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Case studies and complaints from a perpetual consultant
I know why people like consulting - it’s like a high of another level. Which honestly thinking about it now it makes sense why it’s filled with a bunch of bros and over-opinionated people and loud people with no filters and oversharers and perfectionists…
My time in wine sales has taught me a lot of things. It taught me what I was willing to do to make a sale and most importantly, what I was not willing to do just to meet my monthly sales goals.
The World’s Only Corn Palace is a spectacle for pretty much anyone driving along I-90 in South Dakota. It’s a short 10 minute trip off the highway, there are guaranteed to be bathrooms, there is a Tesla supercharging station (huzzah!), and it’s been written about and documented enough that you know its an actual legit place and not some place where serial killers wait out for the lone tourist to arrive.
A few years ago, Union Wine Co was the first on the scene with their line of Underwood cans. It had a slow start. People were skeptical, consumers were rather confused, and shop owners had no idea how to highlight such a product on the shelf. "In what world could wine taste good out of a can?" they thought.
And for god’s sake, on the ingredients list of literally everything they sell, how could they not list “Idaho potatoes” instead of just boring old garden variety “potatoes” from wherever.
Cannabis has a banking problem. Without federal legalization, many banks and financial partners are just plain afraid to play in the cannabis space for fear of the regulatory hammer. There are a number of reasons why cryptocurrency might be an answer to the cannabis industry’s banking problem.