Talking with Special Guest Erica Disch

It takes a lot of elements to create a successful small business. For today’s guest, she shares her experience taking part in such a small yet successful company that is so family-oriented. The secret sauce? Work through whatever issue and just keep moving forward.

Erica Disch is a partner at Sourland Mountain Spirits, a farm distillery founded by her husband in 2015 when craft distilling became legal in New Jersey. At Sourland Mountain Spirits, Erica supervises tastings and serves as a brand ambassador. Previously Ray & Erica Disch were co-founders of the popular Triumph Brewery in Princeton, New Jersey. Erica was a Spanish teacher for more than fifteen years.

Join the conversation as our host Alisa McCabe talks with Erica Disch about family, learning, entrepreneurship, and Erica's journey from bilingual educator to partner in a family-owned craft distillery!

[00:01 – 07:40] Experience Contributes to Your Conviction

• Going through a business transition with your spouse
• Gathering the pieces together to create a business master plan
• The realities of being a restaurant manager and the work it takes
• The impact of work experience on learning people skills and life skills

[07:41  – 18:48] Lightening the Load Through Healthy Rituals

• Building a business reliant on the people and mission
• The benefit of including people with varying levels of wisdom and maturity
• Keeping work and home discussions separate by establishing boundaries
• How spending time with friends is important for mental health

[18:49 – 28:26] How To Connect with Erica

•   Visit the website www.sourlandspirits.com to learn more about the upcoming events, interesting offers, and their tasting experiences!

Key Quotes:

“What I find the most difficult thing is keeping work at work, and keeping home life separate.”  - Erica Disch

“Spending time with your girlfriends is so important… I have to be able to download, complain, vent in a safe space, and get other perspectives because everyone has a different perspective from their own relationships or from their own families.” - Erica Disch

Connect with Erica Disch

Website: www.sourlandspirits.com 

Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6PgamBb0N6NG7ed7viGciQ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SourlandMountainSpirits 

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

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