About this episode

Jess Loseke shares her journey of building Midwest Barrel Co. and insights on entrepreneurship.

Jess Loseke, the Co-Founder of Midwest Barrel Co., joins the show to share her journey from suffering a scary injury to building the top provider of premium used bourbon, whiskey, and wine barrels. Hear how to find your niche market, the best way to manage your inventory, how to make tough decisions as an entrepreneur, how to find that risk-taking ability you had at the beginning, and a lesson in barrel anatomy. Connect with Jess at MidwestBarrelCo.com , JessLoseke.com , on social media @JessLoseke & @TheBarrelGirl , and on LinkedIn

People in this episode

Host: Max Branstetter

Guest: Jess Loseke

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• niche market
• inventory management
• risk-taking
• barrel anatomy

Keywords

• used bourbon barrels
• wine barrels
• entrepreneurship
• inventory management
• niche market

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Midwest Barrel Co., JessLoseke.com, LinkedIn

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