Season 1 was an absolute blast and now we're leveling up. We’ve added a new logo for a fresh look in 2020. This season we’re bringing you guests/companies from all over the United States. We start the season with some Boston based startups and bring it right back to LA and even NYC. Thanks for following along and here's a sneak listen as to what you can expect in 2020! 

Diego and Nick interview David Favela, Founder of Border X Brewing. Border X is focused on showcasing Mexican culture through their craft. After launching in San Diego in 2014, the popular Mexican craft brewery envisioned a new location in Los Angeles. That started with leveraging WeFunder to raise ~$200,000 and they launched in the City of Bell in March of 2019. Listen to how David keeps his focus on sharing the blend of community, culture, and craft. 

Follow Border X on Instagram: @BorderXBrewing

Diego interviews Tony and Emerson, Co-Founders of Farm Cup Coffee™. Their company motto is "Drink Coffee, Travel, and Do good."  Farm Cup is committed to single-origin direct trade coffee in an effort to provide the highest revenue to the farmers they work with. Hear about their travels through the amazon and how they built and bought Sunny - a WWII Citroén HY - which is their vessel for delivering coffee to those all over Los Angeles. Their story is both inspiring and fun - take a listen! 

Follow Farm Cup Coffee on Instagram: @FarmCupCoffee

Diego and Nick interview Fernando Lopez, Founder of I Love Micheladas™, a liquid Michelada mix that GQ called the greatest Michelada in a city full of great Micheladas. We cover everything from dealing with imposter syndrome, how Fernando built the Miche Mobil, and the big dreams of making the product a household name. 

Follow I Love Micheladas on Instagram: @ILoveMicheladas

Website: https://www.ilovemicheladas.com/

Diego and Natalya interview Bekah who ran a successful Kickstarter to launch Tanuki, a Provincetown izakaya and Japanese pastry shop. Bekah, a Drink alum, shares her story of what she learned working for the Barbara Lynch Collective, leveraging Kickstarter to raise capital, and how she was homeless while launching her restaurant in an effort to put every penny into her business. 

Follow Tanuki Taiyaki on Instagram: @tanukitaiyaki

Diego and Nick interview Karagan Osmann, Founder of S'moo. Karagan struggled with PCOS, a severe hormone disorder since she was 14 which brought her to bring S'moo to life to help women everywhere achieve hormone balance and feel amazing again. Karagan shares how by solving her problem she was able to bring this amazing product to market. 

Follow S'Moo on Instagram: @thesmooco

Website: https://thesmooco.com/

Diego and Nick interview Van Anh or "VA" as we call her. VA is fresh off hitting the No.1 spot on the Australian iTunes Classical charts (2018, 2017, 2016), and becoming the first Australian-Vietnamese to, ever in history, enter the US iTunes Classical Charts in 2017. Concert pianist and composer Van-Anh Nguyen has become a worldwide sensation and in-demand artist, leading an intense touring career across the globe and is the newest Artist addition to the Universal Music/Decca Records family. Hear to how she got started playing the piano and how she navigates the challenges of being a musician. 

Follow VA on Instagram: @vananhofficial

Diego and Nick interview Chris Douglass who recently launched Rooted Shots, a wellness shot company focused on the benefits of using real superfoods, no refined sugar, and a powder format that creates a dried wellness shot that you can take with you anywhere. Chris shares how he and his Co-Founder launched and how a close relative would go on to be their angel investor. 

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Follow Rooted Shots on Instagram: @rooted.shots

Diego and Natalya interview Jacqueline Bradley who recently launched Apothenne, a soy-wax candle company. Jacqueline's story however starts with us hearing about how at the 11th hour, her first company failed to sell. She shares the full story of launching a clothing company and how the lessons learned translated to her current venture.  

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Follow Apothenne on Instagram: @apothenne

Follow Jacqueline on Instagram: @JacquelineLBradley

Diego interviews Maggie Ortlieb who launched VegOut in 2014 and is getting ready for nation wide expansion. VegOut is an all-vegan city guide covering cruelty-free things to eat, see, and do in Los Angeles and surrounding cities. VegOut seeks to connect consumers looking for plant-based foods with vegan-friendly businesses and events. You'll hear how Maggie made the jump from a marketing role at an accounting firm to running her own media company. 

Follow VegOut Los Angeles on Instagram: @VegOutLosAngeles

Follow VegOut New York on Instagram: @VegOutNewYork

Follow Maggie on Instagram: @MaggieeOrtlieb