Listen to The Specialty Sodas Podcast, where ambitious entrepreneurs and leaders in the beverage industry come to share their story. Our mission is to build a community within the beverage industry so that we can all meet and learn from one another. Established in 2012, Specialty Sodas is one of the largest online retailers for non-alcoholic craft sodas and specialty beverages in the United States. We support beverage companies by providing a unique opportunity to increase market presence an ...
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The American healthcare system is one of the most innovative in the world. But it’s also riddled with complex challenges, such as access to affordable medications, inefficiency and administrative burdens, and communication barriers between providers. There’s clearly a better way—and at Surescripts, we have a unique sightline into what that may be. In this series, host Melanie Marcus, Chief Marketing Officer of Surescripts, sits down with today’s most inspiring and innovative leaders in healt ...
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Season 3 Trailer: Smart talk on healthcare and technology
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The American healthcare system is one of the most innovative in the world, but it’s also riddled with complex challenges. On Season 3 of “There’s a Better Way,” we’re taking a closer look at ways in which healthcare can heal itself—through innovation that prioritizes collaboration and positive impact, through intelligence sharing that improves the …
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Aneesh Chopra Blazes Trails from Industry to Government and Back Again
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Aneesh Chopra is President of CareJourney, an open data and analytics platform delivering a trusted, transparent rating system for physicians, networks, facilities and markets on the move to value. Prior to CareJourney, Chopra served as the first U.S. Chief Technology Officer (2009–2012) and as the fourth Virginia Secretary of Technology (2006–2009…
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Dr. G Battles Misinformation in Healthcare—and Builds Trust with Patients
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In an age of misinformation and doubt, Geeta Nayyar, M.D., is a builder of trust. “Dr. G,” as she is known, recognizes that trust is the key to having a successful relationship between patients, providers and payers. “If I don’t trust you, I certainly won’t listen to you or take your advice,” says Dr. G. In this episode, Dr. G describes how she wit…
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Lili Brillstein’s Masterclass on How to Be Collaborative
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This episode features Lili Brillstein, founder and CEO of Bcollaborative, who works to lead the transition from fee-for-service care models to value-based care models in American healthcare. Brillstein says that when she was studying business in college, value-based care models weren’t even a blip on the radar. We were paying for units of care—and …
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Transforming the Patient Experience with Cris Ross at Mayo Clinic
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This episode features Cris Ross, Chief Information Officer, Mayo Clinic. At Mayo, Cris’s job is to provide reliable technology for one of the best hospitals in the nation. He works to figure out how to use technology in new ways, and to inspire physicians and scientists to explore new technological ideas. “If you could just pick one thing you’re pa…
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Channeling Leonardo Da Vinci to Solve Healthcare’s Biggest Challenges
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This episode features George Van Antwerp, who leads Deloitte’s future of pharmacy strategy. In the episode, Van Antwerp unpacks his vision for the future of pharmacy, such as how disruption will create transformative opportunities and challenges. He also shares his thoughts on interoperability and health equity. “Pharmacy is the most used benefit,”…
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A Journey in Serendipity: Didi Davis Rides the Wave of Interoperability
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This episode features Didi Davis, Vice President of Informatics, Conformance & Interoperability at The Sequoia Project. Davis has over three decades of experience in the healthcare industry and is nationally known as a subject matter expert in healthcare standards and interoperability design and strategy. Davis describes the arc of her career as a …
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The COVID-19 Testing Tsar on Fighting the Pandemic, Serving with Purpose and Why Pharmacists Are Angels from Heaven
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This episode features Dr. Brett Giroir, CEO of Altesa BioSciences, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm working to develop new medications for viral respiratory infections with a focus on vulnerable populations. And Dr. Giroir knows plenty about infections, having served as the COVID-19 “testing tsar” on the White House Coronavirus Task Force. I…
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Talking the Future of Pharmacy with Rina Shah
