Business
This podcast is a little different - it's what happens when you interview bar owners and a music producers and you do it over drinks in a bar. In between the sounds of downtown traffic and sirens, you get the nitty gritty from Charlie Hodge, owner of Sovereign Remedies (craft cocktail bar and farm-to-table restaurant), Morgan Hickory (co-owner with Charlie of Ole Shakeys and co-owner of Charlie's latest creation, Asheville Beauty Academy) and Lenny Pettinelli, pianist, keyboardist and producer of Empire Strikes Brass. In a short 1 hr and 20 minutes, we cover, cuss and drink our way through these important questions: Why did they choose Asheville and how did they choose their business? What is it like to start a business in Asheville? What are the challenges and rewards (what do they hate vs. love about it)? How has technology helped or hurt? What do they see for the future of their businesses in Asheville and their industry? What advice would they give to others who want to do the same? And of course, there's a discussion on how to properly pronounce Pianist.