39 min
Jeff Buckwalter of The Holy Donut on Building a Food Business & Supporting the Community through Donuts The Boulos Beat: A Commercial Real Estate Podcast
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- Entrepreneurship
In this episode of The Boulos Beat, guest-hosting for Greg Boulos is Samantha Marinko, Associate at the Boulos Company, as she sits down with Jeff Buckwalter, CEO and Co-Owner of The Holy Donut.
The Holy Donut is a family-owned donut and coffee company that started with a single shop in Portland, Maine, and has grown to employ over 120 people and sell over 2 million donuts a year.
Samantha and Jeff discuss his professional and educational background, how he ended up leaving his safe, well-paying corporate career in sales to take a leap of faith into the donut business, how the Holy Donut supports the community by focusing on local, natural ingredients, and the challenges associated with growing a donut business (especially during a pandemic).
In this episode of The Boulos Beat, guest-hosting for Greg Boulos is Samantha Marinko, Associate at the Boulos Company, as she sits down with Jeff Buckwalter, CEO and Co-Owner of The Holy Donut.
The Holy Donut is a family-owned donut and coffee company that started with a single shop in Portland, Maine, and has grown to employ over 120 people and sell over 2 million donuts a year.
Samantha and Jeff discuss his professional and educational background, how he ended up leaving his safe, well-paying corporate career in sales to take a leap of faith into the donut business, how the Holy Donut supports the community by focusing on local, natural ingredients, and the challenges associated with growing a donut business (especially during a pandemic).
39 min