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Innovative, Compassionate, Future-Focused. Those three words characterize Rina Shah and what she wants for her patients, for the care Walgreens delivers, and for the industry at large. In this episode, we talk with Shah, who is Walgreens Group Vice President of Pharmacy of the Future and Segment Strategy, about just how she envisions the FUTURE of …
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Getting to Interoperability 2.0 with ONC’s Micky Tripathi
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Healthcare interoperability has been a buzzword for years. After decades of incremental progress, the industry is making traction. Information is being exchanged—and in massive quantities; clinicians and healthcare leaders are now pushing for it to be consumable. Meanwhile, we’re still not far along in interoperable systems to allow for national in…
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Welcome to the second season of There's a Better Way: Smart Talk on Healthcare and Technology, an award-winning podcast series from Surescripts. In each episode, host Melanie Marcus, Chief Marketing Officer of Surescripts, sits down with some of the most inspiring leaders in healthcare today for in-depth and personal conversations about the industr…
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Envisioning the Future of Healthcare with Kroger Health President Colleen Lindholz
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As President of Kroger Health, Colleen Lindholz leads a team of 23,000 healthcare professionals in nearly 2500 pharmacies in 37 states who care for more than 14 million patients annually. In this episode, Colleen shares passion for wellness and nutrition, and health and how Kroger is working to deliver whole patient care. Melissa and Colleen also d…
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Health IT Guru & Bowtie Aficionado: Talking Trusted & Protected Data Exchange with EHNAC’s Lee Barrett
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In this episode, Melanie sits down with Lee Barrett, Executive Director and CEO of EHNAC, a national healthcare accreditation organization. Previously, he was the President and CEO and sat on the board of directors at HealthEC, a consulting and solutions provider of products for ACOs, Population Health, HIEs, web portals, EMR and transactional plat…
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Coming Out from Behind the Bench: NCPA President Michele Belcher Talks About Community, the Future of Pharmacy and the Best Soda Fountain in the West
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In this episode, Melanie sits down with community pharmacist Michele Belcher. Michele is president of the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and the owner of Grants Pass Pharmacy, which dates to 1904 and is the last independent pharmacy in Grants Pass, Oregon. Elected president of NCPA in 2022, Michele has long been active in state a…
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Dr. Nele Jessel on Clinician Burnout, the Power of HIT and Why She's an EHR Cheerleader
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In this episode, Melanie sits down with Dr. Nele Jessel, the Chief Medical Officer of athenahealth. With two medical licenses—one to practice in Germany and one to practice in the U.S.—Dr. Jessel is a board-certified clinical informaticist and pediatrician with a passion for improving healthcare delivery and patient outcomes through technology. A s…
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More Is Not Always Better: Making Interoperability Work for Patients & Clinicians
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As other guests have shared, there’s often a strong link between a parent’s professional world and the career their child chooses. In other words: “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” In this episode, Melanie sits down with someone who understands this connection firsthand: Sam Lambson, the Vice President of Interoperability at Oracle Cerner…
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Innovation, Please: What's Next and What's Needed in Specialty Therapy
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As the U.S. population ages, it’s also getting sicker: According to the CDC, more than a quarter of U.S. adults face multiple chronic conditions. An ever-increasing number of Americans are on a specialty therapy or medication—more than 66 million in 2022. The good news? Conditions that were untreatable decades ago now have effective therapies. The …
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In this episode, Melanie sits down with Tina Grande, the Executive Vice President for Policy at the Healthcare Leadership Council. In her role, Tina helps to advocate for consumer-centered healthcare reform, emphasizing the value of private-sector innovation as well as public-private partnership. Tina has healthcare and policy in her blood: her fat…
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Are We There Yet? Advancing Real-World Interoperability
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In this episode, Melanie sits down with Mariann Yeager, the Chief Executive Officer of The Sequoia Project, an independent advocate for nationwide health information exchange. Beginning her career in health IT in Nashville, Mariann eventually made her way to Washington, D.C., where she’s remained on the forefront of the digital healthcare transform…
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How COVID-19 Has Upended Assumptions About Care
