Aidan Mehigan

Founder/CEO

Aidan is the Founder and CEO of Natterjack, a popular Irish whisky brand he grew from zero to an award-winning internationally recognized liquor brand in less than 5 years.

Natterjack, currently sold in 16 U.S. states and 13 global markets, was recognized as the Best Irish Whiskey 2024 in The Whiskey Bible and has 7+ figure annual revenues. The journey getting there wasn't easy!

To fund the growth of his company in 2018, Aidan obtained a $940K+ convertible loan note. Then COVID-19 struck, and by the end of 2021, Natterjack had low cash reserves, international market sales were almost non-existent, and the Irish market was simply too small to sustain the business.

To make matters worse, the convertible loan note holder also wanted their money, and Aidan couldn't pay it back. This resulted in a legal battle that ended with the court ruling in Aidan's favor, ending an attempted hostile acquisition and possible closure of Natterjack.

On the podcast, Aidan would love to talk about:

Hostile takeovers: Strategies fresh entrepreneurs can use to take down wealthy investors attempting to seize control of their company.
Aidan's entrepreneurial origin story and how he was able to win in the ultra-competitive alcohol industry with Natterjack.
How to survive founder burnout, and stay motivated as you build your business.