This week, we’re revisiting a stellar episode from 2024 with Fawn Weaver, founder of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey. Fawn joins host Jeff Berman to share scale lessons from building one of the fastest-growing spirit brands in history. Hear how a photo in the newspaper inspired Fawn to uncover a forgotten legacy, break into the whiskey business, and craft a bi ... Show More
Oct 29
Maria Ressa on how to save democracy from Big Tech
When truth is under attack, how do you fight back? Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa has spent years confronting disinformation and political pressure through her news organization, Rappler. In conversation with Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger, Ressa explores the cris ... Show More
25m 24s
Oct 27
Eric Schmidt scores US vs. China: who’s winning the AI race?
The AI race between the US and China is the defining competition of our age. Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, advisor to the Pentagon, and current CEO of Relativity Space joins Rapid Response live from Masters of Scale Summit to give his most unvarnished assessment yet. He rev ... Show More
26m 34s
Apr 2024
Advice Line with 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. In this episode, we’ll meet Kevin, the owner of a coffee trailer and roastery who grew ... Show More
40m 43s
Feb 2024
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey: Fawn Weaver (2021)
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. After diving deeper into the story, Fawn ended up purchasing the fa ... Show More
1h 16m
Oct 2021
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. After diving deeper into th ... Show More
1h 20m
Jan 2022
"The Love and Legacy of Whiskey" with Fawn Weaver
Candice and Kayla are joined by author and owner of renowned whiskey brand Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, Fawn Weaver. They talk about the story of love, honor, and respect that surrounds the Jack Daniels and Uncle Nearest family legacies, and how Fawn has become a frontrunner of ... Show More
49m 10s
Oct 2021
What to Learn from a Business That 10x'd in 5 Quarters
In this episode, I discuss the lessons we can learn from Notarize, one of the fastest growing startups I've ever seen. Check out the full transcript at https://foundersjournal.morningbrew.com to learn more, and if you have any ideas for our show, email me at alex@morningbrew.com ... Show More
16m 52s
Oct 2024
Advice Line: Growing Beyond Your Niche
This week, Guy is joined by Fawn Weaver of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, Andrew Abraham of Orgain, and Brett Schulman of CAVA to give advice to three early-stage founders in this special “mashup” episode of the How I Built This Lab Advice Line. First, Oni from Fort Worth has dev ... Show More
45m 3s