Veteran On the Move | Helping Military Veterans Transition to Entrepreneurship   /     Fior Scotch with Eric Dominijanni

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This week's episode features a conversation between Joe and fellow Marine, Eric Dominijanni, the owner of Fior Scotch. After a distinguished 20-year career, Eric transitioned to civilian life and pursued his passion for cooking by attending culinary school. He shares his inspiring journey from scotch collector to creator of his own brand, Fior. Eric's story highlights the importance of leveraging industry connections and building a strong team. The discussion explores how leadership skills honed in the military translate seamlessly to success in the business world. Learn more about Eric and Fior Scotch here.      About Our Guest    Fior Scotch is the only U.S. veteran-owned Scotch, and only Black-owned Scotch, available in the market. Founded by Retired Marine Major Eric Dominijanni, a decorated officer with three tours in Iraq and two in Okinawa, Fior isn't just an exceptional spirit; it's a tribute to service and community. After a distinguished 20-year military career, he started to decant the remaining drams of particularly good scotches from his collection into what would become his Infinity Bottle. Eventually, the blend became so good that he didnt want to change it. To fulfill his dream, Major Dominijanni tapped an industry expert to help recreate it. What started as a personal experiment turned into Fior, a Scotch that boasts a clean and balanced flavor profile.   Join the conversation on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests and other listeners. A place where you can network with other like-minded veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship and get updates on people, programs and resources to help you in YOUR transition to entrepreneurship. About Our Sponsors Navy Federal Credit Union   Becoming a member at Navy Federal Credit Union could help you earn more and save more. Their certificate options could earn you more than standard savings accounts with competitive rates.  Not all financial institutions offer you as many choices for savings options as Navy Federal does. For example, you could start your savings journey with a low minimum deposit, add money at any time and watch your savings GROW! Thanks to flexible terms, you can use Navy Federal's savings options for all kinds of goals—short or long-term.  Considering a big home improvement project?  Maybe you want to consolidate debt?  You could borrow up to 100% of your home’s equity with a Fixed-Rate Home Equity Loan with ZERO closing costs, or easily borrow as you go with a Home Equity Line of Credit. BOTH options could help make life's big expenses seem more manageable. To learn more, visit NavyFederal.org. At Navy Federal, our members are the mission.      MD Hearing  It’s 2024.  Are you still paying thousands of dollars for hearing aids that don’t even work right?    MDHearing is an FDA Registered, Rechargeable Hearing Aid that costs a fraction of what typical hearing aids cost. MDHearing’s brand new XS model costs OVER 90% LESS than clinic hearing aids! And the XS is MDHearing’s smallest hearing aid ever… it fits inside your ear, and no one will even know it’s there!  MDHearing was founded by an ENT Surgeon who saw how many of his patients needed hearing aids but couldn’t afford them. He made it his mission to develop a quality hearing aid that anyone could afford. If you want MDHearing’s smallest hearing aid ever, go to Shopmdhearing.com and use promo code VETERAN to get their NEW $397 when you buy a pair offer.    Squared Away Your military experience taught you the importance of getting the job done right. But when you’re running a business, there’s never enough time to tackle all your priorities. Keeping up with all the email back and forth and social media takes a lot of time and focus and balancing business with personal is also time consuming. Coordinating travel or planning an event is always more complicated than expected

Summary

This week's episode features a conversation between Joe and fellow Marine, Eric Dominijanni, the owner of Fior Scotch. After a distinguished 20-year career, Eric transitioned to civilian life and pursued his passion for cooking by attending culinary school. He shares his inspiring journey from scotch collector to creator of his own brand, Fior.

Eric's story highlights the importance of leveraging industry connections and building a strong team. The discussion explores how leadership skills honed in the military translate seamlessly to success in the business world. Learn more about Eric and Fior Scotch here. 

 

 
About Our Guest   
Fior Scotch is the only U.S. veteran-owned Scotch, and only Black-owned Scotch, available in the market. Founded by Retired Marine Major Eric Dominijanni, a decorated officer with three tours in Iraq and two in Okinawa, Fior isn't just an exceptional spirit; it's a tribute to service and community.

After a distinguished 20-year military career, he started to decant the remaining drams of particularly good scotches from his collection into what would become his Infinity Bottle. Eventually, the blend became so good that he didnt want to change it. To fulfill his dream, Major Dominijanni tapped an industry expert to help recreate it. What started as a personal experiment turned into Fior, a Scotch that boasts a clean and balanced flavor profile.

 
Join the conversation on Facebook!
Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests and other listeners. A place where you can network with other like-minded veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship and get updates on people, programs and resources to help you in YOUR transition to entrepreneurship.

About Our Sponsors


Navy Federal Credit Union  

Becoming a member at Navy Federal Credit Union could help you earn more and save more. Their certificate options could earn you more than standard savings accounts with competitive rates.  Not all financial institutions offer you as many choices for savings options as Navy Federal does.

For example, you could start your savings journey with a low minimum deposit, add money at any time and watch your savings GROW! Thanks to flexible terms, you can use Navy Federal's savings options for all kinds of goals—short or long-term. 

Considering a big home improvement project?  Maybe you want to consolidate debt?  You could borrow up to 100% of your home’s equity with a Fixed-Rate Home Equity Loan with ZERO closing costs, or easily borrow as you go with a Home Equity Line of Credit. BOTH options could help make life's big expenses seem more manageable.

To learn more, visit NavyFederal.org.

At Navy Federal, our members are the mission.   

 

MD Hearing 

It’s 2024.  Are you still paying thousands of dollars for hearing aids that don’t even work right?    MDHearing is an FDA Registered, Rechargeable Hearing Aid that costs a fraction of what typical hearing aids cost. MDHearing’s brand new XS model costs OVER 90% LESS than clinic hearing aids! And the XS is MDHearing’s smallest hearing aid ever… it fits inside your ear, and no one will even know it’s there! 

MDHearing was founded by an ENT Surgeon who saw how many of his patients needed hearing aids but couldn’t afford them. He made it his mission to develop a quality hearing aid that anyone could afford.

If you want MDHearing’s smallest hearing aid ever, go to Shopmdhearing.com and use promo code VETERAN to get their NEW $397 when you buy a pair offer. 

 

Squared Away

Your military experience taught you the importance of getting the job done right. But when you’re running a business,