Written by Emily Glaser | Photos by Anthony Harden With independent bookshops on the endangered species list and Amazon’s monopolistic presence in the marketplace a constant threat to them, Brendan…
Written by Jennifer Fitzgerald | Photos by Anthony Harden Jim Oliver and Mike Proffitt love challenges. Case in point: Their company, Asheville’s AvL Technologies, aims to enable communications where communication…
Written by Emily Ballard | Photos by Anthony Harden Celtic Sea Salt’s Selina Delangre didn’t exactly wake up one day and decide to get into the natural foods business. It…
Written by Jennifer Fitzgerald | Photos by Anthony Harden Carl Christian Radinger carries on the family tradition with the multinational Putsch & Co. Imagine flying to destinations that include Germany,…
Written by Shawndra Russell | Photos by Anthony Harden In just ten years, Melissa Clonch has seen her her gift basket business grow steadily, without incurring debt or experiencing setbacks.…
Written by Daniel Walton | Photos by Anthony Harden Flights of fancy in the analog world is the name of the game for this family business. The Dancing Bear Toys…
Written by Jay Sanders | Photos by Anthony Harden Mixerman, aka Eric Sarafin, details a life spent (so far) as a recording studio rat, an author, and an instructional video…
Written by Jay Sanders | Photos by Anthony Harden With H&H Distillery, Wendell and Taylor Howard set out to create a craft liquor uniquely theirs, while still paying tribute to…
Written by Derek Halsey | Photos by Anthony Harden Andy Mason, of Boone’s Lost Province Brewing Company, is bringing an alchemist’s mind to the art of beer brewing. These days,…
Written by Emily Ballard | Photos by Anthony Harden Kyle Ellison wanted to transplant his lifelong passion for coastal water pursuits to the lakes and rivers of Western North Carolina,…