The founders of Persimmon Hollow Brewing Co. remember a time when their first batches of beer tasted nothing like a beer they would drink, let alone sell. Long before the wild success of their brewery, Andy Sistrunk and Robbie Carelli slogged away to craft a delicious local beer they could be proud of sipping and […]Read More
Clay Cass knew his coffee was good when customers were walking through dirt mounds to get into his coffee shop in historic downtown DeLand. Within two years of opening his Trilogy Coffee Cafe in 2015, the city began construction right outside the cafe. With sidewalks torn up, dirt piles everywhere and construction equipment blocking entry, […]Read More
The Power of Synergy The Secrets of a Synergy-Filled Workplace Listen to Podcast Jayson Meyer and his team are really good at finding lost money. Meyer is also quite good at finding team members to support the mission of his Holly Hill business. Synergy Billing, founded in 2006, provides billing services to help Federally Qualified […]Read More
Tide to Table: One Local Oyster Farm’s Contribution to Helping the Indian River Lagoon Thrive It all started with an oyster garden. The tradition began five years ago. After a day of kayaking along the Indian River Lagoon, Dennis David and his family would stop for fresh oysters. They’d eat them together and the smaller […]Read More
Events of an Entrepreneurial Lifetime How Events Shaped Two Local Businesses Every business starts somewhere. With 2.5 million businesses in Florida, there has been a whole lot of getting started for new entrepreneurs. For Stoked Poke and Details Flowers Software, that somewhere started with events. Both, however, couldn’t be more different. Below, is the story […]Read More
