Jul 23, 2020
Bryn joined Thames Valley Police in 1986 transferred to Northumbria Police end of 1988 and retired November 2014. During my time in the police I was involved in the International Police Association and elected to National Vice President in 2007. I met lots of other cops from around the world as a result.
He created House Of Ruhr after a German police colleague told him he dreamed of seeing a drink made at his family distillery in the Ruhr Valley behind served in a bar in Newcastle. That dream is now fulfilled when he launched their own range of gins recently.
Ian & Bryn discuss;
- The story of House of Ruhr
- Problems with importing alcohol
- Beginning sales & marketing
- Being a retired cop
- The heritage of the gin
- Thoughts on launching new drink products
- Importance of networking and having connections
Ian live streamed (Facebook, YouTube & Twitter) for two hours on the 24th July 2020 and interviewed 3 of speakers back to back!
We have edited those videos and created bonus podcast episodes.
The original videos can be watched again on the respective social media platforms.
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