Owen is joined by Jacob Oliver, the owner/operator of Common Fields in Corvallis. Common Fields is the first and only taproom food truck court dining establishment in Corvallis. The story behind its development is equally unique, including the navigation of trying to open during the pandemic. In this conversation Jacob shares his experiences in the food and beverage industry as well as the construction industry that all combined into the lead up to developing Common Fields into the thriving business it is today.

FIND Jacob https://www.commonfieldscorvallis.com/

TIMESTAMPS

(0:00) Intro

(0:53) What Jacob does

(1:12) About Common Fields layout

(6:00) His career path

(16:39) Getting into beer

(21:17) Starting a pop-up food business

(23:17) Early thoughts of Common Fields

(28:35) How beer distribution works

(30:48) Why Common Fields sell self-distributed beer

(33:11) Starting Common Fields

(42:46) Was burnout at threat during start-up?

(46:40) Getting creative with building purchase

(51:14) The buildout of Common Fields during the pandemic

(55:27) What does his day-to-day look like?

(59:17) Did he always see self-employment in his life?(1:01:05) What does he see in his future?

(1:09:38) Would he ever consider going back to work as an employee?

(1:12:19) Why doesn't Common Fields stay open late?(1:15:52) Jacob's advice for a Bossless Path

(1:16:39) How to find Jacob

(1:17:32) Wrap up

(1:17:53) Outro

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