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Fawn Weaver’s Entrepreneurial Journey as an Outsider in the Spirits Industry
In 2017 Fawn Weaver launched a premium American whiskey brand, Uncle Nearest. It became the fastest growing and most awarded whiskey brand in America, despite the challenges Weaver faced as a Black woman and outsider to the spirits industry, which is capital-intensive, highly regulated, competitive, and male-dominated.
Justin Herbert Highlights Generational Wealth Off-Field
Since the beginning of his NFL tenure, which started five seasons ago, the 2020 Rookie of the Year has also been involved with the Chargers’ biggest sponsor partner, SoFi, to help young people and new professionals learn about the value of money and think about the future.
Blitzscaling Bourbon: How Fawn Weaver Built Uncle Nearest Whiskey
Fawn Weaver, founder of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, joins host Jeff Berman to share scale lessons from building one of the fastest-growing spirit brands in history.
My Brand's Facials Are Great--Our Real Estate Strategy Is Even Better
There is no shortage of competition in the $144 billion skin care industry. Still, Rachel Liverman, 39, knew she had an original idea when she founded Glowbar...
New Book Chronicles the Formerly Enslaved Man Crucial to Creating Jack Daniel’s
Jack Daniel's is a famous whiskey brand, but Daniel didn’t create the method for distilling Tennessee whiskey. He learned it from a formerly enslaved man named Nearest Green.
Mubadala Citi DC Open Has Its Best Year During Olympics
Never mind that on the other side of the Atlantic, the 2024 Summer Olympic Games are in full swing.
Jayson Tatum Aiming to Help Young Basketball Players Navigate Financial Literacy
The Celtics star recently signed an NBA-record contract extension and hopes to use his background to help others prepare for life after basketball.
How To Build A Whiskey Unicorn
Fawn Weaver founded Uncle Nearest to honor the formerly enslaved master distiller who taught Jack Daniel the secret to making great whiskey. Seven years later...
How Do You Start a Successful Restaurant? Obsess Over the Tiniest Details, Says This Entrepreneurial Chef
Chef Michael Mina discusses the importance of the guest experience, how he built a restaurant management company, and the importance of embracing tech.
Black Woman-Owned Uncle Nearest Whiskey Buys Vodka Brand Square One
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, owner of one of the fastest-growing whiskey brands in the US, will buy vodka maker Square One Organic Spirits, cementing its founder’s vision to own a bigger share of the bar.
Why Levain Bakery's Co-Founders Let Their Company Rise Slowly
The women behind America's favorite cookie, Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald, have a different view of scaling.
This Ex-Googler Designed a Heat Pump You'll Actually Want in Your Home
Quilt’s sleek new heat pump is aimed at convincing more consumers to switch from fossil fuels.
How I Built This Advice Line: Fawn Weaver of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey
Former guest Fawn Weaver, founder of Uncle Nearest Whiskey, joins Guy for an “Advice Line” edition of HIBT Lab. Three early-stage entrepreneurs call in for advice on telling their brand story.
Room & Board Sets Up Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Giving Workers a Stake
Room & Board, the Minneapolis-based modern furniture retailer, is giving employees a financial stake in the company via a new employee stock ownership plan.
The Golden Era of the Office Couch Is Here, Crumbs and All
The office is notably cushier, but working from a sofa can get awkward (and be bad for your back)...
Fawn Weaver Is All About the Whiskey Business
The founder of Uncle Nearest spirits is doing more than just raising a glass—she's raising awareness.
How Iconic Chef Patrick O'Connell Keeps Making History
Want to talk pressure? Imagine making dinner for your boss every night. Now, imagine said boss being Patrick O’Connell, the world-renowned chef...
This Company Built Its Brand On Appropriating Native Culture--Now It's Working With Indigenous Designers To Make Amends
Minnetonka first started selling its “Thunderbird” moccasins in 1965. Now, for the first time, they’ve been redesigned by a Native American designer.
Jayson Tatum Shares How Growing Up in a 'Single-Parent Household' Inspired His SoFi Partnership (Exclusive)
Earlier this month, the NBA player and the bank announced the SoFi Generational Wealth Fund, a $1 million donation to "promote financial literacy and create family-sustaining wealth."
Long-Lost Sisters Who Built the Largest Black-Owned Wine Company in the U.S. Reveal How to Break Into a Notoriously Tough Industry
Andréa and Robin McBride followed their shared love of wine into business — but it hasn't always been easy.
The Rise of Glowbar
The fast facial bar is quickly entering new markets and expanding its clientele through its ultra-streamlined approach.
