Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 73

“Moonshine Supply Chain”

Broadcast live from Grandaddy Mimm’s Distillery in Blairsville, GA

Be sure to check out the post-podcast music: SCNR Tunes, Track 1

Episode 73 featured the following distinguished guests:

Tommy Townsend is a native of Blairsville, GA, located in the heart of the North Georgia mountains. He is a professional musician and owner of Grandaddy Mimm’s Moonshine Distillery. At about age 13, Tommy heard the Waylon Jennings album, “Ol’ Waylon”, and was hooked. He began his pursuit of his own music career after meeting Waylon a short time later. Waylon took a liking to the curly haired lad and included him later in some performances and studio work. The collaboration continued all the way up to Waylon’s death.

Tommy then became the lead singer in Waylon’s band, Waymore’s Outlaws. The band still plays today with the original members. About three years ago, Tommy decided to revive his grandfather’s 85 year old moonshine recipe, and opened Grandaddy Mimm’s Moonshine Distillery. Since then the family owned and operated facility has been turning out the best handcrafted moonshine anywhere. Catch up with Tommy at TommyTownsendOnline.com and the moonshine at https://www.mimmsmoonshine.com/

Fred Midkiff is a native of southern Virginia and a 35-year veteran of John Deere. During that time, he held many different positions in sales, marketing, operations and finance. He favorite activities always revolved around helping John Deere dealers develop in all of those areas. He retired a few years ago as a Director of Strategic Dealers.

Fred began working with Tommy a year ago to assist with financial decisions, sales and marketing. Fred and Tommy can sometimes be found working on market research in back of the distillery. Follow Grandaddy Mimm’s on Facebook and if you want more information, connect with the team via email.

Episode 73 was hosted by Scott Luton and Will Haraway

Upcoming Events & Resources Mentioned in this Episode

SCNR Tunes, Track 1, featuring Tommy Townsend & Will Haraway: click here

APICS Atlanta CSCP and CLTD Boot Camps at Georgia Tech: click here

Veteran Scholarship Opportunity for SCM Certifications: click here

Upcoming VETLANTA events: click here

Georgia Manufacturing Alliance: https://www.georgiamanufacturingalliance.com/

Blueprint 2019: https://blueridgeglobal.com/blueprint-2019/

2019 Atlanta Supply Chain Awards: https://youtu.be/z8QCs8lgyMM?t=1

AME Atlanta 2019 Lean Summit: https://www.ame.org/ame-atlanta-2019-lean-summit

Transparency 2019: https://www.freightwaves.com/transparency19

EFT 3PL & Supply Chain Summit: click here

Gartner Supply Chain Leadership Conference in Phoenix: https://www.gartner.com/en/conferences/na/supply-chain-us