Creative Distillation

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 56: Year-end Undergrad Q&A at Boulder's legendary Sundown Saloon

This episode takes us underground, to Boulder, Colorado’s legendary Sundown Saloon. In the words of Joel, our producer, it’s a 5-star dive bar.

It’s getting near the end of the semester, and Brad and Jeff hold court here to take questions from several of Brad’s undergraduate entrepreneurship students. Brad must be doing something right, because his students ask some very good questions. Of course, he and Jeff offer some great and useful answers. Whether you’re still in school or not, there are some solid takeaways here.

Enjoy and cheers!

The Sundown Saloon doesn't have a website; you’ll just have to go and experience the 'downer for yourself the next time you’re in downtown Boulder.

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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

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 55: Ethan Poskanzer (Colorado) and the Consequences of Workplace Protest Participation

Previously on Creative Distillation: it was the Great Pumpkin Beer Episode, recorded on location in Jeff’s gaming dungeon. He and Brad were joined by CU Assistant Professor for Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Operations, Ethan Poskanzer, conducting field research in the form of a ranked tasting of several pumpkin beers.

This time, we're still in Jeff's gaming dungeon, discussing Ethan's recent paper, "The Career Consequences of Workplace Protest Participation: Theory and Evidence from the NFL 'Take a Knee' Movement". Ethan breaks down the research on employee activism, how it can influence an individual’s organizational and labor market mobility outcomes. They investigate this premise with the 2016 National Football League “take a knee” protests as a strategic research setting.

Enjoy and cheers!

We hope you enjoyed this episode of Creative Distillation, recorded on location in Jeff’s gaming dungeon in beautiful Boulder, Colorado.

Read Ethan's paper, "The Career Consequences of Workplace Protest Participation: Theory and Evidence from the NFL 'Take a Knee' Movement", co-written with Alexandra Reinhart and Forrest Briscoe and published in Organization Science: https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1287/orsc.21.15740

Learn more about Ethan Poskanzer on his faculty page at the Leeds School of Business: https://www.colorado.edu/business/leeds-directory/faculty/ethan-poskanzer

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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

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 54: It's the Great Pumpkin Beer Episode!

It’s the Great Pumpkin Beer Episode, faithful listeners — Jeff’s favorite and Brad’s least favorite day of the year! We convene in Jeff’s gaming dungeon for a thoroughly expert and entertaining tasting of pumpkin beer, hand-selected by our host, a true pumpkin connoisseur.

Joined by fellow lover of fall and CU Assistant Professor for Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Operations, Ethan Poskanzer, Jeff and Brad share their remarkably strong feelings about this seasonal beverage. You’ll laugh, then laugh some more, and gain a deeper understanding of pumpkin beer — whether you like it or not.

Enjoy and cheers!

We hope you enjoyed this episode of Creative Distillation, recorded on location in Jeff’s gaming dungeon in beautiful Boulder, Colorado.

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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

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 53: Ted Waldron (Texas Tech) on The Battle for Balcones Distilling

Previously on Creative Distillation: Brad and Jeff conducted field research at Dry Land Distillers in Longmont, Colorado, speaking with Nels Wroe, founder and president of Dry Land. They discussed the challenges and successes of running a distillery, and what makes Dry Land unique among Colorado’s many distillers.

This time, we’re still at Dry Land Distillers, with Brad and Jeff talking to the “whiskey academic,” Ted Waldron, Professor of Management and the Kent R. Hance Regents Chair in Entrepreneurship at Texas Tech University’s Rawls College of Business. They discuss a number of topics and go off on several tangents, mostly related to Ted’s recent paper, "Entrepreneur-investor rivalry over new venture control: The battle for Balcones Distilling," published in 2022 in the Journal of Business Venturing.

Enjoy and cheers!

We hope you enjoyed this episode of Creative Distillation, recorded on location at Dry Land Distillers in Longmont, Colorado. Learn more and order merch at drylanddistillers.com.

Read Ted’s paper, "Entrepreneur-investor rivalry over new venture control: The battle for Balcones Distilling," at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0883902622000374

Learn more about Ted Waldron at https://www.depts.ttu.edu/rawlsbusiness/people/faculty/management/ted-waldron/index.php.

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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

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 52: SEASON 5 PREMIERE! Nels Wroe, Founder and President, Dry Land Distillers

Welcome to Season 5 of Creative Distillation! We’ve got an exciting new season in store for you, and we kick it off at Dry Land Distillers in downtown Longmont, Colorado.

Dry Land founder and president Nels Wroe first appeared on Creative Distillation episode #17, via Zoom during those dark pandemic days. Ever since, we’ve been eager to check out their new space on Main Street in Longmont. It did not disappoint, and Brad and Jeff had a great time speaking with Nels about how Dry Land survived Covid and why their product selection and distilling process is so unique to Colorado.

Enjoy and cheers!

