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About
Founder of InvestBev, widely regarded as an authority on the three-tier beverage system. Former CEO of a $100 million independent liquor retailer, a partner in the adult beverage practice at PwC, and lead trade marketing consultant for Anheuser-Busch.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Manager of InvestBev Group III LLC at Investbev
Experience
- InvestBevChairman of InvestBev Capital Managementcurrent2015 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- InvestBevManaging General Partnercurrent2016 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- Pilot Project BrewingAdvisory Board Membercurrent2022 — presentChicago, Milwaukee
- NomadicaAdvisory Board Membercurrent2022 — presentCalifornia, United States
- Happy Hour PodcastHost Happy Hour Live with Brian Rosencurrent2020 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- TIGER 21Membercurrent2020 — present
- YPOMembercurrent2004 — present
- ReserveBarAdvisory Board Member2022 — 2025New York, United States
- FylloStrategic Advisor/ Advisory Board Member2020 — 2024Chicago, Illinois, United States
- MHW, Ltd.Vice President, Global Brand Development2019 — 2021Greater New York City Area
- BevStrat, Inc.President2015 — 2021Greater New York City Area, Los Angeles, Chicago
- BevStrat, Inc.Chief Operating Officer www.BevStrat.com2015 — 2019Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City
- PwCPartner, Beverage Division, Retail Performance Improvement, Global2009 — 2011Toronto, Canada Area New York City Chicago Los Angeles
- Sam's Wines & SpiritsCEO2006 — 2008
- Sam's Wines & SpiritsCOO2004 — 2006
Skills & more
Strategic Planning54Strategy99Management43Leadership35Team Leadership8Public Speaking2Retail57Team Building43Wine19FMCG6Operations3Operations Management13
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Sales OperationsMarketing StrategySalesSales ManagementMarketingAdvertisingDigital MarketingMarketing ManagementEntrepreneurshipOnline AdvertisingNew Business DevelopmentE-commerceLanguages English · Spanish
- Executive MBA
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Colleagues at InvestBev
Alexandru Chifu
Investment Associate at Fortech Investments
Alice Li
Senior Associate at InvestBev
Andrew Levy
Senior Vice President of Strategy and Industry Affairs, Provi at InvestBev
Aniya Evans
Associate Brand Manager at InvestBev
Austin Byrd
Associate at InvestBev
Brielle Sydor
Business Development at InvestBev
Dan Cook
Vice President, Credit at InvestBev
Esther Park
Vice President, Portfolio at InvestBev
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian Rosen?
- Founder of InvestBev, widely regarded as an authority on the three-tier beverage system. Former CEO of a $100 million independent liquor retailer, a partner in the adult beverage practice at PwC, and lead trade marketing consultant for Anheuser-Busch.
- Where does Brian Rosen work?
- Brian Rosen is Manager of InvestBev Group III LLC of Investbev and Founder, Managing Partner at InvestBev.
- What companies did Brian Rosen found?
- Brian Rosen founded Investbev.
- Where did Brian Rosen go to school?
- Brian Rosen studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (ELP, Executive Leadership Program); DePaul University (BA, Business).
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DePaul University mafia49
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Shared employers
Also worked at Nomadica4
Also worked at YPO428
Alex ChachavaInvestor at Leta CapitalRaoul Oscar FianoInvestor at DN CapitalJeff BergerVenture Partner at FJ LabsRouven DresselhausInvestor at Cavalry VenturesRobert CoppedgeChief Executive Officer at Echo Health VenturesDan MalvenVenture Partner at Alpha Partners
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