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This week we welcome Jeff Amendola and Chris Monaco of Amendola Family Cigar Co to the show.

Episode 430 - Jeff Amendola and Chris Monaco of Amendola Family Cigar Co.

Born and raised in Rye, New York, Jeff Amendola moved to North Carolina in 2009. When he arrived in Durham. North Carolina in his search for a career, he became a Durham Police Officer. He never forgot that as a kid, he would often go shopping along Arthur Avenue in the Bronx with his parents and come across a cigar factory where he would watch the torcedors roll cigars and decided to start in the cigar business after starting as a side hustle, he created his own Amendola Family Cigar Brands. He reached out to the cigar makers he’d befriended on Arthur Avenue to design him a signature cigar that he could use at his pop-up cigar events.  While sitting at a live Watts &amp; Ward event, Jeff and I discuss;  How he got started in cigars Starting young in an "older" industry and creating a brand Thoughts around saturation in the cigar market How he promotes the brand (online, trade shows, events, etc) Favorite Amendola Cigar Working with different fillers and wrappers  U.S Food and Drug Administration (USFDA)  treatment on premium cigars vs. cigarettes.  Cigars for beginners Cuban Cigars and much more!  Other Resources:  BestCigarPrices.com AtlanticCigar.com Cigars vs Cigarettes Psycology of Cigars(Cigars Daily video)  Sponsor/Partnership The Beginner’s Guide To Outsourcing Your Business: Find, Hire, and Build Your Team Virtually Today! $2.99 Ebook on Amazon. Step-by-step guide every entrepreneur needs to build his or her business with the asset of working with virtual employees. Focusing on business growth, giving you the time to work less in the business and more time working on the business.

Born and raised in Rye, New York, Jeff Amendola moved to North Carolina in 2009. When he arrived in Durham. North Carolina in his search for a career, he became a Durham Police Officer. He never forgot that as a kid, he would often go shopping along Arthur Avenue in the Bronx with his parents and come across a cigar factory where he would watch the torcedors roll cigars and decided to start in the cigar business after starting as a side hustle, he created his own <a href="https://amendolafamilycigars.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Amendola Family Cigar Brands</a>. He reached out to the cigar makers he’d befriended on Arthur Avenue to design him a signature cigar that he could use at his pop-up cigar events.  While sitting at a live <a href="https://www.wattsandward.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Watts &amp; Ward</a> event, Jeff and I discuss; <ul> <li>How he got started in cigars</li> <li>Starting young in an "older" industry and creating a brand</li> <li>Thoughts around saturation in the cigar market</li> <li>How he promotes the brand (online, trade shows, events, etc)</li> <li>Favorite Amendola Cigar</li> <li>Working with different <a href="https://www.cigaraficionado.com/glossary/filler" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">fillers</a> and <a href="https://www.jrcigars.com/blending-room/university/wrappers/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">wrappers</a></li> <li> U.S Food and Drug Administration (USFDA)  <a href="https://fda.famous-smoke.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">treatment on premium cigars vs. cigarettes</a>. </li> <li>Cigars for beginners</li> <li>Cuban Cigars and much more!</li> </ul> Other Resources: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.bestcigarprices.com/amendola-cigars/?searchbrandfwd=amendola" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">BestCigarPrices.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://atlanticcigar.com/search.php?search_query=amendola" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">AtlanticCigar.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.famous-smoke.com/cigaradvisor/cigars-vs-cigarettes" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Cigars vs Cigarettes</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqzLtl6gNRQ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Psycology of Cigars</a>(Cigars Daily video)</li> </ul> Sponsor/Partnership <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-Outsourcing-Your-Business-ebook/dp/B074SZJ6R5/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=gc084-20&amp;linkCode=w00&amp;linkId=1cd443bde82be2ed8022bd28d7c8e0ec&amp;creativeASIN=B074SZJ6R5" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Beginner’s Guide To Outsourcing Your Business:</a> Find, Hire, and Build Your Team Virtually Today! $2.99 Ebook on Amazon. Step-by-step guide every entrepreneur needs to build his or her business with the asset of working with virtual employees. Focusing on business growth, giving you the time to work less in the business and more time working on the business.

163: Cigar Talk - Former Police Officer Turned Cigar Hobby Into Growing Brand with Jeff Amendola