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Austin From Scratch: An Interview with Matt Sieler, Founder of Maine Root Handcrafted Beverages

Austin From Scratch is our favorite series on the blog and involves Owen (age 8) and Malia (age 6) interviewing local entrepreneurs who have created a thriving business here in the heart of Texas.  For this session, we sat down with Matt Sieler, Founder of Maine Root Handcrafted Beverages.  The kids chose Maine Root because they love their Root Beer and, fortunately, their founder lives right here in Austin, TX.  We hope you enjoy! Read more

Austin From Scratch (Vacation Style): An Interview with Matt Tietz, Vice President of McDonough Manufacturing

Austin From Scratch is our favorite series on the blog and involves Owen (age 8) and Malia (age 6) interviewing local entrepreneurs who have created a thriving business here in the heart of Texas.  For this edition of AFS, we changed it up a bit to accommodate our summer vacation and interviewed an old friend from Eau Claire, WI.  Matt Tietz is the Vice President of McDonough Manufacturing, a 125-year-old company that makes sawmill equipment in the heart of Wisconsin.  Some people call him a modern day Paul Bunyan, but we’ll let you decide.  We hope you enjoy!

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Austin From Scratch: An Interview with Shay Spaniola, Founder of bunglo

Austin From Scratch is our favorite series on the blog and involves Owen (age 8) and Malia (age 6) interviewing local entrepreneurs who have created a thriving business here in the heart of Texas.  For this session, we sat down with Shay Spaniola, Founder of  bunglo.  We chose bunglo after Shay visited our (Buddy Bars) booth at HOPE Farmers Market and shared some fun stories about having her own business as a child.  We hope you enjoy!

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Austin From Scratch: An Interview with Matt Butterfield, Founder of Butterfield Custom Homes

Austin From Scratch is our favorite series on the blog and involves Owen (age 8) and Malia (age 6) interviewing local entrepreneurs who have created a thriving business here in the heart of Texas.  For this session, we sat down with Matt Butterfield, Founder of  Butterfield Custom Homes.  We chose Butterfield Custom Homes because Matt is a friend of the family and he builds some really beautiful stuff.  Yep, Home Sweet Home!

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Austin From Scratch: An Interview with Abby Nagler, Founder of The Little Yoga House

Austin From Scratch is our favorite series on the blog and involves Owen (age 8) 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 Abby Nagler, Founder of  The Little Yoga House.  The kids chose Abby and The Little Yoga House because it’s their favorite place to do tree, child and coyote (yes, coyote) pose.  Oww oww owwww! Read more