DJ Smith runs a business built on a single truth: you only get one shot a year to get it right. As the founder of Holiday & Harvest Tree Farm in Austin, he operates in a world where Christmas isn’t a season — it’s a high-stakes sprint that determines the entire year. DJ Talks About: 🔴 Running a seasonal, zero-margin-for-error business where one weekend can make or break everything. 🔴 How growing up between entertainment and education shaped his work ethic and creativity. 🔴 Starting at ...
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DJ Smith runs a business built on a single truth: you only get one shot a year to get it right. As the founder of Holiday & Harvest Tree Farm in Austin, he operates in a world where Christmas isn’t a season — it’s a high-stakes sprint that determines the entire year. DJ Talks About: 🔴 Running a seasonal, zero-margin-for-error business where one weekend can make or break everything. 🔴 How growing up between entertainment and education shaped his work ethic and creativity. 🔴 Starting at ...
Fighting Nazis, Making Whiskey, and Honoring The Men Who Invented Mountain Recreation I 10th Mountain I 41
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Fighting Nazis, Making Whiskey, and Honoring The Men Who Invented Mountain Recreation I 10th Mountain I 41
In the heart of Vail Valley, Ryan Thompson and Sean McNeill run 10th Mountain Whiskey & Spirit Co., a distillery paying tribute to the legendary 10th Mountain Division — soldiers who fought Nazis, came home, and laid the foundation for modern skiing and mountain recreation. From bartending in small-town Colorado to building a nationally recognized whiskey brand, Ryan and Sean share the grit, hospitality, and entrepreneurial spirit that drive their work — and how honoring history can guide...
American Operator
DJ Smith runs a business built on a single truth: you only get one shot a year to get it right. As the founder of Holiday & Harvest Tree Farm in Austin, he operates in a world where Christmas isn’t a season — it’s a high-stakes sprint that determines the entire year. DJ Talks About: 🔴 Running a seasonal, zero-margin-for-error business where one weekend can make or break everything. 🔴 How growing up between entertainment and education shaped his work ethic and creativity. 🔴 Starting at ...
