Erik Lensch's guest appearances

Erik Lensch

Tales From the Cask Craft Beer Podcast

Bigger Than Us

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Dana Gunders

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Lisa Ann

Brandon Walker

Duncan Campbell

Amy King

Maxine Bédat

OwlTail

After a successful 13 year career in the financial services industry Erik made his first company acquisition in 2006, a NC-based solar equipment distribution business. Soon after the acquisition Erik started a solar construction and development company, Argand Energy Solutions. Argand grew into one of the larger commercial installation and project development companies in the Carolinas. In 2014 the company completed a successful sale to York Capital, a large hedge fund. Branded under the name Entropy Solar Integrators, the company went on to build over 350MW of solar projects.  In late 2016 Erik started his latest venture, Leyline Renewable Energy, to finance the development of solar and biogas projects. The company is deploying capital into projects across the US. Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business

After a successful 13 year career in the financial services industry Erik made his first company acquisition in 2006, a NC-based solar equipment distribution business. Soon after the acquisition Erik started a solar construction and development company, Argand Energy Solutions. Argand grew into one of the larger commercial installation and project development companies in the Carolinas. In 2014 the company completed a successful sale to York Capital, a large hedge fund. Branded under the name Entropy Solar Integrators, the company went on to build over 350MW of solar projects. In late 2016 Erik started his latest venture, Leyline Renewable Energy, to finance the development of solar and biogas projects. The company is deploying capital into projects across the US. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=77721832079421&amp;hvbmt=be&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;keywords=traction+entrepreneurial+operating+system&amp;qid=1573848933&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business</a>

#11 Erik Lensch CEO Leyline Renewable Capital

William Costen

We got a mead tease from the folks at Honeysuckle Meadery way back in  Episode 180 (!), and now mead masters William Costen and Erik Lensch invite us over for a visit and a sampling! The guys share the story of the meadery’s journey thus far, and then we have six incredible meads to try: Elderberry and Elderflower, Blueberry Jam, PawPaw Patch, Midnight Bramble, Raspberry Jam, and the astounding Peanut Butter and Jelly! As he often does, Chip starts the news out slow and low and builds to a final crescendo! He begins with Bloomberg and the global climate change-related news that  your craft beer is about to get more expensive. Next The Twin Cities Pioneer Press reveals the sad news that  Great Waters Brewing Co. in St. Paul is closing. Then VinePair (thanks sfringer!) has specious “news” claiming that ​​​​​​​a new AB-InBev video says that ‘craft beer’ will be gone in two years (here come the trolls!), followed by Colorado Public Radio’s opinions that  craft beer is finding it harder to stay king of the mountain in Colorado. We close the week with The USA Today’s  profile of Blue Moon's founding brewer who is popping the top on a pot-infused beer and Paste’s terrific news that  the economic impact of San Diego craft beer has passed the $1 billion threshold! Apparently everyone was sick of the U.S. election cycle, so we had limited responses to last week’s #caskquiz asking if you were celebrating the election results or drowning your sorrows. This week we are curious to hear if you interested in trying a non-alcohol cannabis “beer”? Would you make it part of your rotation? How about alcohol/cannabis beer? We so love hearing from you! Please send in feedback and beer suggestions by calling us at (919) 502-0280, Tweeting us, following our Instagram or friending us on Untappd, posting on and liking our Facebook page, or emailing us! And please rate &amp; review us in iTunes or Stitcher if you haven’t done so!

We got a mead tease from the folks at <a href="https://honeysucklemeadery.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Honeysuckle Meadery</a> way back in <a href="http://mimsdistributing.com/spotlight/episode-180-fall-beers-fainting-goat-compass-rose-two-roads-plus-mead-honeysuckle/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Episode 180</a> (!), and now mead masters William Costen and Erik Lensch invite us over for a visit and a sampling! The guys share the story of the meadery’s journey thus far, and then we have six incredible meads to try: Elderberry and Elderflower, Blueberry Jam, PawPaw Patch, Midnight Bramble, Raspberry Jam, and the astounding Peanut Butter and Jelly! As he often does, Chip starts the news out slow and low and builds to a final crescendo! He begins with Bloomberg and the global climate change-related news that <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2018-11-13/drinkers-cry-in-their-beer-as-barley-squeeze-signals-pricier-ipa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> your craft beer is about to get more expensive</a>. Next The Twin Cities Pioneer Press reveals the sad news that <a href="https://www.twincities.com/2018/11/11/great-waters-brewing-co-in-downtown-st-paul-to-close/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Great Waters Brewing Co. in St. Paul is closing</a>. Then VinePair (thanks sfringer!) has specious “news” claiming that ​​​​​​​<a href="https://vinepair.com/booze-news/ab-inbev-craft-beer-gone-in-two-years/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a new AB-InBev video says that ‘craft beer’ will be gone in two years</a> (here come the trolls!), followed by Colorado Public Radio’s opinions that <a href="https://www.cpr.org/news/story/craft-beer-is-finding-it-harder-to-stay-king-of-the-mountain-in-colorado" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> craft beer is finding it harder to stay king of the mountain in Colorado</a>. We close the week with The USA Today’s <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/11/12/blue-moon-brewer-brings-pot-infused-beer-market/1941682002/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> profile of Blue Moon's founding brewer who is popping the top on a pot-infused beer</a> and Paste’s terrific news that <a href="https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/11/the-economic-impact-of-san-diego-craft-beer-has-pa.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> the economic impact of San Diego craft beer has passed the $1 billion threshold</a>! Apparently everyone was sick of the U.S. election cycle, so we had limited responses to last week’s #caskquiz asking if you were celebrating the election results or drowning your sorrows. This week we are curious to hear if you interested in trying a non-alcohol cannabis “beer”? Would you make it part of your rotation? How about alcohol/cannabis beer? We so love hearing from you! Please send in feedback and beer suggestions by <a href="tel:19195020280" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">calling us</a> at <a href="tel:19195020280" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">(919) 502-0280</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/talescask" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tweeting us</a>, following our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/talesfromthecask/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or friending us on <a href="https://untappd.com/user/Talesfromthecask" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Untappd</a>, posting on and liking our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TalesFromTheCask" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page, or <a href="mailto:talesfromthecask@gmail.com" rel="noopener">emailing us</a>! And please rate &amp; review us in iTunes or Stitcher if you haven’t done so!

Episode 287 - William Costen and Erik Lensch, Honeysuckle Meadery & Teahouse!