In this episode of Builders, Makers, Doers, Andy and Elliot sit down on site with Zac Triemert, founder of Brickway Brewery and Distillery, for a raw conversation about what happens when everything you build gets taken away — and you decide to build again anyway.Most businesses don’t break because the product is bad.
They break because ownership decisions collide with people, partners, and pressure
In this episode of Builders, Makers, Doers, Andy and Elliot sit down on site with Zach Triemert, founder of Brickway Brewery and Distillery, for a raw conversation about what happens when everything you build gets taken away — and you decide to build again anyway.
This is not a craft beer episode.
It’s a resilience episode.
Zach shares the full story of growing Nebraska’s largest brewery, giving away equity too early, and being escorted out of his own company — overnight. What followed wasn’t a comeback tour. It was a hard reset.
Cash flow pressure.
Starting over from scratch.
Making decisions differently the second time.
This conversation explores what ownership really demands when the market shifts, competition explodes, and the rules change mid-game.
You’ll hear how Zach:
This episode is about patience, discipline, and long-term thinking.
Because resilience isn’t grit.
It’s structure.
And it’s built before things fall apart.
If you own — or plan to own — a trades, manufacturing, or operations-driven business, this conversation will hit close to home.
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