Sponsored by:
Jacob Baumann
Devil’s Foot Beverage Company is the quintessential Asheville entrepreneur story. Two friends (Jacob Baumann and Ben Colvin) had an idea and worked hard for years to make it a reality. If you’re not familiar with Devil’s Foot, they started with an incredibly fresh and flavorful ginger beer, and have expanded into other non-alcoholic beverages. In a town known for beers, Devil’s Foot has stood out as one of the best non-alcoholic beverage companies around.
Kimi McBurney
Kimi McBurney was born and raised in Southern California but now has called the Mountains of Western North Carolina Home since 2015. Her family is rooted in the south with ties to the original settlers of Charleston SC where her family still lives! She is a 5th generation contractor who found her way to all things real estate through residential and commercial construction. Kimi now owns and operates multiple a home inspection business, a residential and commercial GC business and facilitates a successful real estate organization. She actively holds her brokers, GC, and Home Inspection license. Using those to serve clients in any way she can!
Joshua Valdes
Joshua Valdes has been drinking coffee since he was three years old. His love of coffee brought him to the Dripolator as a barista after graduating from Montreat College. It was during this formative time that he fell in love with craft coffee, and even more with the Dripolator brand. After moving away to work for a big box coffee company, he couldn’t be happier to be back, partnered with his friend and mentor, the OG founder of Dripolator, Amy Vermillion. Together they have expended from one location to four in just two years time.