Girl On Purpose With Vivian Tenorio

038: Chris Woehrle, Co-Founder of Kings County Jerky

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Chris Woehrle is the co-founder and CEO of Kings County Jerky Co., a Brooklyn-based business  specializing in all natural, 10% grass-fed beef jerky. He co-founded the company in 2010, leaving his career as an art director to pursue a twin for passion for food and entrepreneurship. What began as a weekend booth at the local flea market is now a national business, with products available in specialty food stores across the country, including most recently, Williams-Sonoma. The company has been featured in The New York Times, Bon Appetit, Real Simple, and Men’s Journal, as well as on the Cooking Channel, ABC News, and NPR.   On Today's show Chris will share: - Personal Mission Statement Be the best at what you do, and always strive to be better. Question everything you do, always be learning how to improve, and always be open to change. - Biggest Business Mistake Trying to do everything ourselves. A a result, we overspent on a facility we quickly outgrew, and squandered a huge headstart in the market by thinking