Brian Messer Email & Phone Number

Greater Tampa Bay Area

Pinellas County, Florida, United States

- Cultivate relationships with key decision makers in leading retail chain accounts, achieving sustainable partnerships with retail buyers.- Gains incremental sales by using a direct sales approach with quantity discounts, core, seasonal and special release beers. - Maximize sales distribution in off premise accounts chain accounts.

- Building new account base by growing awareness of brand with new distributor.- Focused on selling and growing entire portfolio including hard kombucha, sparkling (NA) kombucha, and kombucha teas.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

- Drove consumer awareness of the brand through point of sale material and in store execution of sales promotions. - Built and promoted positive rapport with key contacts in stores in order to secure incremental display space.- Accurately and expertly utilized CRM applications to chronicle daily activities and display execution.

- Worked with craft distribution partners to grow both Brew Bus and Florida Ave brands into on and off premise accounts. - Scheduled and planned events focused on growing brand awareness

Florida

-Working with distribution partners to grow off premise large format territory for Calypso brands.-Presented Calypso brands to large format accounts like Wal-Mart, Target, Winn Dixie and Harvey's to gain product displays and increase brand awareness. -Built relationships with small format accounts to maintain current placements and points of distribution.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

- Increased market share and sales of Red Cypress beers by spending more than 50% of my workday prospecting customers and visiting current accounts.- Designed and implemented promotional events with clients to boost brand awareness in target territories.- Assumed a leadership role in implementing key brewery initiatives with distributors and.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

- Maintained brand presence in several accounts across Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties.- Developed relationships with on/off premise accounts to achieve more sales and brand recognition.- Utilized knowledge of various craft beer brands and styles to assist clients with purchases.- Exceeded company sales goals of various national and local craft beer.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

-Assisted specialty sales representatives with increasing sales in existing accounts -Ensured attractive product placement

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Saint Petersburg, Florida

Florida And Greater Boston Area

Saint Petersburg, Florida

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Entrepreneurial And Small Business Operations

Associate In Arts, General

Activities and Societies: AIAS, Emerging Green Builders