We asked the community what factors they felt were responsible for their success and we’ve highlighted some of those responses below.

Tim Piersant | Founder & CEO

I believe our story has written itself by constantly pushing boundaries since our founding in 2011. We began with the entire city of Chattanooga rallying behind us during our “Vote Whiskey” campaign, which overturned Prohibition-era laws, allowing Chattanooga Whiskey to build the first distillery in the city since 1915. Since then, the support of the local community has been foundational to our success. Read more>>

Melanie Woodruff | Founder of MOD + GLORY

As simple as this may be, I feel that one of the most important factors behind my success is consistency. Of course there are best practices to follow and back end systems that are vital to nail down, but staying consistent and showing up to do the work day in and day out is probably the biggest factor I’ve noticed that makes all the difference. It’s easy to put in the necessary work when you’re feeling motivated, but when that motivation leaves and you don’t feel like doing the things that need to get done but do them anyway?! That’s what can take you far. Read more>>