Learn more about Dry Land Distillers and order merch at drylanddistillers.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

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 51: SEASON 4 FINALE! Q&A with Leeds MBA Students (with guest Brynn Keenan, Grist Analytics)

Previously on Creative Distillation: Brad and Jeff conducted field research at Twisted Pine Brewing in Boulder, Colorado, speaking with Brynn Keenan, founder and CEO of Grist Analytics. They discussed Brynn’s background and Grist’s work in providing QC services to breweries of all sizes.

This time, we’re still at Twisted Pine, with Brad and Jeff taking questions on a number of topics from our live audience of Leeds School of Business MBA students. Brynn sticks around to lend her expertise to the proceedings. There’s a lot to learn in this episode.

Enjoy and cheers!

Learn more about Leeds' MBA Programs at https://www.colorado.edu/business/graduate-programs/mba-programs

Learn more about Learn more about Brynn Keenan on her LinkedIn page, and at gristanalytics.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

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 50: Brynn Keenan (Grist Analytics) on Turning Passion and Science Into a Successful Venture (recorded in front of a live audience of MBA candidates)

For the first of Creative Distillation’s 2-part Season 4 Finale, Brad and Jeff speak with Brynn Keenan, Founder and CEO of Grist Analytics, a firm helping breweries of any size with sustainable testing, data management and other aspects of quality control in brewing.

Brynn talks about how she combined her love for beer and deep scientific background into a successful company serving a wide swath of the brewing industry.

This episode was recorded at Twisted Pine Brewing in Boulder, in front of a live audience of MBA candidates from CU’s Leeds School of Business.

Enjoy and cheers!

Learn more about Learn more about Brynn Keenan on her LinkedIn page, and at gristanalytics.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

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 49: Lauren Kaufmann (Virginia) and Lisa Hehenberger (Esade Business School Center for Social Impact, Barcelona) on Social Impact Measurement (LA Road Trip!)

Here we are: our LA Road Trip finale! We finish with two strong guests:

Lauren Kaufmann, Assistant Professor of Business Administration at Virginia’s Darden School of Business

Lisa Hehenberger, Associate Professor in the Department of Strategy and General Management at ESADE Business School and Director of its Center for Social Impact

Diana Hechevarria, Associate Professor of Management at Texas Tech, returns to join the discussion and solidify her place as honorary guest host of Creative Distillation.

They talk about the challenges and pitfalls of social impact measurement and investing, the importance of not just identifying a problem but taking action to solve it, and their final takeaways from this year’s conference.

Enjoy and cheers!

Learn more about Lauren Kaufmann on her faculty page at https://www.darden.virginia.edu/faculty-research/directory/lauren-kaufmann

Learn more about Lisa Hehenburger at https://www.esade.edu/faculty/lisa.hehenberger

Learn more about Diana Echevarria: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/rawlsbusiness/people/faculty/management/diana-hechavarria/

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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

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 48: Colleen Robb (Florida Gulf Coast University) and Julienne Shields (USASBE) on Social Entrepreneurship (LA Road Trip!)

Here's the penultimate episode from our epic LA Road Trip. This episode is the first of two recorded on the rooftop patio of the Greiff Center for Entrepreneurship at USC’s Marshall School of Business. It’s the closing reception of the 19th Annual Entrepreneurship Conference at USC.

Brad and Jeff are joined by Colleen Robb, Associate Professor of Enterpreneurship at Florida Gulf Coast University, and Julienne Shields, the President and CEO of USASBE.

They enjoy a lively conversation ranging from the differences between entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship to how student learning styles have changed since the pandemic — with many stops in between.

Enjoy and cheers!

Learn more about Colleen Robb at https://www.colleenrobb.com

Find out more about Julienne Shields and USASBE at https://www.usasbe.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

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 47: Andrea Prado (INCAE) on Venture Creation and Growth in Low-Income Markets (LA Road Trip!)

On this installment of Creative Distillation, we continue our LA Road Trip with the last of three interviews recorded during a now-legendary outdoor cocktail reception at the Social Entrepreneurship conference hosted by the USC's Marshall School of Business.

Brad and Jeff speak with Andrea Prado, Associate Professor of Management and Organizations at INCAE Business School in San Jose, Costa Rica. They talk about her latest paper, “Serving rural low-income markets through a social entrepreneurship approach: Venture creation and growth”, published in 2022 in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, and looking at how to bring products and services to low income rural communities in developing countries. If you think the answer is to give everything away, you’ll be surprised by her findings.

At some point, Indiana University’s Sophie Bock, Social Entrepreneurship Conference co-coordinator and friend of the podcast, and Julienne Shields, President and CEO of USASBE, the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, crash the party, bringing their own interesting takes to the conversation and making a good time truly great.

Enjoy and cheers!

Learn more about Andrea Prado on her INCAE faculty page at https://www.incae.edu/es/directorio/andrea-prado.html

Read her paper: “Serving rural low-income markets through a social entrepreneurship approach: Venture creation and growth”, published in 2022 in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal https://doi.org/10.1002/sej.1442

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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