Making It in Asheville

07/27/2023

Let’s get together! Pre-pandemic, our intention was to bring people together in a non-networking way. What’s non-networking mean?

It means we want folks to focus on creating connections, not handing out cards.

It means we’re focused on creating community, not referrals.

Our next event is coming up, we’d love to you to join us. DM us or join our email list for more details!

03/14/2023

News! New studio is almost ready. Which means it’s almost time for the podcast to start humming again!

Do me a favor, which business’s story are you dying to learn more about? Who would you love to see (hear?) on the podcast? Let me know below 👇

10/25/2022

In today’s episode, we sit down with Boomer Sassman () the owner of Big Boom design and talk about his journey as an entrepreneur.

Boomer happens to be one of our favorite business owners in town because of his ability to optimize his business toward his ideal lifestyle.

Listen closely, and you’ll hear how Boomer selected a market (website design, specifically on Wordpress), grew his business (to a team of more than 12 people), strategically changed strategy (reducing his offering to ‘niche down’), and has worked to reach his ideal equilibrium between work and adventure.

We hope you enjoy the conversation!

10/19/2022

This week’s guests are Joe and Shelton, the founders of .

If you haven’t heard yet, Wrong Way River Lodge and Cabins is an audacious project that from where we’re standing has been expertly executed. 16 Scandinavian/Appalachian (Scappalachian) Inspired Cabins, welcoming Lodge, and open spaces on almost 2 acres along the greenway.

We get into a lot in this conversation. We touch everything from the design and concept inspirations, to their non-traditional vision for connecting guests with the community (voluntourism), and we even get into the complexities of land development and operating a business like this.

You’re going to want to out the episode and, if you make it all the way to the end, you’ll hear an exciting announcement about November!

10/01/2022

ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 this Monday we’ll be hosting our 3rd Monday Maker Mixer.

Our last two were in January and February of 2020 and they were great!

The goal with our is to create an atmosphere for business owners, invested community members, and aspiring entrepreneurs to connect in an authentic way.

We intentionally don’t call this a Ñ€+working event because that means folks showing up and forcing business cards on you.

The objective in Monday Maker Mixers is to create an opportunity for this community to connect with likeminded folks, make friends, and build a local tribe to collaborate with and support.

DM us for details.

02/22/2022

Do you recognize our first guest of the session? 🧐

I convinced Sarah, my wife, to join me and share the story of scratching her own itch and creating — the internets home for all things pasta tools and Italian (or Italian inspired) kitchen wares.

Importing and selling physical products is, entrepreneurially speaking, a long way away from providing marketing services.

We get into those differences and so much more in this episode.

You can listen whenever you listen to podcasts.

02/09/2022

Episode 99 came out today; TLDListen this ep announces that season 8 starts this week, episode 100 comes out next week, and we’re looking to amplify local non-profits and non-commercial projects.

So excited to get back into it.

Do you have a favorite episode so far? Or do you a guest you’d love to request? Let us know👇

01/21/2022

✍️👇 please tag, or otherwise share, your favorite non-profit or non-commmercial organization in town. Anything from a national organization to to a weekly crochet club that meets on Zoom counts.

This next season we want to use our platform to share *even more* Asheville stories. Any and all connections are welcome. Thanks for your help!

05/31/2021

05/25/2021

Is food the key?

This week we sat down with the Executive Director of , Cameron Farlow, to learn her story. She saw our relationship with food and the land it's grown on as a way to fix some of the biggest problems of our time.

05/17/2021

Sneak peek of tomorrow's episode with Ashton Zager Fiber Art!

05/12/2021

094 - Meghan and Lindsay of Palm + Pine
https://makingitinasheville.com/094

04/20/2021

Episode 091 - An Interview with Garden Party, Asheville's "elevated" lifestyle brand that focuses on hemp-based products and accessories.

https://makingitinasheville.com/091

04/13/2021

In this episode, we interview Matt Parris, the CEO and founder of Roots Hummus and the Roots Foundation.

Roots is an incredible example of a mission-driven business. The work they do in their core business directly supports the work they do in their non-profit.

Roots added 100x to their manufacturing capacity and took on debt for the first time just before the pandemic hit. We were excited to sit down with Matt after a hard 2020 and talk about the future.

