Caitlin Landesberg was the Founder and CEO of Sufferfest Beer Company. She grew and scaled her brand to success through strategic marketing and determination — ultimately, selling her brand to the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. She has experience as a marketing executive working for Adobe, Strava, and Mozilla. Caitlin is a passionate investor at This Is Water, focused on helping others grow their brands. In this episode… In an oversaturated market, how do you make your brand stand out? Is there a way to craft a beer geared towards athletes? Crafting a beer that can cater to functionality and a ..read more

Aimee Cronin is the Vice President of Trade Growth for City Hive, an omnichannel commerce platform for over 2,500 wine, beer, and spirit retailers. City Hive combines mobile apps, websites, and advanced customer engagement into one easy-to-use system. Aimee is also the President of Little Big Fish, a strategic sales, marketing, and brand development agency, and a Strategic Advisor at Ujama, a strategic brand positioning, partnership development, and fundraising platform. Aimee has over twenty years of experience within the wine industry and can’t help but be a problem solver — which is how she ..read more

Sara Moll is the Founder and CEO of Vin Social, a premium virtual hospitality solution. Vin Social delivers a service for companies to connect with and entertain their most valued audiences through craft wine and spirits. Sara’s approach to the alcoholic beverages industry combines storytelling with seasonal trend-spotting to craft unique experiences and a new take on “wine and dine.” Sara is a Certified Sommelier, a Certified Specialist of Wine, and a WSET 3 with Distinction. She is also a Member at Chief, a private, female-focused network that drives women into positions of power—and keeps t ..read more

James Miles is the Chairman, Managing Director, and Co-founder of Liv-ex, the leading marketplace and data source for secondary sales of fine wine. Liv-ex has a membership that spans across 560 wine companies from 43 countries. Members can trade confidently and anonymously with other wine businesses worldwide. James attended Harris Manchester College in the UK, and in 1991 he started his career with Jardine Fleming Investment Management in Hong Kong (which later became Banque Paribas and then BNP Paribas). He is also the Director of the Wine and Spirit Trade Association. In this episode… Do yo ..read more

Deborah Brenner is a social entrepreneur and the Founder & CEO of Women of the Vine & Spirits, a membership-based organization that is dedicated to making the wine, beer, and spirits industry more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. Women of the Vine & Spirits seeks to empower women across the globe to advance their careers and foster gender diversity and talent development across the alcohol beverage industry at large. In 2018, Deborah was named Social Visionary of the Year by Wine Enthusiast. Deborah is also the author of the best-selling book Women of the Vine: Inside the World o ..read more

Sarah Shadonix is the Founder and CEO of Scout & Cellar, a Clean-Crafted™, woman-founded and led winery that has created a higher standard for how wine is made by creating a more authentic, sustainable, and delicious approach to the wine-making process. After several years of practicing commercial litigation, Sarah decided to pursue her passion for wine instead. In 2014, she earned her Advanced Certificate from the Wines & Spirit Education Trust and became a Certified Specialist of Wine. Armed with both passion and extensive knowledge, Sarah began working in the wine industry in Califo ..read more

Bryan Monteleone is the Co-founder of Drinkubator, a company that lives at the collision of beverages and technology and leverages digital strategy for spirits, RTDs, wine, and non-alcoholic brands to help them make better business decisions based on live data and analytics. Bryan oversees business development and relationship management and brings his ability and experience in developing, building, and selling technology solutions to Drinkubator and its roster of clients. As a passionate tech geek, startup junkie, and serial entrepreneur, Bryan bridges an eye for emerging technology and onlin ..read more

Maria Calvert is the Co-founder of Hispanics in Wine, a social organization dedicated to showcasing Hispanic/Latinx roots in the alcoholic beverage and hospitality industry. Hispanics in Wine promotes equality, embraces diversity, and helps Hispanic/Latinx professionals advance in the wine industry.  Maria is also the Public Relations Consultant at Maria Calvert PR, where she provides hands-on senior management strategy and execution for start-ups and established brands in several sectors, including food and wine. Maria also works as a Freelance Media Consultant for Colangelo & Partne ..read more

Anna Lundstrom and her husband founded Folksy Hard Kombucha, a better-for-you alcoholic beverage that’s more thoughtful and more enjoyable. At Folksy, they are committed to pure ingredients and honest practices that put people and the planet first. Their better-for-you alcoholic drink is made from a light combination of organic fruit juices and natural botanicals, and it’s low in sugar and brewed to a breezy 5% — so you can feel good today and tomorrow, too! In this episode… Do you want to make an alcoholic beverage with more natural ingredients and lower sugar? How can you launch towards your ..read more

Liz Willette Danneels first developed a love of wine while working for the luxury travel company Butterfield & Robinson. After a year in Burgundy and five years in Italy, she taught herself about wine mainly by buying the best bottles she could afford, studying them, and (of course) drinking them. She ran a wine bar in a Relais & Châteaux Hotel in the Dolomites in Northern Italy, worked for David Bouley, and then for importer/distributor Michael Skurnik as a sales representative in Manhattan. Today, she is a partner at Natural Wine Company.  Emily Gold grew up cooking and drinking ..read more