"After getting engaged in 2013, we started kicking around a wild idea: What if we moved back and revived the prohibition-era distillery his family had owned three generations back? The family business had been passed down for decades until it closed in 1919 due to prohibition. In particular, we had on our hearts Andy's dad, who died of cancer in 2010, but had always said, 'Don't move home unless you have a real good reason to.' This felt like it just might be that real good reason."
"We were only 26, but he was convinced we could make it happen. We officially opened in 2014, got married in 2015, and had our first son in 2017. Our pipe dream had become our daily life, with a baby in tow and all. I know we couldn't have done this alone. Instead, an amazing nanny saved us and gave us the flexibility to mesh our work and home lives together."
Lucy Rieger and her husband Andy left successful corporate careers to revive a family whiskey distillery in Kansas City that had closed during prohibition in 1919. Initially discouraged by family and friends, they felt motivated by Andy's late father's words about having a real good reason to move home. They officially opened the distillery in 2014, married in 2015, and had their first child in 2017. Their children frequently spend time at the bar, learning about business operations and responsibility. A dedicated nanny has been instrumental in allowing them to balance entrepreneurial demands with family life, functioning as a co-parent and close family member.
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