122. Making it in the Beer Business with Ruchi Dasai, Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Ruchi Desai, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer at EIGHT Brewing Co.
Like so many industries, the beer business is dominated by men. What is it like to run a beer business as a female entrepreneur and woman of color? Ruchi Desai has a unique first-person experience to share as her beer brand, EIGHT Elite Light Lager, which she co-founded alongside NFL legend Troy Aikman, continues its march as the fastest independent beer launch in Texas history.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruchiadesai/
Top 4 Takeaways:
Believe in yourself. There are enough naysayers in the world you don’t have to add your voice to the list.
Know your own worth. Every time you say yes to something you say no to something else so be choiceful about when you compromise if you have to compromise at all.
No one else knows what they are doing either. Find your voice and project confidence. Knowing everything is not a prerequisite to finding success. Put the work in, do your research, and advocate for your ideas.
To be successful you’ve got to have tenacity, ambition, action, creativity, and trust. If you reach your goal too soon you probably didn’t set the goal high enough.
