Show Notes
Join us in this inspiring episode of our podcast as we sit down with Carin Luna-Ostaseski, the trailblazing founder of SIA Scotch Whisky. As one of the first Hispanic entrepreneurs in the Scotch whisky industry, Carin shares her incredible journey as a first-generation Cuban American and the role empathy played in her personal and professional development.
In this engaging conversation, Carin reveals how her cultural background and empathetic approach helped her create SIA Scotch Whisky, a brand that resonates with a diverse audience and challenges the traditional Scotch whisky industry's conventions. We dive deep into Carin's experiences as a woman in the male-dominated world of Scotch whisky, her crowdfunding success story, and her ongoing commitment to supporting underrepresented entrepreneurs through The Entrepreneurial Spirit Fund by SIA Scotch.
Don't miss this opportunity to learn from Carin Luna-Ostaseski's unique perspective on entrepreneurship, empathy, and the power of breaking stereotypes in the Scotch whisky world. Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe to our channel for more inspiring episodes!
Connect with Carin Luna-Ostaseski and SIA Scotch Whisky:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carinlunaostaseski/
https://www.instagram.com/siascotchwhisky/
More about our host: Having produced over 100 podcasts in less than three years, Polly Hammond rings in 2023 with the launch of her third annual series, Be Nice or Leave. A long time ago (yes, in a galaxy far far way), Polly graduated from USC with degrees in International Relations and French. Those studies led to a deep and abiding love affair with Behavioural Economics, and nowadays her work is based on all the crazy and irrational reasons consumers engage with brands. (Heads up, she’s a big fan of pop culture, so any interview is sure to have at least one Star Wars reference thrown in.) In the past few years, Polly has been regularly invited to speak on topics of empathy, accessibility, sustainability, and growth at Wine2Wine, the World Bulk Wine Conference, Oregon Wine Symposium, Moldovan Competitiveness Project Digital Workshops, OenoCo Intl Wine Economic Forum, Wine Media Conferences...oh and a whole bunch more.
On top of all that, Polly is lucky enough to wake up each day and work with one of the most talented digital development teams working with ecommerce businesses today. Since its inception as a tiny studio that thought "maybe we can make a difference," her agency 5forests has grown into a globally-recognized, award-winning digital marketing agency working with some of America's top brands.
To learn more about Polly and her work at 5forests, visit: https://5forests.com/
https://www.instagram.com/pollyhammond_/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/p-hammond-5f/
