Morgan and Julia are opening a restaurant near The Inn Between called Gypsy Sally’s, and Leah is here for the burgers and tex mex. The pair moved out to the Texas Hill country to provide their kids with open spaces and room to move and they’re still managing multiple restaurants and a distillery. Morgan specializes in the hospitality business and loves being creative in his distillery making spirits with local plants. Julia is an artist, and has recently become interested in spinning yarn with fibers from local angora goats. Morgan and Julia are also talking about how they work together in all their business endeavors and some of the challenges they’ve had along the way.

Contact Morgan and Julia

Instagram- @morganfweber or @gyspysallysleakey

Email- [email protected]

[00:00] Show intro

[00:40] Welcome to Julia and Morgan

[01:20] Leah stalking Julia and Morgan’s restaurant

[02:27] Morgan and Julia’s backstory

[05:29] How the distillery came about

[13:16] Julia’s practice as an artist

[16:29] The feedback loop as an entrepreneurial couple

[17:26] Ideas for the yarn from Angora goats

[20:51] The area Morgan and Julia live

[21:28] How Morgan and Julia work together

[24:26] The branding in the restaurant

[25:14] Dreaming of ideas

[26:02] Labor day party and other events

[28:23] The people and the food at Gypsy Sally’s

[31:21] Challenges of being a restaurateur

[40:31] Getting people to staff in a rural area

[46:07] What it takes to live the dream

[47:45] Making the transition from no kids to kids with a business

[51:52] Where Julia and Morgan are from and small towns

[54:40] Cool things in the work for Leakey

[55:23] Where to find more

[56:12] Closing comments

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