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Firestone Walker Co-Founder David Walker on Growing a Legendary Craft Brewing Brand
On this episode of the builders Podcast, John Busby sits down with David Walker, co-founder of Firestone Walker Brewing Company, to talk about the 30+ year journey behind one of the defining brands in American craft beer. David shares how his background in wine, love of English ales, and belief in California’s craft brewing future helped shape Firestone Walker from the ground up. John and David discuss: 00:00 — Introduction to David Walker and Firestone Walker 01:09 — How Firestone Walker started and why craft beer felt like the next wine movement 04:56 — Bringing European beer culture into California craft brewing 06:19 — How 805 beer became Firestone Walker’s flagship brand 08:48 — The evolution of craft beer marketing and lifestyle branding 12:21 — Scaling Firestone Walker while keeping up with demand 14:46 — Growing without losing culture, quality, or authenticity 18:07 — Building a successful family business and long-term leadership partnership 21:37 — Brewing for Tomorrow: sustainability, solar power, CO2 capture, and water efficiency 25:42 — The state of craft beer and what comes next for Firestone Walker Thanks for listening, and if you liked this episode, be sure to share it with someone building a business or career they don’t have to recover from. 🚀 🚀 Join business.com+: https://www.business.com/tracking/?a=101704&c=114951&s7=Youtube&s8=episodedescription&s9=builders Business.com+ is a free membership program for SMBs that takes the pain out of choosing new business services with 1:1 help from an advisor + exclusive deals on top solutions. 🎧 Listen and subscribe to the builders podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1608075598?to=page 📺 Watch more from the builders podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@builderspodcast
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