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TIME recently named Walgreens one of the 100 Most Influential Companies of 2022, noting that as of March 2022, the company had administered 60 million COVID-19 vaccines and 26 million tests. In this episode, host Melanie Marcus, Chief Marketing Officer of Surescripts, sits down with a guest who has had a truly noteworthy career, beginning as a cash…
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Welcome to "There's a Better Way: Smart Talk on Healthcare & Technology", a new podcast series by Surescripts. In each episode, host Melanie Marcus, Chief Marketing Officer of Surescripts, sits down with some of the most inspiring leaders in healthcare today for in-depth and personal conversations about the industry’s challenges and opportunities. …
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033 - Learn to Live on Purpose and Follow Your True Desires in Life and Business with Lo Wentworth
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Learn to Live on Purpose and Follow Your True Desires in Life and Business with Lo WentworthBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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032 - Use The Power of Interdependence to Grow Your Business with Jeremy Poincenot, an Inspirational Speaker and Coach
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Use The Power of Interdependence to Grow Your Business with Jeremy Poincenot, an Inspirational Speaker and CoachBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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031 - Bootstrapped vs. Funded Ventures: Chris Strieter of Senses Wines and Duchess Oakland Discusses the Benefits of Each
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Bootstrapped vs. Funded Ventures: Chris Strieter of Senses Wines and Duchess Oakland Discusses the Benefits of EachBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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030 - California Business Law for Entrepreneurs with Dallas Verhagen of Verhagen Bennett LLP, a Modern Business Law Firm
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California Business Law for Entrepreneurs with Dallas Verhagen of Verhagen Bennett LLP, a Modern Business Law FirmBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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029 - David Lowe's Playbook for Successfully Starting, Growing, Scaling and Selling a Business, and Doing It All Over Again
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David Lowe's Playbook for Successfully Starting, Growing, Scaling and Selling a Business, and Doing It All Over AgainBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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028 - Learn Marketing Strategy with Marquis Watkins of ReElevate
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Learn Marketing Strategy with Marquis Watkins of ReElevateBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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027 - Learn About Personality Assessment Models, Public Speaking and Writing a Book from Daniel Faust, a Trainer, Speaker, Author, and Consultant
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Learn About Personality Assessment Models, Public Speaking and Writing a Book from Daniel Faust, a Trainer, Speaker, Author, and ConsultantBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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026 - Top Tips for Getting Started on Social Media as a Business with Jennifer Powell, a Brand Manager and Strategist for Influencers
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Top Tips for Getting Started on Social Media as a Business with Jennifer Powell, a Brand Manager and Strategist for InfluencersBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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025 - Learn How to Grow and Monetize Your Influence with Julie Solomon, a Brand and Marketing Strategist for Entrepreneurs and Influencers
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Learn How to Grow and Monetize Your Influence with Julie Solomon, a Brand and Marketing Strategist for Entrepreneurs and InfluencersBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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024 - From Startup to Acquisition in 5 Years: How Sarah Boyd, the Founder of Simply Inc., Used Intentional Networking, Relationship Building and Pure Hustle to Create the Premier Agency for Fashion and ...
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From Startup to Acquisition in 5 Years: How Sarah Boyd, the Founder of Simply Inc., Used Intentional Networking, Relationship Building and Pure Hustle to Create the Premier Agency for Fashion and Beauty InfluencersBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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023 - Networking is a Lifestyle. Ludovic Huraux of Shapr Explains How Meeting and Connecting with Inspiring People Can Shape Your Life and Accelerate Serendipity.
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Networking is a Lifestyle. Ludovic Huraux of Shapr Explains How Meeting and Connecting with Inspiring People Can Shape Your Life and Accelerate Serendipity.By Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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022 - Do You Have a Book in You? Tucker Max of Book In A Box Explains the Process of Turning Your Idea into a Book.
