Brad Skolnick, CSS

Brad Skolnick has been working in the beverage industry since 2013. Brad started as a Sales Consultant for Wirtz Beverage Group, where they expanded their territory sales by spearheading mutually beneficial ‘pull-through’ account programming. In 2014, they became a Jack Daniel's Brand Champion for Greenhouse Agency, Inc., where they developed and implemented impactful activations and programming around Brown-Forman partnerships. In 2018, Brad began working for Intrepid Spirits as Regional Manager for the Eastern Division USA. Brad developed a route to market strategy for the portfolio in the Eastern US and pioneered new local consumer marketing strategies. Brad also began working for Charron Faverau, LLC - Chareau Aloe Liqueur as Regional Market Manager for the Southeast, where they negotiated and activated product pricing strategy and identified, negotiated and executed event sponsorships. In 2019, Brad became Regional VP for GA, TN, SC for The Long Drink Company.

Brad Skolnick, CSS holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Fine and Studio Arts from the University of Minnesota, with a Cultural Studies and Comparative Literatures Minor. Brad also holds an Associate of Fine Arts (A.F.A) from Minneapolis College in Fine and Studio Arts. In addition, they have obtained certifications from Brown-Forman in North American Whiskey Certification in November 2016, and from the Society of Wine Educators in Certified Specialist of Spirits in April 2015.