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Inspire West Michigan is a leadership podcast created by Acorn Marketing and presented in partnership with The Chamber of Commerce Grand Haven, Spring Lake & Ferrysburg, the West Coast Chamber of Commerce and the Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce.

09/18/2026

"Failure was not an option." In the late '90s, pregnant with her first child and unable to find kitchen help, Chris worked the line with just one other cook through days that never let up. She kept going anyway — the perseverance that carried JW's for 32 years started right there.

Chris Weavers — Owner, JW's Food & Spirits & J-Dub's Market & W**e Shop

Listen to the full episode: https://youtu.be/m56nFahoBhE

09/17/2026

For years, Chris Weavers felt the weight of her dad’s expectations—even after he stepped away from the day-to-day business. When he passed away in 2007, Chris began trusting herself in a new way, giving her the confidence to make the decisions she believed JW’s needed to succeed.

Chris Weavers — Owner, JW’s Food & Spirits & J-Dub’s Market & W**e Shop

Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/m56nFahoBhE

09/16/2026

Chris turned a growing love of w**e into a WSET certification and a shop where the recommendations actually fit you. Regulars trust her to pick a whole case sight unseen, and newcomers get guided to just the right bottle with a few easy questions. It's expertise that feels welcoming.

Chris Weavers — Owner, JW's Food & Spirits & J-Dub's Market & W**e Shop

Listen to the full episode: https://youtu.be/m56nFahoBhE

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09/15/2026

The best thing to come out of COVID for Chris? Outdoor seating. JW's had never had it before, and the new space — small, pretty, and tucked just off the street — added a whole new dimension to the restaurant. Sometimes the changes you're forced to make turn into the ones you love most.

Chris Weavers — Owner, JW's Food & Spirits & J-Dub's Market & W**e Shop

Listen to the full episode: https://youtu.be/m56nFahoBhE

09/14/2026

Chris Weavers’ dad gave her the opportunity that changed the course of her life. More than 30 years later, one of his longtime friends still reminds her just how proud her dad would be of everything she’s built.

Chris Weavers — Owner, JW’s Food & Spirits & J-Dub’s Market & W**e Shop

Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/m56nFahoBhE

09/13/2026

When Chris Weavers took over the restaurant, she saw an opportunity to build something better. With no restaurant experience and plenty to learn, she jumped in—and grew gross revenue by 30% in the first year.

Chris Weavers — Owner, JW’s Food & Spirits & J-Dub’s Market & W**e Shop

Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/m56nFahoBhE

09/12/2026

Bartender, hostess, cook, bookkeeper — in the early years, Chris was all of them, often in the same day. Long before social media or online reviews, she built JW's the old-fashioned way: showing up, wearing every hat, and putting in the work. That grit is the foundation everything since has been built on.

Chris Weavers — Owner, JW's Food & Spirits & J-Dub's Market & W**e Shop

Listen to the full episode: https://youtu.be/m56nFahoBhE

09/11/2026

Chris's dad had a plan to keep his daughter from putting down roots too far from home. When he heard the owner of The Hangar wanted to sell, he saw an opening: buy the restaurant, have Chris learn the ropes, then sell it to her. As he figured, it might be the perfect way to get her back to Grand Haven — and it worked.

Chris Weavers — Owner, JW's Food & Spirits & J-Dub's Market & W**e Shop

Listen to the full episode: https://youtu.be/m56nFahoBhE

09/10/2026

Thirty-two years in business has taught Chris Weavers a lot about herself. At the top of the list: she doesn’t quit. Her determination to keep learning, adapting and moving forward has carried her through every season of building JW’s.

Chris Weavers — Owner, JW’s Food & Spirits & J-Dub’s Market & W**e Shop

Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/m56nFahoBhE

Sometimes the career you never planned becomes the one that defines you. More than 30 years ago, Chris Weavers left a ca...
09/09/2026

Sometimes the career you never planned becomes the one that defines you. More than 30 years ago, Chris Weavers left a career in fashion retail and returned home to Grand Haven to take on a restaurant business she knew almost nothing about.

There were plenty of moments when it would have been easier to walk away. Instead, Chris kept learning, adapting and reminding herself that failure was not an option.

Today, she’s the longtime owner of JW's Food & Spirits and J-Dub's Market & W**e Shop—and her story is one of perseverance, trusting your instincts and finding new ways to keep growing. Hear Chris share the lessons behind more than three decades of entrepreneurship on the newest episode of Inspire West Michigan.

Listen now: https://inspirewestmichigan.com/chris-weavers-coming-home-building-a-legacy-finding-what-fills-your-cup-episode-15/

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