Making It in Asheville

By Making It Creative, LLC | Sarah and Tony Ubertaccio

Making It in Asheville is a podcast dedicated to sharing advice on living, working, and creating in Asheville, NC. We interview the city's best entrepreneurs, freelancers, artists, and craftspeople an... more

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The podcast currently has 98 episodes available.

Making It in Asheville episodes:

June 15, 2021098- What is Logorhythm Creative?
Episode Notes
In this episode, we interview graphic illustrator, brand developer, and bassist, Logan Hall.
Here’s What You’ll Learn in this Episode:
How Logan's creative outlets overlap between design and music
How the nature of Logan's work is always allowing him to learn something new
The collaborative effort of musicians and artists in general
The development and exciting future for Pink Beds music
How Pinterest still stands strong
For complete show notes, including some supplementary information from this episode visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/098
To see our upcoming social events and workshops, visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/events
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40min
June 01, 2021097 - Chemist Spirits
In this episode, we interview Debbie Word, the owner of Chemist Spirits in Asheville, NC.
Here’s What You’ll Learn in this Episode:
What makes moonshine so aggressive and why great spirits taste good.
The serendipity that led to the Chemist's distillery and Antidote bar's incredible location on the south slope in Asheville
The difficulty in finding investors and funding and how that's actually been an asset to the business
What's next for Chemist Spirits (psst... lots of growth and new spirits)
For complete show notes, including some supplementary information from this episode visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/097
To see our upcoming social events and workshops, visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/events
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1h 15min
May 25, 2021096 - Cameron Farlow of Organic Growers School
Episode Notes
In this episode, we interview Cameron Farlow, Executive Director of Organic Growers School in Asheville, NC.
Here’s What You’ll Learn in this Episode:
How OGS and agriculture as a whole is working away from commercial and capitalist definitions to include a wider view of people including Indigenous cultures and communities
How Cameron is creating a supportive structure and organizational culture that supports life in and outside of work
The long history of racism within farming
The romanticized vision of farming and the loving (but necessary) bubble bursting that comes with education
For complete show notes, including some supplementary information from this episode visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/096
To see our upcoming social events and workshops, visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/events
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1h 25min
May 18, 2021095 - Ashton Zager Fiber Art
Episode Notes
In this episode, we interview Ashton of Ashton Zager Fiber Arts.
Here’s What You’ll Learn in this Episode:
Believing in “The AND” and what this means to Tony and Ashton
The importance of persistence in Ashton's life and of “showing up” during highs and lows
How tragedy impacted her business and her overall tone on social media
Scaling up with an online presence with passive income
The importance of being seen as a human
To see our upcoming social events and workshops, visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/events
For complete show notes, including some supplementary information from this episode visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/095
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1h 23min
May 11, 2021094 - Meghan and Lindsay of Palm + Pine
Episode Notes
In this episode, we interview Meghan Mciver & Lindsey Riley. The owners and all-around vibe curators of the plant disco and store, Palm + Pine in Asheville, NC.
Here’s What You’ll Learn in this Episode:
Different strategies for managing pressure as business owners and most importantly, human beings
Expectations vs Agreements- Creating realistic timelines for a project and the importance of giving yourself enough lead way
The challenges of stocking a retail space within the living (plant) industry
How the pandemic forced Meghan and Lindsay to crawl instead of run at the start of their business
How capital and having a business has allowed them to better address the socioeconomic issues that exist with AVL
Making plants accessible and nonjudgmental
For complete show notes, including some supplementary information from this episode visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/094
To see our upcoming social events and workshops, visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/events
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1h 19min
May 04, 2021093 - Anuj Patel of Tech House
Episode Notes
Episode Notes
In this episode, we interview Anuj Patel, Tech Support aficionado, and 1/2 of the founders of Tech House in Asheville, NC.
Here’s What You’ll Learn in this Episode:
How Anuj and Early’s relationship allows them to thrive, communicate and grow
How TH is finding success by stepping back from the niche market (think Apple store) and allowing TH to be approachable by having the ability to let people come in and learn and use technology as a tool
How Tech House shows up and is accessible to their customers in many ways/platforms
How watching his father and family's entrepreneurship background and experience shaped much of Anuj's success
Franchise vs owning your own business and how TH created a system that uses techniques from both
Navigating supply and demand as a small business
For complete show notes, including some supplementary information from this episode visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/093
To see our upcoming social events and workshops, visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/events
