Nov 9
Welcome to AdVentures! In this series, we’ll take a closer look at one of our family’s entrepreneurial ventures. In past months, we’ve hosted a taco wagon, a coffee stand and made and sold homemade chocolate bars. For this event, Owen and his buddy Will created Buddy Bars to participate in the Acton Children’s Business Fair. As with all AdVentures, our goal is to have some fun with the kids and learn more about entrepreneurism. Read more
Austin From Scratch is our favorite series on the blog and involves Owen (age 7) and Malia (age 5) interviewing local entrepreneurs who have created a thriving business here in the heart of Texas. For this session, we sat down with Drew Gressett, Founder of Hat Creek Burger Company. The kids selected Hat Creek because they love the burgers and their awesome outdoor play-scape. I supported their decision, of course, because I’m a big fan of their milkshakes. Read more
Austin From Scratch is our favorite series on the blog and involves Owen (age 7) and Malia (age 5) interviewing local entrepreneurs who have created a thriving business here in the heart of Texas. For this session, we sat down with Craig Plackis, Founder of Craig O’s Pizza and Pastaria. We selected Craig O’s because it’s our favorite pizza in Austin and we wanted to meet the man behind the famous gluten-free pies. Read more
May 22
Austin From Scratch is our favorite series on the blog and involves Owen (age 7) and Malia (age 5) interviewing local entrepreneurs who have created a thriving business here in the heart of Texas. For this session, we sat down with Matt Shook, the Founder of JuiceLand. We selected JuiceLand simply because they make the best smoothies and juices in the galaxy and they’re also a cool part of Austin’s health conscious culture. Read more
Austin From Scratch is our favorite series on the blog and involves Owen (age 7) and Malia (age 5) interviewing local entrepreneurs who have created a thriving business here in the heart of Texas. For this session, we sat down with Kathy Steele, the Founder of Berry Austin. We selected Berry Austin, our favorite froyo (frozen yogurt) in Central Texas because we love sharing a treat together…and also because Berry Austin is the premier spot in town for playing a family-friendly game of I SPY. Read more
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