Tuesday May 30, 2023
Blake Jones: A Spirit of Entrepreneurship
“We literally cashed out our 401k’s, maxed out as many credit cards as we could get, and got a small SBA loan.” It sounds like risky business, but the whiskey business was a natural fit for Bedford native Blake Jones, who, along with his brother and a buddy, founded West Fork Whiskey. And they just may have found lightning in a bottle. He talks about the entrepreneurial journey to create a “boldly Indiana” whiskey distillery that is quickly becoming an agritourism destination.