Check out the episode on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts.

https://loom.ly/tFmwZos

In this episode of the Making It In Asheville Podcast, we chat with Matt Parris of Roots Hummus about success and fulfilling a purpose.

04/06/2021

Episode 089 with Meherwan Irani of Chai Pani Restaurant Group is Live! https://www.makingitinasheville.com/089

In this episode of the Making It In Asheville Podcast, we sit down and chat with the delightful and brilliant Merherwan Irani of Chai Pani Restaurant Group.

03/16/2021

Curious to learn more about Asheville's beloved and the newly opened ? Check out this week's 🎙️ podcast episode with founder and Chef, Eric Scheffer. 👨‍🍳 https://makingitinasheville.com/episode/086-eric-scheffer-jettie-raes/

03/04/2021

After spending time in Media, Retail, and Technology Startups, Josh Dorfman wanted to build a product company. After looking at the industry, he decided to focus on furniture. He thought there was an opportunity to build a furniture business that could compete with the biggest players on look and price while being meaningfully more sustainable than its competitors. We get into this and more in this week's episode. 🎙👉https://makingitinasheville.com/episode/josh-dorfman-of-simbly/

03/02/2021

084 - Josh Dorfman, founder of Simbly, on Entrepreneurship and being The Lazy Environmentalist https://www.makingitinasheville.com/084

In this episode, we interview Josh Dorfman aka The Lazy Environmentalist as he discusses sustainibility and design in his newest business venture, Simbly.

02/24/2021

📣Makers, artists, and anyone who is part of a handmade business: listen up! We're partnering with Gillie Roberts, founder of Ware, to bring you a crash course on how to level-up your handmade product business, become a preferred retail vendor, and grow your retail accounts.

Learn more 👉https://makingitinasheville.com/handmade-for-retail-workshop

02/23/2021

In this week's episode, we interview ☀️ 31 Suns Studio, a polymer clay jewelry studio based in AVL. Owner, Emily Jeffords, and Chief Operating Officer, Kylie Agee share their story, passion, and lessons over the years! Listen at 👉https://makingitinasheville.com/episode/31-suns-emily-jeffords-kylie-agee/

02/18/2021

That's how you know you've got the good stuff. 😏 Check out this week's episode with parallel entrepreneur to hear more biz-minded wisdom.

02/16/2021

👋 Say hello to this week's podcast guest Jacob Ballard, who you might know as the founder of Asheville Print Shop and Nature Bound Co

🎧 Learn more and listen here 👉 https://makingitinasheville.com/episode/jacob-ballard-nature-bound-co-asheville-print-shop/

02/15/2021

🕯️Did you know? Hummingbird Candle Co. opened its doors in downtown Asheville in October 2020. We were curious to learn more about this new Asheville biz, so we sat down with the founder, Tianna Dean, to get all juicy the details! 👉https://loom.ly/ri8adAg

Hummingbird Candle Co. opened its doors in downtown Asheville in October 2020. We were curious to learn more about this new Asheville biz, so we sat down with the founder, Tianna Dean, to get all juicy the details.

02/12/2021

🗣️Real talk: your business might be bringing in thousands of dollars of revenue without actually turning a profit.

In our latest episode with Jefferson Ellison of , we talked a lot about making (and losing) money in business. 💵💵💵One of the most important lessons that Jefferson has learned along his entrepreneurship journey is that sometimes you gotta scale back and re-evaluate how your money is moving before you can scale back up again.

We call this slowing down to speed back up.

Have you ever experienced this dilemma? How did you handle it?

02/10/2021

🎤On the podcast this week: Jefferson Ellison, Chief Creative of Jawbreaking ✨ https://loom.ly/VJtmntg

02/04/2021

We like to think that is a prerequisite for success... is a sign that you're trying new things. If you're willing to fail enough, you're bound for success. Paise hands for these wise words from this week's podcast guest, Jael, founder of

02/02/2021

🍫"Chocolate is the thing that makes me happy." Check out this week's podcast episode with Jael, the founder French Broad Chocolates https://loom.ly/T898Qb8

In this episode we interview Jael Skeffington, founder of French Broad Chocolate, as she walks us through her journey of creating a successful business.