Oct 26, 2022
Mark Gillespie is the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast and founding partner of CaskStrength Media. Now in its 17th year, WhiskyCast is the world’s longest-running whiskey podcast series, enjoyed by listeners in over 180 countries. Mark has developed WhiskyCast into a worldwide online community, providing complete news coverage of the whiskey industry.
Mark is a veteran journalist with four decades of experience in broadcast and online journalism and was awarded Communicator of the Year honors in the 2021 Whisky Magazine Icons of Whisky Awards. He has also been inducted into the Kentucky Distillers Association’s Order of the Writ for his contributions to whisky-focused journalism.
Listen to this episode of Mitlin Money Mindset™ for some great takeaways about Mark’s journey from journalist to entrepreneur, great whiskey recommendations that you may want to try, and what he thinks the future of the whiskey industry looks like.
You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...
- Learn more about Mark Gillespie and WhiskyCast [3:10]
- How WhiskyCast has grown since its conception in 2005 [8:32]
- The most interesting thing Mark has learned about Whiskey [10:33]
- How Mark’s HappyHourLive Webcast came to be [12:53]
- How beginners can expand their whiskey palette [15:07]
- Why Mark doesn’t have a favorite whiskey—yet [21:40]
- Mark’s whiskey collection is his personal library [23:11]
- What does the future of the whiskey industry look like? [27:45]
- The story behind Mark’s custom desk [30:13]
- What’s up next for Mark Gillespie in 2022? [31:35]
- What brought Mark joy and put him in the mindset for success [32:33]
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Mark Gillespie is the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast, now in its 17th year as the world’s longest-running whisky podcast series. WhiskyCast provides whisky lovers with news and interviews from the world of whisky each week, and has been produced on location in more than 15 different countries.
Mark is a veteran journalist with four decades of experience in broadcast and online journalism, and was awarded Communicator of the Year honors in the 2021 Whisky Magazine Icons of Whisky Awards.
He has also been inducted into the Kentucky Distillers Association’s Order of the Writ for his contributions to whisky-focused journalism, and has been recognized for his work by the Society of Professional Journalists, the Spirited Awards, the Academy of Podcasters Awards, the Drammies Awards, the Alaska Press Club, and the Houston Press Club. He is a former president of the Alaska Press Club.
Mark and his family own CaskStrength Media, and are based in the
charming, yet regrettably dry town of Haddonfield, New Jersey.
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