The adopted son of an Episcopal Priest, Seger began teaching himself how to cook at age 5 by watching Paul Prudhomme on TV. At 10 his godmother taught him how to garden, sparking a lifelong appreciation for farm-to-table. Always with a passion for hospitality, he started working in restaurants at 12, then at 17 writing restaurant reviews for his school newspaper. His mentors include Regent Hotels Founder Robert Burns, Four Seasons Hotels Stan Bromley & Rich Melman of Lettuce Entertain You with work colleagues James Beard Chefs Rick Tramonto, Gale Gand, Thomas Keller, Jean Joho and Sherry Yard.His passion for food is equaled by his love of beverage. Taking ‘Wines’ at Cornell as a freshman, he T.A.’d it every semester. Post graduation was Michelin starred Chez Julien in Strasbourg, then 10 years at Medallion Hotels (earning Kentucky’s 1st AAA 5 Diamond Award for The Seelbach’s OAKROOM). Lettuce Entertain You then recruited him to be GM for their groundbreaking restaurant TRU in Chicago.Nearly a decade with Lettuce, and a brief stint in between at The French Laundry, he honed his leadership and entrepreneurial skills, serving as a springboard for his next 10 years traveling to 4 continents as a Spirited Entrepreneur. Dubbed ‘The Charlie Trotter of Cocktails’ by New City, ‘Spirits Guru’ by Food & Wine & Fast Company, 'Chicago's Godfather of Craft Cocktails' by TimeOut, he created cocktails for The Oscars, Eric Ripert's Cayman Cookout and Oprah Winfrey's star-studded final season wrap party.He created his own spirits brands and consulted on product development for Starbucks, Tropicana & Dannon. Consulting for IPIC Entertainment grew into a NY based corporate position managing over 100 bartenders and beverage managers with 15 locations in 10 states. During this and in the height of cancel culture, a male competitor falsely accused him of a 2015 sexual assault at a Tales of the Cocktail pool party. Despite enormous political pressure to prosecute sexual assault cases in New Orleans, the District Attorney’s office found that no rape occurred & dismissed the 3rd degree rape charge that had been made against him. Always moving forward with his life partner of 11 years, he joined LUSH Wine & Spirits as Operating Partner in 2019 to open their 3rd concept and rebrand them LUSH Food & Drink. With out-of-the-box perseverance he lead all 3 locations thru the pandemic with no closures, no lay-offs. After hiring and training his successor, he left LUSH to be National Portfolio Curator for ADYA Global and to finish his first book DRINK LIKE YOU EAT.