A promotional image for the "Against the Grain" podcast featuring a glass of whiskey, an open notebook with handwritten notes and a pen, and a black baseball cap with a patch that says "Life's About Choices". The background has the podcast's title and tagline, "Business, Lessons, Life, and Liquor."

Business lessons, life, and liquor. Each episode, Jon Umstead and co-host Nic Hess go against the grain to talk straight about entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, leadership, and building something fun from nothing.

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AG Podcast Ep 6: Process Equals Consistency

Jon and Nic dive into the core of what makes outcomes predictable and reliable. Nic shares how accountability transforms mere routines into powerful drivers of results, whether in farming, moonshining, or business.

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