Rambling Business Podcast

We finish our “old western town” series Virginia City Business by leaving our antique candy store and crossing the street for a cup of coffee. The Roasting House is the town’s primary hangout for micro-roasted coffee. Learn about this unique Virginia City business and what they do to set themselves apart from other coffee houses. www.RamblingBusiness.com

We continue our “old western town” series Virginia City Business, by climbing leaving our 19th Century Hat maker and strolling down the bumpy wooded boardwalk with our spurs for something sweet. Red’s Old Fashioned Candy Store has satisfied a lot of “sweet tooths” for over 80 years. But what makes it special is that it is a family-run business. Learn about this unique Virginia City business and tips on running a family business. www.ramblingbusiness.com

We continue our “old western town” series Virginia City Business, by climbing out of the silver mine to get a hat. Just down the street from the mine is the Pioneer Emporium, where Pascal Baboulin (“BA-BOO-LON”) uses 19th Century methods to make hats. We have his story and how he used the very old method of apprenticeship to launch his successful business. www.RamblingBusiness.com

We leave our San Diego Microbrewery series and fly you northwest to the old west town of Virginia City, Nevada. Yes you heard right, we are leaving the jagged California coast and flying to northwest into the middle of the Nevada chaparral that is hundreds of miles from the Pacific. (One of the strange anomalies of California). We start our Virginia City Series with taking you into a hole. That’s right, a silver mine, and what the owner, Gregg Hess has done with it. Also coming your way are some business tips, a travel tip and of course our tax tale. www.ramblingbusiness.com

Here we finish our San Diego Microbrewery Series. In case you missed the last episode, we started the San Diego destination podcasts by discussing Ballast Point and The Lost Abbey Breweries. Today we look at the Green Flash Brewery and give you some business take-aways on how they became successful. We also have our travel advice and tax tales at www.ramblingbusiness.com

Join our San Diego Micro-Brewery Series tour where American Micro-brewing began. In this episode, we walk into "The Confessional" and experience the miracle that catapulted The Lost Abbey Brewery to national stardom. Also grab a souvenir of travel advice and business take-aways while you're hear on our site www.ramblingbusiness.com

We leave the East Coast and fly you all the way to the other coast to San Diego where American Micro-brewing began. Today we give some business take-aways on starting a new business while getting a rare glimpse of the birth of a new industry and Ballast Point Brewery. We also have our travel advice and tax tales. www.RamblingBusiness.com

Before leaving Massachusetts, Rick and Judy jumped on the nation’s oldest platform carousel located in Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard. Learn about the carousel and some tips on running a non-profit like a well-oiled enterprise. Check out our web site video to see if one of them gets the brass ring. We also have our travel advice and tax tips coming your way. www.RamblingBusiness.com

We leave the Boston area and drive a couple of hour’s south, and jump on a ferry to Martha’s Vineyards. Here Rick and Judy rode around the island and came across a legendary woodcarver artist, J.P. Uranker. Find out how he built a reputation as a premier wood carving artist. In addition to business tips, we’ll tell you a travel tip and a crazy tax law. To get the full multimedia experience, check www.ramblingbusiness.com

We leave our Maui business series and fly you to the other side of the country to Massachusetts. We start in a Boston suburb, Brookline where Devon Trevelyan, a musician, brought back an old tradition that many had thought had died out…board games. We’ll talk about how he did it and why it is thriving. www.RamblingBusiness.com

We leave our Maui plantation and drive up the side of the Haliakala volcano overlooking the Southeastern side of Maui. Today we tell you the story of Maui Wine grown at the Ulupalakua Vineyards. More specifically, we’ll talk about how they used the resources in Maui and were able to turn the business into a popular world-class winery. In addition to these business tips, we’ll send you a travel tip and a crazy tax law. www.ramblingbusiness.com

Check out the 1870 Haikui Plantation Inn on Maui where Rick and Brandon talk about its long history and business practices that have made it a unique location for travelers. For the full multimedia experience go to www.ramblingbusiness.com. Get the latest by subscribing on Itunes at http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR Leave a review if you like us! www.RamblingBusiness.com

Join the whole family, Rick, Judy, Brandon, Devin, Austin, Amber, Sarah, and Satya as they milk goats and eat cheese. This is just no ordinary goat dairy. Thomas and Eve Kafsack left Germany 12 years ago to practice gourmet cheese production in Hawaii. We’ll give you some business take-aways, travel tips, and of course Tax Tales. For the full multimedia experience go to www.ramblingbusiness.com. Get the latest by subscribing on Itunes at ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR Leave a review if you like us! www.RamblingBusiness.com

Our journey this series, Sweet Santa Barbara Business, has taken you to wine, glass blowing and an old stage coach stop. We finish our series with dessert. “Chocolats du CaliBressan”. While up in Santa Barbara, Rick and Judy went up to State Street in downtown Santa Barbara and gave into the temptation to visit Chocolats du CaliBressan. You can find their website link on www.ramblingbusiness.com. What makes this business unique is that that chef, Jean-Michel, used culinary sauce techniques to make chocolate. Get your ticket punched and have a seat. We’ll give you some business take-aways, travel tips, and of course Tax Tales. For the full multimedia experience go to www.ramblingbusiness.com. Get the latest by subscribing on Itunes at ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR Leave a review if you like us! www.RamblingBusiness.com

We continue our series, Sweet Santa Barbara Business, where Brandon and Rick talk to small businesses in Santa Barbara to learn about their secrets for success. In this episode Rick and Judy went up the San Marcos Pass to the Cold Spring Tavern which you can find on our website. What makes this business unique is that it has survived over 100 years in an out of the way place up on a mountain. Today we will talk about how the owners are able bring in customers and make the Cold Spring Tavern a “Must stop” for travelers around Santa Barbara. For the full multimedia experience go to www.ramblingbusiness.com. Get the latest by subscribing on Itunes at ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR Leave a review if you like us! www.RamblingBusiness.com