Csw Ari Kilgore

Ari Kilgore, CSW, boasts extensive experience in the wine industry, serving as Field Sales Manager and previously in various roles such as Luxury Account Development Specialist and Sales Consultant at Empire Merchants since April 2021. Prior experience includes positions at BevStrat, LLC, and Martignetti Companies as a Sales Representative, as well as a background in sales development at Turbonomic. Notable entrepreneurial experience includes co-founding CommunALERT™, a location-based app for reporting suspicious activity. Ari holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from Fairfield University and has earned multiple certifications from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust, including Level 3 in Wine and Level 2 in Spirits.