Blaine) & Ramon) are thrilled to have Kevin Wong) as a guest on DTC Pod and dive into building the first Asian American craft hard seltzer alcohol brand - Lunar). Kevin talks about the early days of home brewing, perfecting the formula, and learning from failed batches and supply chain. He also gets into the business side and talks about selling to restaurants and becoming one of the most in-demand items at Trader Joe's.
2:14 - 5:42 Life before Lunar
9:56 - 13:52 Creating Lunar
14:56 - 17:57 Early days of Lunar
18:21 - 20:22 Navigating regulation in the alcohol industry
20:48 - 30:06 Learning to make hard seltzer
30:57 - 32:37 The first failed batch
34:42 - 42:00 Got to market strategy
47:36 - 50:01 Getting into Trader Joe’s
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Kevin Wong) - **Co-Founder of **Lunar)
Ramon Berrios)** - CEO of **Trend.io)
Blaine Bolus)** - COO of **OmniPanel)
