7+ years in branding, marketing, promotion and event planning. 7+ years specializing in brand/lifestyle within the wine and spirits community. 7+ years in business consulting, project and budget management. Leadership ability to offer creativity, vision, and hands-on impact with diverse groups of people by inspiring them to apply their potential toward the achievement of a common short or long term goal. Communication ability to listen and probe statistics, research and work with people to gain insight into meaningful trends and then write, present and implement programs with high levels of buy-in. Relationship building to create and nurture long standing working relationships with key clients. Existing personal partnerships with event coordinators and tastemakers in order to incorporate the brand into influencer events. Firsthand knowledge of the local scene for restaurants, bars, hotels, and clubs. Ability to leverage social networks and use creative vision via social media platforms to engage consumers and increase brand awareness. Ability to grow and maintain social media following which currently consists of 15k Instagram followers, 4.5 Facebook fans and 1.3k twitter followers.