John Hargrove

John Hargrove has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. John currently holds the position of President, COO, Master Distiller & Co-Founder at Whiskey House of Kentucky since February 2022. Prior to this, they were a Principal at North Pointe Consulting LLC starting in November 2021.

From October 2019 to October 2021, John served as the Chief Operating Officer at The Bardstown Bourbon Company. Before that, they held the role of Vice President of Manufacturing Operations at the same company from April to October 2019, and Executive Director Of Operations from September 2017 to April 2019.

John also gained experience in the distillery industry as a Master Distiller at Barton 1792 Distillery, a part of the Sazerac Company, from May 2016 to September 2017. John previously worked as a Quality/Continuous Improvement Manager at Sazerac Company from 2015 to 2016.

Earlier in their career, John worked at PepsiCo, where they held several roles including Maint/Eng. Resource, Processing/Packaging Business Unit Leader, and Supply Chain Manager from 2011 to 2015. Prior to that, they served as a member of the 5th Special Forces Group (Green Beret) in the US Army from 2004 to 2011.

John Hargrove's education history includes attending the University of Missouri-Columbia, although the specific start and end years are not provided. John did not obtain a degree or specify a field of study at this institution. From 2004 to 2006, John attended the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, where they studied U.S. Special Operations. No degree was mentioned for this period either.