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JV Skinner

JV Skinner

Retired Fredericksburg, VA fire marshal (James "JV" Skinner) and owner of It's All About The Buzz, a small honey bee business selling local honey and queen bees.

Sep 18, 2026

From Spark to New Venture

From Spark to New Venture

JV Skinner-All about Buzz

Sep 18 · 19m

Addison Nichols
Addison NicholsHOST
6:56
It's just you and Lisa that manage all of those beehives.
JV Skinner
JV SkinnerGUEST
6:59
Yeah.
JV Skinner
JV SkinnerGUEST
7:00
Lisa will help me go into field.
JV Skinner
JV SkinnerGUEST
7:02
Like if I'm doing something a day where I need another set of hands, I do have one friend.
JV Skinner
JV SkinnerGUEST
7:06
He's kind of mentoring off me.
JV Skinner
JV SkinnerGUEST
7:09
He's not really an employee, but he's kind of using, learning from me is his, when I say, hey, I need to move some or I need another set of hands.
JV Skinner
JV SkinnerGUEST
7:17
But now when it comes to the week of honey harvest, Lisa helps me with that.
Addison Nichols
Addison NicholsHOST
10:31
What was the biggest challenge you faced when you first started your business?

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