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Working Full-Time & Starting Your Own Business: Dawg Grog Owner, Daniel Keeton

04/30/13 • 12 min

The Firebelly Chronicles | What's Burning in You? | Weekly Podcast | Interviews to Inspire, Motivate, and Empower You

Owner Daniel Keeton of Bend, Oregon had an idea. He wanted to create a healthy beer-like beverage for dogs.While working at Boneyard Brewery, one of the local breweries in his town, Daniel created Dawg Grog - a nutritional liquid treat for your best friend. It's made from Boneyard Brewery's malted barley water, liquid glucosamine, and organic vegetable broth.In only a matter of months, Dawg Grog has already gone international, even making into one of Conan O'Brien's nightly monologues.Daniel created Dawg Grog and manages Dawg Grog while at the same time, continuing to work his full-time job.How did he do it, and how does he do it?Learn all about the Dawg Grog story in our interview here.And after watching the interview, let me know if you too are working a full-time time while creating your project. How are you balancing it and what advice can you offer to the Firebelly Chronicles' community? Share your advice and thoughts in the comments below the video and audio after viewing at www.thefirebellychronicles.com.

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