Jaki Winkles

Jaki Winkles has held a variety of positions in the hospitality industry since 2003. Jaki began their career as a Bartender at Bay Harbor Inn, where they handled set up and break down of all banquets and special events, ran extensive reports for total bar and restaurant sales, and trained numerous Johnson and Wales University hospitality students. From 2005 to 2007, they worked as a Cocktail Server, Bartender, and Head Trainer at Murphy's Law Irish Pub, and as a Bartender at Ocean's Eleven Lounge. In 2009, they worked as a Bartender at Conrad Miami and as a Brand Manager of Florida at Pisco 100, where they were responsible for inventing new cocktails, educating sales teams and bartenders, coordinating Grand Openings, Competitions, Trade Shows, Seminars, Fundraisers, and Concerts, and designing POS, sales sheets, drink menus, cocktail programs, happy hours, promotions, and special events. From 2010 to 2014, they worked as Director of Sales and Marketing at AlambiQ Inc, and from 2014 to 2016, they worked as Southeast Regional Sales Manager and Florida State Manager at Kindred Spirits USA, where they were responsible for managing the distributor, sales teams, and agencies to execute at the field level for both on- and off-premise accounts, and for establishing programs derived from both national and local strategic initiatives. Since 2016, they have been Regional Director - Southeast at Milestone Brands, LLC.

Jaki Winkles attended Nova Southeastern University/Charles W. Flanagan High School from 1998 to 2002, earning an Associates Degree in Child Development. From 2002 to 2005, they attended Florida State University, majoring in Education and minoring in Psychology.