Wandering Boots Distribution - Kris Jones

My guest today is Kris Jones, co-founder of Wandering Boots Beverage Distribution from Houston, TX. He’s one of those guys that when you meet him you immediately know two things: 1. He’s a REALLY fucking nice guy 2. This industry is gonna eat his lunch Unfortunately that’s exactly what happened. He was a teacher back in 2012/13 when an uncle said something like “Hey you and your wife wanna do a beer distribution business in TX?” to which Kris said something like “heck, yeah.” He admits to having no idea or experience in the industry, like most of us starting out, but figured the stacks of the uncle’s cash would support them long enough that they could figure it out. Kris’ now ex-wife and co-founder had a real job so the day-to-day fell to him. So Kris hit up Google and read everything he could. Then he figured he’d go to breweries and How NOT To Start A Damn Brewery:the book, available on Amazon Episode Sponsored by: Simpson Motorcycle Helmets www.simpsonmotorcyclehelmets.com Brewery Direct www.brewerydirect.com