Jun 7, 2024
Join Leo (host) and Tiffany (producer) in the studio as we reflect on five seasons and 40 episodes of the Building Bellingham Podcast. We talk growth, failure, balancing our entrepreneurial and administrative energies, and our goals for this local business podcast.
Thanks to all who've joined in along the way, and...
May 10, 2024
Meet Chas Kubis. Serial entrepreneur and iconic Bellingham restaurateur, he's the driving force behind Black Sheep's fried chicken tacos and the guy that bar staff call on when an oven breaks at 7:30 on a Friday night. In this episode, he talks hard conversations, the incubation space of multiple restaurant concepts,...
Mar 22, 2024
Meet Jesse Parker, Master Blender at the award-winning Doc Swinson's American whiskey brand. In this episode, we hear how a 20-something kid won a national gin award, how a small business that began with ten casks has grown to an operation with thousands of casks, how a small distillery in Ferndale is ranking -...
Feb 23, 2024
Meet Matt Mini, THE Funky of Funky's Hot Sauce; he's a master of
creating artisanal hot sauces with a zing of garlic or a
fruit-forward sweetness that still packs a lot of heat.
In this episode, we hear about his years of developing recipes, how
he moved from kitchen to kitchen (and how narrow the temperature
range has...
Jan 19, 2024
Meet Charmae Scheffer; she's a high-energy people lover with a passion for caring for dogs while their parents are at work or on vacation. In this episode, we hear how Charmae juggled raising seven kids while growing a fledgling business, how the Whatcom County zoning code changed due to the Scheffers' efforts, and...