Ready To Drink Podcast

By The FreeMind Group

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Episodes: 39

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The Ready To Drink Podcast is built for founders, operators, and leaders navigating the next era of beverage. Hosted by twenty-year industry veteran Nate Fochtman, the show pulls back the curtain on what actually drives growth - distribution strategy, regulatory navigation, sales velocity, and consumer trust. These are honest conversations with the people doing the work, building brands that last in a crowded and regulated marketplace.


Episode Date
The LEVIA Story with Kristin & Eric Rogers
Apr 02, 2026
Quick Sips: From "Crazy Idea" to Big Acquisition (and Buying it Back)
Apr 01, 2026
Quick Sips: 84% of Americans Want THC Drinks
Mar 27, 2026
Quick Sips: The New Way to Socialize: Why Hemp Hits Different with Goodmellow
Mar 25, 2026
The Science of Terpenes: How Abstrax Tech is Revolutionizing Beer & Cannabis
Mar 24, 2026
Quick Sips: How to get 30% MORE beer from your hops with Abstrax Tech
Mar 23, 2026
Quick Sips: The Story Behind Appalachian Girls Cannabis Co
Mar 21, 2026
Quick Sips: PR Has a PR Problem & Why the Human Story is the Future of Public Relations
Mar 20, 2026
Quick Sips: The Craft Beer Lesson the Cannabis Industry is Ignoring
Mar 19, 2026
Why Hemp THC Beverages Belong in Bars + Retail, Not Dispensaries | Adam Peabody of Flora + Reddi Beverage
Mar 18, 2026
Quick Sips: Why Hemp is the "Trojan Horse" for THC Accessibility | Thomas Winstanley, Edibles.com
Mar 12, 2026
Why Hemp is the "Trojan Horse" for THC Accessibility | Thomas Winstanley, Edibles.com
Mar 11, 2026
Quick Sips: Overcoming Addiction & Embracing Failure
Mar 10, 2026
Quick Sips: Is Hemp REALLY killing the Bourbon industry? Chris Fontes, Founder of High Spirits
Mar 10, 2026
Quick Sips: ROAM is proving that "Clean Label" and "High Potency" can live in the same can with co-founder, Shannon Urban-Denise
Mar 09, 2026
Quick Sips: Why hemp beverage founders are BEGGING to be regulated with Gordon Whelpley, co-founder of Float House CAN-NA-BREWS
Mar 08, 2026
Quick Sips: Corporate Ladder to Hemp Founder with Anna Baskin, founder of hightail
Mar 07, 2026
Redefining the 5 PM Reset: Low-Dose Hemp & Functional Drinks with Anna Baskin, Founder of hightail
Mar 06, 2026
Quick Sips: Stop Trying To Be Perfect. Fail Faster I Jared Langston, Founder of Good Liar NA Beer
Mar 05, 2026
Quick Sips: Regenerative Agriculture & The Future of Farming with Steve Groff
Mar 05, 2026
Appalachian Girls Cannabis: Building THC Drinks in Ohio, Surviving Regulation and Scaling From Zero to 300 Stores
Feb 27, 2026
Regenerative Farming, Hemp Fiber and the Future of Food | Steve Groff, Cedar Meadow Farm
Feb 24, 2026
Shannon Urban-Denise on Sobriety, Anxiety & Building Roam Beverages
Feb 23, 2026
How Goodmellow Is Scaling With Discipline, Distribution, and Real Consumer Demand
Feb 18, 2026
Building a Profitable THC Beverage Brand & Why the Industry Must Step Up Now I Chris Fontes
Feb 16, 2026
Good Liar NA Beer Founder Jared Langston: Building the Fastest-Velocity 6-Pack in Ohio + Why Flavor Wins
Feb 03, 2026
Ground Game’s Josh Furbish: The Retail Reality Behind THC Drinks, NA Beer, and Brand Sell-Through
Jan 27, 2026
Bioavailability Explained: How Lix Brands Is Changing Supplements & Functional Beverages
Jan 20, 2026
Float House CAN-NA-BREWS: Building a THC Beverage That Isn’t Beer | Regulation, Manufacturing & Category Creation
Jan 09, 2026
How Berg Brewing Was Built Right | Brewery Strategy, Family Business, and Craft Beer Reality
Dec 29, 2025
Building a Distillery on Heritage, Grit & Community | Yianni Barakos of Mason Dixon Distillery
Dec 18, 2025
How Yah Brew Built a 90s-Inspired Brewery, Hoagie Shop | Ready To Drink Podcast
Dec 15, 2025
Happie Beverages: Pete Olander on Building a Category, Navigating Regulation & Functional Drinks
Nov 21, 2025
Moon Flower Hemp: Three Generations, Full Transparency, and the Fight for Real Regulation
Nov 21, 2025
Building a Brewery on the Gettysburg Battlefield: The 30-Year Story Paul Lemley
Nov 06, 2025
From Garage Brewing to a Pennsylvania Landmark | The Story of South County Brewing with JR Heaps
Oct 24, 2025
We Ditched Alcohol for THC: The Wild West of the Hemp Beverage Market | Peri Higgins & Mike Podlogar of More Love
Oct 16, 2025
History, Ghost Stories & Craft Beer Legacy I Sam Allen of Bube's Brewery
Oct 16, 2025
10 YEARS to OPENING: From Server to Community Bar Owner | Corey Wolfe of Woof Bar
Oct 16, 2025