John Bryant hasn’t forgotten the sleepless nights, pacing the floor in the pre-dawn hours wondering how No-Li Brewhouse would make payroll in the Spokane, Washington-based craft brewery’s early days. It’s a feeling many startup founders can relate to as they’re building at a rapid pace.

In Episode 5 of the Brewbound Podcast’s second season, Brewers Association president and CEO Bob Pease gives a snapshot of the craft brewing industry in 2019. Also, Beer Paws founder Crystal K. Wiebe shares how the ebbs and flows of the industry affects a small, beer-adjacent business.

In Episode 4 of the Brewbound Podcast’s second season, Odell Brewing co-founder Wynne Odell and Sierra Nevada founder Ken Grossman share what it’s like to begin to take a step back from the industry they helped build.

In Episode 3 of the Brewbound Podcast’s second season, Deschutes Brewery founder Gary Fish and other leaders from the Bend, Oregon-based craft brewery discuss the current competitive landscape, the evolution to a beverage company, how difficult it is to get mindshare and focus in 2019, and giving consumers what they want.

In Episode 2 of the Brewbound Podcast’s second season, Karmen Olson and Thomas Bleigh discuss the pH Experiment’s holistic approach to innovation, which extends beyond liquid to experiences, delivery models, technology and more. They also share what it’s like to have a license to fail, how they define success and much more.

Societe Brewing co-founder and CEO Douglas Constantiner discusses the San Diego craft brewery’s transformational year on the first episode of the Brewbound Podcast’s second season.