To recommend an interviewee, visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/podcast
Music by Commonwealth Choir
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, like, review, and/or share! It helps to spread the word and get more eyes on Asheville's makers.
Check out Making It in Asheville on other platforms! https://www.instagram.com/makingitinasheville/
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1h 20min
April 27, 2021092 - Brook Bolen of AVL Today
Episode Notes
In this episode, we interview Brook Bolen, 1/2 of the Superstar Editing Team behind AVL Today.
Here’s What You’ll Learn in this Episode:
Acting as a resource and writing through a pandemic
The burden of being a news outlet
Finding your voice in writing
How Brook's Grandfather couldn’t read and now she writes to 45k + people and how truly impactful this is to her (and us listening)
Tips for getting out of your way when you’re writing
For complete show notes, including some supplementary information from this episode visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/092
To see our upcoming social events and workshops, visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/events
To recommend an interviewee, visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/podcast
Music by Commonwealth Choir
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, like, review, and/or share! It helps to spread the word and get more eyes on Asheville's makers.
Check out Making It in Asheville on other platforms! https://www.instagram.com/makingitinasheville/
https://www.makingitinasheville.com/youtube/
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1h 10min
April 20, 2021091 - Tarleton Walmsley & Seth Connelly of Garden Party
Episode Notes
In this episode, we interview Tarleton Walmsley & Seth Connelly, partners and founders of Garden Party.
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Here’s What You’ll Learn in this Episode:
The importance of imagery in creating a captivating website to bring in vibes and sales
Knowing when to step away from a career and trust in yourself enough to dive in completely into something new
Why it's important to communicate who you are through your brand
Why Tarleton and Seth use intimacy and communicating as their way of advertising when traditional methods can’t be used (due to the stigma around their industry)
How Garden Party is committed to equity initiatives and the problematic nature of white supremacy in the cannabis industry
How Tarleton's personal experience with cannabis and hemp has enabled her to communicate with and help customers
For complete show notes, including some supplementary information from this episode visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/091
To see our upcoming social events and workshops, visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/events
To recommend an interviewee, visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/podcast
Music by Commonwealth Choir
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, like, review, and/or share! It helps to spread the word and get more eyes on Asheville's makers.
Check out Making It in Asheville on other platforms! https://www.instagram.com/makingitinasheville/
https://www.makingitinasheville.com/youtube/
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1h 30min
April 13, 2021090 - Matt Parris of Roots Hummus
Episode Notes
In this episode, we interview Matt Parris the founder and CEO of Roots Hummus and The Roots Foundation.
Here’s What You’ll Learn in this Episode:
Why finding the right partners can determine your success when upscaling a business (and how Roots scaled their production capacity 100x)
The power of creating a financial engine to help support true passion and vision
How Matt and his team are using food as a vehicle for critical global change
How sales are about more than whether a product is good or not
Why the dream of early retirement is broken
For complete show notes, including some supplementary information from this episode visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/090
To see our upcoming social events and workshops, visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/events
To recommend an interviewee, visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/podcast
Music by Commonwealth Choir
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, like, review, and/or share! It helps to spread the word and get more eyes on Asheville's makers.
Check out Making It in Asheville on other platforms! https://www.instagram.com/makingitinasheville/
https://www.makingitinasheville.com/youtube/
https://makingitinasheville.com/subscribe/
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1h 29min
April 06, 2021089 - Meherwan Irani of Chai Pani Restaurant Group
In this episode, we interview Meherwan Irani, the CEO, Executive Chef, and Founder of the Chai Pani Restaurant Group.
Here’s What You’ll Learn in this Episode:
Chai Pani is a context-based business model that focuses on why instead of the how
Why it’s important to just let your team come up with better ideas
Who Meherwan considers "carriers," and why they are pivotal in allowing a business to grow and expand
The origins of the name Chai Pani
How and why the team at Chai Pani focuses on the little things
For complete show notes, including some supplementary information from this episode visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/089
To see our upcoming social events and workshops, visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/events
To recommend an interviewee, visit: MakingItInAsheville.com/podcast
Music by Commonwealth Choir
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, like, review, and/or share! It helps to spread the word and get more eyes on Asheville's makers.
Check out Making It in Asheville on other platforms! https://www.instagram.com/makingitinasheville/
https://www.makingitinasheville.com/youtube/
https://makingitinasheville.com/subscribe/
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1h 38min

FAQs about Making It in Asheville:

How many episodes does Making It in Asheville have?

The podcast currently has 98 episodes available.