Jayson Tatum and SoFi Launch Initiative to Boost Financial Literacy, Home Ownership
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum's foundation has joined forces with SoFi in a groundbreaking partnership aimed at empowering children with financial literacy and assisting families in at-risk communities towards home ownership.
The Best Inventions: Speedy Salads
The Sweetgreen Infinite Kitchen system robotically assembles the salads and bowls Sweetgreen customers crave—up to 500 of them an hour, 50% faster than humans can.
This Company Pays Employees to Play Pickleball: ‘Work should be fun’
Some people look forward to their lunch break or 3 p.m. coffee at the office — but Liz Martin eagerly awaits her afternoon pickleball match against her co-workers.
Reneé Rapp and Sweetgreen Team Up to Release a Bowl of Her Favorite Things: ‘This Is My Tony’ (Exclusive)
Reneé Rapp is serious about her salad. The “Snow Angel” singer is partnering up with Sweetgreen to give fans a taste of her go-to order, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal.
Ryan Reynolds’s Los Angeles Office Feels Like a Cozy Home, Bar Included
Actor, producer, and gin maker Ryan Reynolds is unanimously lauded for being a nice guy. And a lovely dude. And a normal human. And so when it came to dreaming up the office for his production company, Maximum Effort...
SoFi Used a Clever Trick to Reverse A.I.'s Biased Images of Women by Putting a Photo Booth in New York City
If you ask a generative A.I. tool to create an image of a wealthy person, a successful investor, or someone who makes smart decisions about money, there's a good chance the you'll see in the A.I.-created image won't be a woman.
This New Travel Tool Makes It Easier to Plan the Trip of Your Dreams While Actually Sticking to a Budget
The new product is a response to SoFi members increased spending on travel, which is up 54 percent from last year.
Washington, D.C., Penthouse Fetches $12.762 Million, Becoming Priciest Condo in Nation’s Capital
The roughly 5,800-square-foot unit atop the Amaris condominium overlooks a channel of the Potomac River
‘Ted Lasso’ Ice Cream Is Real. Here’s The Scoop
Jeni's Ice Cream is teaming up with "Ted Lasso" in the perfect match ahead of Season 3.
Now Your House Can Feature an Iconic, Upcycled Part of the New York Skyline
Furniture outlet Room & Board is turning New York’s iconic water towers into accent pieces for the home.
Fintech and Fertility Care Startup Raises $25m
Future Family, a startup combining fertility financing and care support, raised $25 million in Series B funding.
3 common mistakes people make applying for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program forgives federal student loans of US government and nonprofit workers after 120 qualifying monthly payments.
A Garden City Gets Serious About Growth
The planned community of Columbia, Maryland, is trying to add urban-style density, without losing its suburban soul — or its founder's utopian ideals.
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey: Fawn Weaver
While traveling abroad with her husband in 2016, Fawn Weaver became fixated on a New York Times article telling the little-known story of Nearest Green, a formerly enslaved man who taught Jack Daniel—yes, that Jack Daniel—how to make Tennessee whiskey.
How a Pandemic-Driven Shake-Up on Life-Work Balance Will Change Cities
After nearly a year and a half of COVID-19, Americans are looking to prioritize living and playing over work in the post-pandemic age.
At Sweetgreen, Seeing the Future of Work in a Desk Salad
A favorite lunchtime destination of many urban office workers weathered the pandemic thanks to its digital savvy. It’s confident more people will be returning to their offices soon.
Meet the Woman Who Is Breaking The Wall Street Wheel
Learn how Sallie Krawcheck refused to let the wheel of Wall Street crush her career and how she is now fulfilling her mission to close the gender gap in investing.
Tennessee Distillery Honors The Legend of Nearest Green
Over 160 years ago, the legendary name in whiskey, Jack Daniel, learned a secret ingredient for whiskey from a formerly enslaved man named Nearest Green. Now, Fawn Weaver and one of Green’s descendants, Victoria Eady Butler, are telling Green’s story and starting a distillery to honor his legacy.
How "The Most Powerful Woman On Wall Street" Is Working to Close The Gender Gap
A women-run company led by investing titan Sallie Krawcheck, known as "the most powerful woman on Wall Street," is taking on the ambitious role of narrowing the gender wealth gap.
When a Girl Meets a Guy and They Make Pizza Pie, That’s Amore
Survey the literature on workplace romances, and you’ll find broad consensus: It’s risky, messy and possibly unethical. But for Daniela Moreira and Andrew Dana, co-owners of the District’s Timber Pizza and the “Jew-ish” deli Call Your Mother...
I Spent 12 Insane Hours at the St. James Megagym
At 450,000 square feet, The St. James offers enough to keep you busy all day.
