038 | Daniel Szor | Cotswolds Distillery | Scaling a Whisky Brand from a Local Distillery to the World

In Episode 038, I continued the conversation with Daniel Szor from Episode 037. Feel free to listen to that, as well. He has an incredible story as he left his 30-year Investment Management career ...

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In Episode 038, I continued the conversation with Daniel Szor from Episode 037. Feel free to listen to that, as well. He has an incredible story as he left his 30-year Investment Management career in NYC, Paris, and London behind to build one of the first English Whisky Distilleries. I hope you will enjoy our chat. I hope you will enjoy our chat.

Time Stamps

(0:00) Introduction

(0:10) Home Turf Advantage

(3:05) Starting A Distillery: Sales

(8:44) Bridging Categories

(16:34) Discerning Your Market

(20:46) Home Turf Authenticity

(27:57) Creating A Sales Team

(33:51) Small Brand Owner Expectations

About the guest: Daniel Szor

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