Bertha González Nieves Of Casa Dragones Talks Tequila & The Magic Of Networking

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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We’re thrilled to welcome Bertha González Nieves, CEO and co-founder of Casa Dragones, back to the pod. Bertha talks with host Kerry Diamond about the chance encounter that changed her life, what it takes to build a brand, and the passion, determination, and naïvete required to be an entrepreneur. They also talk about the Casa Dragones tasting room opening later this year at Fontainebleau Las Vegas and why Bertha wouldn’t mind being stuck on a desert island with Martha Stewart. Thank you to Kerrygold and OpenTable for supporting our show. Hosted by Kerry Diamond Produced by Catherine Baker and Elizabeth Vogt Edited by Jenna Sadhu Content Operations Manager Londyn Crenshaw Recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center Radio Cherry Bombe is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here. More on Bertha: Instagram, website More on Kerry: Instagram

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone's
0:02.0	Hi, everyone, you're listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond, coming
0:21.8	to you from New Stand Studios at Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City.
0:26.3	I'm the founder and editor of Cherrybaum Magazine.
0:29.6	I'm excited to welcome today's guest back to the pod.
0:32.7	It's Berta Gonzalez-Niaves, one of my favorite entrepreneurs.
0:36.6	If you're a founder, brand expert, aspiring entrepreneur, or all of the above, you don't want to miss my chat with Berta. She's the co-founder and CEO of Casa Dragones, the luxury tequila company that so many folks are obsessed with. She joins me to talk about lots of things, including the life-changing power of networking.
0:55.7	Bertha is proof that you might want to chat with a person standing next to you because
0:59.3	you never know what might come from that conversation. She shares her thoughts on building a
1:04.3	brand and paying attention to details and why entrepreneurship requires equal amounts of
1:09.3	passion, determination, and naivete.
1:12.4	We also chat about the Casa Dragona's tasting room at the Fountain Blue in Las Vegas that
1:16.7	will open later this year in conjunction with the first U.S. outpost of Gabriella Camara's
1:21.7	contramar. Gabby and Berta has that for a dynamic duo. Stay tuned for our chat.
1:29.6	Today's show is presented by Carriegold. Carrigold is the iconic Irish brand, famous for its beautiful cheese and butter,
1:35.0	made with milk from Irish grass-fed cows. I am a Carrigold superfan, and I had the good
1:40.4	fortune to travel to Ireland with the Carri Gold team a few years ago. I met farmers,
1:44.9	cheesemakers, the folks who inspect the butter and grade the cheese, and I even met the cows.
1:50.7	It was an unforgettable trip, and I loved getting to know more about the world of Carri-Gold.
1:55.3	I learned the differences between the Carri-Gold cheeses, and I'm going to share some of my favorites
1:59.6	with you. There's Carri-Gold-aged cheddar, classic and rich. Carrigold Reserve cheddar is sharp and bold, thanks to an
2:06.6	extra year of aging. Carrigold Dubliner is a robust aged cow's milk cheese that's nutty, sharp,
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