What Should You Be Feeding Your Dog?
Rob and Whit discuss what foods your pets will enjoy as well as what to avoid feeding them.
How Nail Salons Are Trying To Be Less Wasteful By Going Waterless
A single pedicure typically uses somewhere between 13 and 18 gallons of water. To put that into perspective, one flush of a toilet is 1.6 gallons of water. The average shower is about 17 gallons.
Sallie Krawcheck: A Day in the Life of a Financial Guru
From her morning routine to how she runs her female-focused financial platform.
If Your Goldendoodle Is A Gastronome
A dinner “pawty” for canine influencers at the Wilson featured human-grade food for dogs and Brussels-sprout tacos for their owners.
Can Any Company Be a Tech Company? Inside the Unlikely Journey of Cult Salad Brand Sweetgreen
The profitable salad chain Sweetgreen was on track to IPO. So why did its founders decide to pivot to tech?
What Does a Modern-day Circus Look Like?
This one showcases a female ringmaster and the ‘strongest mom in the world.’
Inside the Family Business Bringing Horse Racing into the Digital Age
Despite the sport's declining popularity and aging tracks, and new opportunities to gamble, Belinda Stronach is betting that her company can remake horseracing.
Reclaimed Wood Helps Reclaim Lives In Baltimore
A federal agency more commonly associated with its Smokey Bear mascot and tips on preventing forest fires thinks it may have part of the solution in big cities' fight on crime: urban wood.
How Milk Bar's Christina Tosi Went From Momofuku Employee to Bakery Chain CEO
The pastry chef and David Chang protégé now runs a profitable, 12-location national business, where she oversees more than 200 employees.
How Sweetgreen Hopes to Turn Sustainable Salad Into a National Movement
Tossed-salad star Sweetgreen gives Inc. an exclusive, in-depth look at its secret weapon: the small farms and food suppliers that fill its hip, healthy bowls.
A Decaying Waterfront in Washington Returns to Life
A struggling waterfront along the Potomac River will morph into a long-awaited commercial and residential destination known as when it opens next month.
I Spent the Night in a Dog Hotel. And I’d Go Back.
Is the fanciest new pet hotel in town plush enough for a human guest? Our intrepid correspondent checked in to find out.
From Massages to ‘Pawicures,’ These Resorts Have It All for Pets
Keith Clemson, a psychotherapist focused on couples therapy in Washington, worries about his dog when he goes away. A chow chow, Ripley looks like a fluffy bear and can be sweet, but he can also be stubborn and a bit mean...
The Preakness Has A Storied Past, But This Woman Wants To Move It Into The Future
The flowers will be in bloom, the sun (God willing) will be shining, and more than 100,000 fans will enjoy the Preakness, the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. Inside the Owner’s Chalet...
Unilever Buys Sir Kensington's, Maker of Fancy Ketchup
Unilever, the giant food and consumer product company, is buying Sir Kensington’s, a small condiment maker that has muscled its way on to grocery store shelves long thought impervious to disruption.
The Founders of Sweetgreen Are Building a Farm-To-Counter Empire, One Bowl at a Time
How to turn a collection of cult-status salad joints into a national fast-food chain? First you have to fix the supply chain.
Sweetgreen's Goat Cheese
Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery in Champaign makes cheese from its herd of 75 milking goats. The 13-year-old organic farm is the primary regional supplier of goat cheese for salad chain Sweetgreen, which opens its first Chicago location...
At Sweetgreen, A Suitcase of Cash Won't Buy You Lunch
Patrons of Sweetgreen are very particular about their salads. When the company recently removed bacon and sriracha from the menu, customers took to social media to complain.
Vegans Whip Up a Secret Weapon: Aquafaba
Vegans are, by necessity, a creative bunch. They grind almonds for milk and spin soy into cheese, ice cream and even some passable meat substitutes. But replacing the egg, in particular the egg white, has proved especially tricky.
Thievery Corporation’s Eric Hilton Builds an Empire in D.C.
Eric Hilton has backed a string of restaurants and bars that have been credited with helping transform pockets of the city’s night life.
I Spent All Day Eavesdropping at Drybar. Here’s What I Learned.
“No cuts. No color. Just blowouts.” It’s the maxim chalked on the Rococo-esque blackboard at the entrance to Drybar, and it reminds me of the David Letterman bit in which he walks into a store called Just Shades and asks, “But seriously, what can you get besides just shades here?”
How a Member of the Cleaning Staff Became the Most Sought-After SoulCycle Instructor
It's a little before 10:45 a.m. on a recent Friday and a song by Eminem is blasting from an army of speakers studding the walls of SoulCycle's West End studio.