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'You Have to Learn How to Say No': The Founder of the 'World's Best' Whiskey on What It Takes to Be a Real LeaderFawn Weaver, CEO of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, shares some essential strategies for today's entrepreneurs.

ByNicklas Balboa

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The long and winding road to success is filled with challenges and stumbling blocks. There's so little room at the top — and the climb to get there can change people. A once powerful visionary bends to the will of his or her investors, losing sight of his or her narrative and purpose in the name of profitability. It's a common story.

But Fawn Weaver, CEO of Grant Sidney Inc. and Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, took the road less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.

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