Andrew Merinoff's guest appearances

Andrew Merinoff

Movers and Shakers with April Wachtel

The Modern Bar Cart Podcast

OwlTail

Today's episode is an interview with Andrew Merinoff. Andrew is the founder of DisPact Ventures, an investment fund focused on emerging retail, food &amp; beverage and technology brands, and is also the co-founder of Chinola Passionfruit Liqueur.  Andrew’s experience spans multiple sectors and industries, including F&amp;B, Wine &amp; Spirits, Hospitality, Investing, and Marketing. Most recently, Andrew worked to develop intuitive spirit branding for Proximo Spirits, where he focused on brand development for the company’s current portfolio.   In the podcast today we discuss:  How Andrew thinks about failure The biggest mistake entrepreneurs make How to strategically set your spirits brand up for acquistion… And Andrew’s advice for entrepreneurs raising capital in the current climate.  I think you’ll agree Andrew shared some incredible advice in today’s interview, and I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.  Without further ado, please enjoy my interview with Andrew Merinoff.   Find Andrew  On LinkedIn On Instagram @heymerinoff   Find Chinola www.chinola.com On Instagram @chinola   Find Movers and Shakers: www.moverssshakers.com   On Instagram @moverssshakers   Find April: On LinkedIn www.aprilwachtel.com   Find Cheeky  www.cheekycocktails.co Enter code MOVERSANDSHAKERS at checkout for 10% off your first order  On Instagram @cheekycocktails

Today's episode is an interview with Andrew Merinoff. Andrew is the founder of DisPact Ventures, an investment fund focused on emerging retail, food &amp; beverage and technology brands, and is also the co-founder of Chinola Passionfruit Liqueur.  Andrew’s experience spans multiple sectors and industries, including F&amp;B, Wine &amp; Spirits, Hospitality, Investing, and Marketing. Most recently, Andrew worked to develop intuitive spirit branding for Proximo Spirits, where he focused on brand development for the company’s current portfolio. In the podcast today we discuss: <ol> <li>How Andrew thinks about failure</li> <li>The biggest mistake entrepreneurs make</li> <li>How to strategically set your spirits brand up for acquistion…</li> <li>And Andrew’s advice for entrepreneurs raising capital in the current climate.</li> </ol> I think you’ll agree Andrew shared some incredible advice in today’s interview, and I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.  Without further ado, please enjoy my interview with Andrew Merinoff. Find Andrew <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-merinoff-95ab7959/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> On LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/heymerinoff/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On Instagram @heymerinoff</a> Find Chinola <a href="http://www.chinola.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.chinola.com</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chinola/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On Instagram @chinola</a> Find Movers and Shakers: <a href="http://www.moverssshakers.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.moverssshakers.com</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/moverssshakers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On Instagram @moverssshakers</a> Find April: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/april-wachtel-33573121/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On LinkedIn</a> <a href="http://www.aprilwachtel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.aprilwachtel.com</a> Find Cheeky  <a href="http://www.cheekycocktails.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.cheekycocktails.co</a> Enter code MOVERSANDSHAKERS at checkout for 10% off your first order <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cheekycocktails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> On Instagram @cheekycocktails</a>

Andrew Merinoff from DisPact Ventures and Chinola on the biggest mistake entrepreneurs make and his advice for entrepreneurs raising capital in the current investing climate.

In this flavorful, entrepreneurial conversation with Chinola Liqueur co-founder Andrew Merinoff, some of the topics we explore include:    Andrew’s family legacy in the spirits world, including his very real ties to Canadian whisky magnates and Prohibition-era New York Bootleggers. How Chinola started in a blender in a Dominican Republic apartment and blossomed into a category-defying cocktail ingredient thanks to some old-world European liqueur expertise. Why many people are under the mistaken impression that passion fruit is pink - and what the Chinola team is doing on the agricultural front to ensure that their fruits remain delicious, all-natural, and sustainable. We also dig into the very important ways that Andrew and his team actively partner with the community in the DR so that they’re not merely showing up appropriating a native fruit, and exporting its flavor to the US market. Along the way, we learn why passionfruit evokes a feeling of nostalgia in many people (myself included), the surprising similarities between Chinola and a product that many people call “bartender’s ketchup,” why the Spanish word for “one who gossips” might come up at your next brunch, and much, much more.  This episode is brought to you by Near Country Provisions. If you live in the Mid-Atlantic and want to enjoy ethically raised (and delicious) meat from local farmers delivered to your door every month, then you need Near Country in your life. Head over to NearCountry.com and enter the code BARCART when you sign up for your subscription to receive 2 free pounds of bacon or ground beef in your first delivery.

In this flavorful, entrepreneurial conversation with Chinola Liqueur co-founder Andrew Merinoff, some of the topics we explore include: <ul> <li>Andrew’s family legacy in the spirits world, including his very real ties to Canadian whisky magnates and Prohibition-era New York Bootleggers.</li> <li>How Chinola started in a blender in a Dominican Republic apartment and blossomed into a category-defying cocktail ingredient thanks to some old-world European liqueur expertise.</li> <li>Why many people are under the mistaken impression that passion fruit is pink - and what the Chinola team is doing on the agricultural front to ensure that their fruits remain delicious, all-natural, and sustainable.</li> <li>We also dig into the very important ways that Andrew and his team actively partner with the community in the DR so that they’re not merely showing up appropriating a native fruit, and exporting its flavor to the US market.</li> <li>Along the way, we learn why passionfruit evokes a feeling of nostalgia in many people (myself included), the surprising similarities between Chinola and a product that many people call “bartender’s ketchup,” why the Spanish word for “one who gossips” might come up at your next brunch, and much, much more.</li> </ul> This episode is brought to you by <a href="https://nearcountry.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Near Country Provisions</a>. If you live in the Mid-Atlantic and want to enjoy ethically raised (and delicious) meat from local farmers delivered to your door every month, then you need Near Country in your life. Head over to <a href="https://nearcountry.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">NearCountry.com</a> and enter the code BARCART when you sign up for your subscription to receive 2 free pounds of bacon or ground beef in your first delivery.