This episode’s guest hails from the state of Maine where he lives with his wife, his six year-old daughter, and a hundred-pound chocolate lab. During the final  semester of his MBA in the spring of 2014, Jim O’Brien and fellow Vacationland Distributors co-founders hatched the idea for a brewer-focused craft beer distributor. After graduation, Jim left his career in higher education to work full-time at the startup he helped create. In addition to his MBA, Jim has a B.A. in Psychology.