045: Making Super Hot Chilli Sauce & Building it into a Multi-Million Dollar Specialty Food Company (w/ Dave Hirshkop)
Summary: Dave Hirshkop is the owner and creative force behind Dave’s Gourmet which is a Gourmet products manufacturer that is made up of several brands including Insanity Sauces and Snacks, DG Sauces, Palette Fine Foods, and Chile Today Hot Tamale. They have won dozens of awards, are in national distribution and have a ton of media coverage including The Today Show, Good Morning America, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, The Food Network, NPR, and many more.<br> <br> ..............<br> <br> Tools and Resources:<br> <br> * Blinkist: An app that offers very informative summaries of diverse useful books<br> <br> Book recommendation for entrepreneurs: <br> <br> Dave reads audio books and has now been reading book summaries on Blinkist, but doesn’t have any in particular that he can recommend. He advices entrepreneurs to read books on management. He says Seth Gordon books are also very gainful.<br> <br> He still recommends “The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss”<br> <br> >>><br> <br> Legacy:<br> To be remembered for having created ideas and products that had a positive impact in people’s lives - Dave.<br> <br> >>><br> <br> Best way to connect:<br> <a href="http://www.davesgourmet.com">www.davesgourmet.com</a> - Dave's Business website<br> <a href="mailto:dave@davesgourmet.com">dave@davesgourmet.com</a> - Dave’s email address<br> <br> For more info including show notes and resources check out <a href="https://www.businessgenerals.com">www.businessgenerals.com</a><br> <br> Thanks for tuning in!!<br> <br> -Davis<br> #TheBusinessGeneralsPodcast<br> <br>