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Do You Have a Book in You? Tucker Max of Book In A Box Explains the Process of Turning Your Idea into a Book.By Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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021 - Discover Your Market Dominating Position and Achieve Breakthrough Growth with Greg Nicholson of Elevate Business
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Discover Your Market Dominating Position and Achieve Breakthrough Growth with Greg Nicholson of Elevate BusinessBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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020 - Effective Communication Can Grow Your Business with Joshua Schulman of Schulman Communications Interactive
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Effective Communication Can Grow Your Business with Joshua Schulman of Schulman Communications InteractiveBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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019 - How Omar Sayyed Created the World's Largest Online Necktie Retailer, Wild Attire, Inc. dba. Ties.com, Scarves.com and Alynn.com
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019 - How Omar Sayyed Created the World's Largest Online Necktie Retailer, Wild Attire, Inc. dba. Ties.com, Scarves.com and Alynn.comBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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018 - How Eric Niu Created Swaggle, the Mobile Marketplace for High End Men's Fashion
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018 - How Eric Niu Created Swaggle, the Mobile Marketplace for High End Men's FashionBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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017 - Creating One of the Largest Specialty Beverage Distribution Companies with Danny Ginsburg of Real Soda in Real Bottles, Ltd.
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Creating One of the Largest Specialty Beverage Distribution Companies with Danny Ginsburg of Real Soda in Real Bottles, Ltd.By Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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016 - The Journey of Becoming a CEO with David B. Vliet of Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center Inc.
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The Journey of Becoming a CEO with David B. Vliet of Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center Inc.By Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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015 - Take Your Business to the Next Level by Leveraging Industry Mega Trends with Terry Frishman of Culinest
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Take Your Business to the Next Level by Leveraging Industry Mega Trends with Terry Frishman of CulinestBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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014 - Go Beyond the Product: Build a Brand that Connects with Consumers the Bex Brands Way, featuring Becky Nelson Dahl and Jeremy Dahl
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Go Beyond the Product: Build a Brand that Connects with Consumers the Bex Brands Way, featuring Becky Nelson Dahl and Jeremy DahlBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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013 - Business Focus and Strategic Thinking with Coach Deb Mazzaferro (Coach Maz) of Growing Your Specialty Food Business
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Business Focus and Strategic Thinking with Coach Deb Mazzaferro (Coach Maz) of Growing Your Specialty Food BusinessBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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012 - Running a Family Business & Continuing the Legacy with John Pettigrew of Imperial Flavors Beverage Co.
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Running a Family Business & Continuing the Legacy with John Pettigrew of Imperial Flavors Beverage Co.By Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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011 - Pioneering a Brand New Beverage Category with Jeffrey Kaplan of Global Beverage Enterprises
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011 - Pioneering a Brand New Beverage Category with Jeffrey Kaplan of Global Beverage EnterprisesBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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010 - The Most Effective Marketing Strategies for Brands in the Natural Products Industry by Anya Kaats of Anya's Eats
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The Most Effective Marketing Strategies for Brands in the Natural Products Industry by Anya Kaats of Anya's EatsBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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009 - The World's Finest Mixers are Made with Persistence, Explains Jordan Silbert, Founder of Q Drinks
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The World's Finest Mixers are Made with Persistence, Explains Jordan Silbert, Founder of Q DrinksBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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008 - How to Start a Beverage Company for $30,000 with Anastasia and Phil Broikos of OPA! Originals, Creators of the World's First Ouzon Soda
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How to Start a Beverage Company for $30,000 with Anastasia and Phil Broikos of OPA! Originals, Creators of the World's First Ouzon SodaBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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007 - How the Cannonborough Beverage Company is Bringing the "Craft" Back into Craft Soda with Mick Matricciano, Brandon Wogamon and Matt Fendley
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How the Cannonborough Beverage Company is Bringing the "Craft" Back into Craft Soda with Mick Matricciano, Brandon Wogamon and Matt FendleyBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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006 - After Bootstrapping 2 Multi-Million Dollar Companies and Interviewing Over 1300 Ambitious Entrepreneurs, Andrew Warner Shares His Top Lessons Learned
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After Bootstrapping 2 Multi-Million Dollar Companies and Interviewing Over 1300 Ambitious Entrepreneurs, Andrew Warner Shares His Top Lessons LearnedBy Specialty Sodas | Javier Morquecho
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005 - How Dry Soda Co. Became the Fastest Growing Soda Company in the United States, with Founder and CEO Sharelle Klaus
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Dry Soda Company - Sharelle KlausBy Specialty Sodas
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