After spending the first 15 years of his career traveling the globe and working in international relief and development work, Brian graduated from the Ross School of Business in 2013.
In 2015, Brian crafted an alcohol investment strategy for a family office in Michigan. This led to the purchase and rebranding of Coppercraft Distillery, Jos. A. Magnus and Thatcher’s Organic Spirits and the subsequent creation of the whiskey brands Fox & Oden and Flying Ace. Production was centralized to Holland, Michigan and the spirits were brought together under one roof – CraftCo. Brands. Brian has led CraftCo. Brands from ideation, execution, and finally, a nationally distributed house of award-winning brands.
After spending the first 15 years of his career traveling the globe and working in international relief and development work, Brian graduated from the Ross School of Business in 2013.
In 2015, Brian crafted an alcohol investment strategy for a family office in Michigan. This led to the purchase and rebranding of Coppercraft Distillery, Jos. A. Magnus and Thatcher’s Organic Spirits and the subsequent creation of the whiskey brands Fox & Oden and Flying Ace. Production was centralized to Holland, Michigan and the spirits were brought together under one roof – CraftCo. Brands. Brian has led CraftCo. Brands from ideation, execution, and finally, a nationally distributed house of award-winning brands.