Wil Drake is the founder of one of the biggest staples of Birmingham's food scene: Hero Doughnuts. Wil has been making incredible food creations in Birmingham for decades now. This has manifested itself most significantly in the creation of his restaurant, Hero Doughnuts. We brought him on to learn about the story of how Wil become one of Birmingham's most successful restauranteur.

https://eatathero.com/

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0:00 intros

3:00 childhood

26:00 moving to Birmingham

41:00 Venturing into the service industry

1:01:00 The first inklings of Hero

1:16:00 Hero Doughnuts

1:50:00 The Future

2:00:00 fin

Shane and Susan are Stephen's parents! They have so many fun and crazy stories from growing up. This one is for the grandkids and the great grandkids. Shane and Susan are legends and this is one of many time capsules we hope to capture with them.

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0:00 intros

5:00 Childhood

32:00 1st car accident

49:00 The School of Hard Knocks

57:00 2nd car accident

1:08:00 The beginning of how they met

1:25:00 fin

William Harmon is a dad, husband, chef, mixologist, and now an entrepreneur! He has been involved in the food and beverage scene in Birmingham for many years now. This is his first attempt to contribute to the scene: Mile High Mixers

William came on today to show us his revolutionary product for the fliers of all kinds. Happy friday!

https://drinkmilehigh.com/

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0:00 intros

2:00 Mile High Mixers

9:00 Flying for work

25:00 Learning how to make cocktails

40:00 Cooking

1:03:00 Birmingham Restaurant world

1:21:00 The Entrepreneurial adventure

1:25:00 fin