S2E2 - Making Mezcal for Women, By Women with Yola Jimenez

Yolanda Jimenez is the founder of YOLA Mezcal, Yola Dia, an arts and culture festival and an owner of the boutique hotel Casa Pani in Mexico City. Yola grew up in Mexico City and frequented Oaxaca to visit her grandfather’s agave farm. In college, she left Mexico City to study feminist theory at Cambridge University, where she learned one critical concept: Employing women significantly uplifts communities.

In 2016, she launched YOLA Mezcal with her two business partners, musician Lykke Li and chef Gina Correll Aglietti. In this conversation, we chat with Yola about the travels that left a lasting mark, what it took to launch a spirits company in a male-dominated industry, and how YOLA is not just a brand, but a community.

The Art of Travel is a conversation space dedicated to where we've gone and where we're going. In this series, writer and host Olivia Lopez explores the transformative impact of travel, and how a world-view builds creative development, entrepreneurship, and community.

• No. of episodes: 20
• Latest episode: 2021-08-10
• Society & Culture Places & Travel

Where can you listen?