly authentic British Public House located in Broomfield, Colorado. They tasted some fine whiskies and other spirits and had an illuminating conversation with founder Jonny Odde.

This time, Brad and Jeff are still at The Burns, where Brad tricks Jeff into discussing

his own research — a first for Creative Distillation. Jeff tells us about an unpublished working paper that explores a public-private partnership addressing climate change through entrepreneurship, right here in beautiful Boulder.

Enjoy and cheers!

Learn more at TheBurnsPub.com

Jeff’s paper, “Converging Winds: Logic Hybridization in the Colorado Wind Energy Field,” was co-written with Desiree Pacheco and Timothy Hargrave in the Academy of Management Journal. Check the show notes for a link. https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/amj.2013.0657

The “trick” paper Brad and Jeff discussed, about the Boulder Energy Challenge, is an in progress collaboration with Kansas Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship (and CU PhD alum) Beth Embry. It’s top secret for now. Let’s just keep this one between us.

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Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu

Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at [email protected].

Thanks for listening.

-
An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis

"Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs

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CREATIVE DISTILLATION

University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights.

Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director
[email protected]

Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director
[email protected]

Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business
303.492.9018 | [email protected]

This time on Creative Distillation, Brad and Jeff conduct field research at The Burns Pub, a truly authentic British Public House located in Broomfield, Colorado. With a delicious menu of handmade pub delicacies, and a full selection of beer and over 600 whiskies, The Burns is the spot for your fish and chips, Fullers and 15-year Fettercairn fix.

Brad and Jeff are hosted by The Burns founder and owner, Jonny Odde, who walks them through the pub’s direct UK lineage, its history and success in Broomfield, and a quality tasting of some quality spirits.

Enjoy and cheers!

Learn more at TheBurnsPub.com

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Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu

Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at [email protected].

Thanks for listening.

-
An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis

"Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs

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CREATIVE DISTILLATION

University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights.

Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director
[email protected]

Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director
[email protected]

Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business
303.492.9018 | [email protected]

University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights.

CREATIVE DISTILLATION

Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director
[email protected]

Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director
[email protected]

Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business
303.492.9018 | [email protected]

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EPISODE 57: Trent Williams (BYU) on the "Architecture of Hope" + Sweet Cow Ice Cream

There’s a sweet twist to this episode, as Brad and Jeff are joined by Trent Williams, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Brigham Young University, for a tasting of frozen treats from Sweet Cow, a Colorado-based Ice Cream chain trying to make a better world, in addition to amazing ice cream.

Vegan ice cream, sorbet, or regular ol’ straight up ice cream…which will be the favorite? Stay tuned for this revelation, as well as a wider-ranging discussion about Trent’s recent research, extensive academic career and his focus on new venture emergence and innovation in crisis conditions.

Enjoy and cheers!

Learn more about Sweet Cow Ice Cream and order merch at sweetcow.com.

Learn more about Trent Williams on his faculty page at Marriott BYU: https://marriott.byu.edu/directory/details?id=88468

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Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu

Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at [email protected].

Thanks for listening.

-
An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis

"Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs