Hale & True Cider Co.

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"Risa McKenzie, owner and CEO of Hale & True Cider Co., works full time as an account manager at a firm that develops connected devices as part of the Internet of Things. 'If you came to me and said, ‘I want to track where every bottle of sauce you make goes,’ my company will build the sensor and the software and I would be your main point of contact,' she says. 'I thrive when I’m busy. Before I started Hale & True, I was always doing freelance work on the side. ... So now, I work my day job nine-to-five (or six, or seven) and I work for Hale & True in the evenings and on weekends.' McKenzie’s primary career shares many of the same requirements as managing her own business. 'Much of what I do as an account manager is relationship-building and client services — skills that directly translate from hospitality.'" - Kiki Aranita