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Ryan Brown

Investor

Venture Partner at Render Capital

Nashville, TN

About

Joined Render as Venture Partner in April 2025 with fifteen years of operating, investing, and family-office experience, covering pre-seed through Series A. He co-founded LQD (acquired by Verizon in 2016) and spent five years as Managing Director of Nashville family office GRA.

Experience

  1. DIVA BordeauxCEO/Présidentcurrent2025 — presentBordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
  2. DIVA BordeauxVice President/Directeur Général Adjoint2021 — 2024Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
  3. DIVA BordeauxExport Director2018 — 2021Bordeaux Area, France
  4. DIVA BordeauxExport Manager & Fine Wine Buyer2016 — 2018Bordeaux Area, France
  5. ETS. BriauExport Sales Executive2015 — 2016Bordeaux, Gironde, France

Education

  1. OMNES EducationMBA Wine Marketing and Management2014 — 2016

Skills & more

French3wine sales7Negotiation5Wine Marketing5Purchasing1Time Management3Foreign Languages2Wine Tasting2Blogging1Teamwork1Customer Service2Problem Solving2
+9 moreCommunicationStrategic PlanningSales OperationsMarket ResearchMarketingSocial MediaData AnalysisManagementMarketing Strategy

Languages English · French · Spanish

  • WSET Level 3 - Pass with MeritWSET — Wine & Spirit Education Trust

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