Tuesday, July 10, 2012

7/10 Byrne Offutt, JESSE WILSON, Aaron Greenwald

Byrne Offutt - Mountain Valley Waters

Every drop of Mountain Valley water comes from a single, natural spring source that originates deep within the earth's surface. The spring is located within 2,000 acres of protected land approximately 12 miles from Hot Springs National Park Arkansas. We bottle Mountain Valley at the spring site. The first known owner of the property containing the Mountain Valley spring was Benjamin Lockett. Mr. Lockett and his son Enoch sold some of the water locally around Hot Springs until it became known as “Lockett's Spring Water.” Dr. Peter Greene, an Arkansas pharmacist, began to market the water and then changed its name to “Mountain Valley” (after the name of the nearby small community) in 1871. Dr. Greene purchased the land in 1872, began to improve the spring site, and gave Mountain Valley its start.


JESSE WILSON - NBC's "Love in the Wild"

JESSE WILSON resides in Manhattan Beach, CA Jesse Wilson grew up in Oakdale, California, which happens to be affectionately known as "Cowboy Capital of the World," where there were only three stop signs, one general store and 100 people. This small-town boy went on to play semi-professional football and was voted the team captain. Wilson is confident when it comes to sports and athleticism, but he is looking for the perfect girl. He wants to get married eventually and have kids - he even has the names picked out for his children.


Aaron Greenwald - BOLD Organics (21)

Just one year ago, Aaron was a sophomore at Washington University in St. Louis when a business professor challenged him to formulate a business plan for a class project. Having experienced the benefits of gluten- and dairy-free eating as a competitive tennis player and frustrated with the poor taste of suitable foods available in supermarkets, he set out to develop a pizza that was both delicious and healthy. Working with local St. Louis renowned chef, Eric Brenner, he succeeded...BOLD Organics is currently distributed throughout 200 stores around the country, including independent shops and chains, such as Whole Foods (which in some stores is selling two to four times the market average) and has already been approved into 1,000+ more stores.