When it comes to lifelong friendships, there’s truth in the familiar phrase, “Great minds think alike.” When Katy native Mike Ryan collaborates with his friend, Joe D. Baker on a project, they “Go big or go home.” The two have created a business partnership...

Mike Ryan knows his bourbon. He spent the past three decades amassing an impressive collection of bourbons and whiskeys from all over the world until one day he looked at his collection and wondered if he could do better. Ryan, a longtime Katy resident,...