In episode 54 of The Adaptive Mindset, Brett Gallant interviews John Mleziva, the founder of State Line Distillery, who shares his unique journey from a biology student to a fermentation scientist, and ultimately to a distiller committed to the grain-to-glass philosophy. 

Tune in for valuable insights into the intersection of science and craft in distilling.

TIMESTAMPS

[00:01:47] Fermentation science and craft spirits.

[00:05:16] Artistic process of distillation.

[00:12:50] Grain to glass philosophy.

[00:17:07] Coffee liqueur creation journey.

[00:20:24] Entrepreneurial pivots and opportunities.

[00:24:10] Community partnerships and networking.

[00:30:30] Business ownership and delegation.

[00:33:31] Success as an entrepreneur.

[00:41:00] Finding balance as an entrepreneur.

[00:44:04] Baritone singing vs. distilling.

QUOTES

• "We're trying to be the different colored boat in an ocean full of the same." John Mleziva
• "Build your community and have people you can trust and lean on in terms of bouncing ideas off of." -John Mleziva
• "If you don't have something to look at and guide your decisions, when the times are tough, you can run into trouble, you become rudderless." -John Mleziva

SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS

Brett Gallant

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-gallant-97805726/

John Mleziva

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmleziva/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/statelinedistillery/ 

WEBSITE

Adaptive Office Solutions: https://www.adaptiveoffice.ca/

State Line Distillery: https://www.statelinedistillery.com/our-team/john-mleziva