Whiskey Maturation and Innovation with Byron Copeland

Around the Barrel with Jack Daniel's

We can all agree that maturity can really only emerge over time. That’s certainly true of both people and whiskey. Most of the time, that maturity process can’t happen all by itself. It needs to be nurtured, monitored, guided and celebrated. On this episode, we talk with Byron Copeland, the Manager of Leadership Acceleration and Maturation Innovation at the Jack Daniel Distillery, about how his experience at both well-established companies and startups meshes well with the world of whiskey, how working your way into a new work family involves quite a bit of listening, and about how paving the way for future leaders to enter the spirits business can be just as important as what goes in and Around the Barrel.