How I Started the First Black-Owned Brewery in Central Ohio!
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How I Started the First Black-Owned Brewery in Central Ohio!
Find Mecca Bev: https://www.instagram.com/meccabevhouse/?hl=enBuy Courses at https://bit.ly/PrepareforyourfirsttriptoAfricaudemySupport Us On Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/gamediversified🎙️ Episode Title:From Home Brew to Mecca: Sizzle Perry’s Bold Journey to Build Ohio’s Black-Owned Beverage Empire📅 Recorded: June 11📍 Location: Mecca Beverage House, Columbus, Ohio🎥 Watch Full Episode: Fathom Video Recording🔑 Key HighlightsSizzle shares how he went from brewing in his kitchen to launching Mecca Beverage House, the first Black-owned brewery in Central OhioHe breaks down how small-batch brewing out-earns mass distribution and why he chooses vibrations over libationsMecca now incubates 7 Black-owned beverage brands, creating space and opportunity in a white-dominated industryLaunching "Purpose Pop", an educational program teaching Black youth (12–22) how to enter the beverage industryDetails on his upcoming book, Cookin’ Salt, and Mecca’s grand opening on Juneteenth💼 Business GameWhy taproom margins crush wholesaleThe $8K pandemic deal that changed his business foreverHow Mecca supports Black founders and plans for franchise-style expansion📚 Coming SoonCookin’ Salt – the book for aspiring Black brewersPurpose Pop program launchYouTube channel showing brewing and brand-building from scratch📍 Visit Mecca Beverage House745 Taylor Road, Columbus, OH🗓️ Grand Opening: June 19th🎧 Follow, Subscribe, and Support the Movement#SizzlePerry #MeccaBeverageHouse #BlackBreweries #CraftBeerCulture #PurposePop #BlackOwnedBusiness #VibrationsOverLibations #DiversifiedGamePodcast
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