Beau Harris

Experience

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  Freemark Abbey Winery

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2017

  Tasting Room Assistant

  •Greeted and educated guests, including seating, serving, and ensuring their experience was best as possible. •Managed inventory of wines, and packed and shipped orders. •Assisted lead sales associates with upselling to club members and walk-ins.

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  Two Birds/One Stone

  Jun 2017 - Sept 2017

  Food Server

  Collaboration between acclaimed chefs Chefs Sang Yoon (Father’s Office, Lukshon) and Douglas Keane (Cyrus). Wine program led by Master Sommelier Kevin Reilly (Cyrus).Gained fine dining service experience under industry leaders on the cutting edge of food & beverage fusion.

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  RARECAT Wines

  Jun 2018 - Sept 2018

  Marketing Internship

  •Responsible for development of marketing material, specifically the creation and distribution of the Rarecat newsletter. Created social media creative content to drive wine club and ecommerce sales. Working knowledge of WineDirect and ecommerce tools. •Performed operation tasks including fulfilling and shipping club orders, and transporting wines to and from warehouse facility.

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  Tolosa Winery

  Aug 2020 - Dec 2020

  Cellar Internship

  •Performed numerous harvest tasks, including crushing, pump overs, destemming, pressing, inoculations, chemical additions, and barrel topping.•Knowledgeable in viticulture techniques, Central Coast and Edna Valley grape varietals, and winemaking practices.

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  Ancient Peaks Winery

  Jun 2021 - May 2022

  • Used product knowledge, sales abilities, and customer relations skills to lead tasting room sales KPI quarter over quarter. • Answered customer questions about products and services, helped locate merchandise and promoted key items.• Informed customers of current store promotions to leverage additional sales.• Offered each customer top-notch, personal service to boost sales and customer satisfaction. • Developed relationships with on-premise accounts through a strategic outreach program to drive sales.• Shadowed sales professionals to gain deeper insight into best practices and strategies for maximizing sales revenue.• Established, initiated and optimized business development strategies based on company targets, product specifications, market data and budget factors.• Directed marketing projects through conceptual planning, schedule management and final implementation.

  • Sales Associate

    Sept 2021 - May 2022

  • DtC Sales Internship

    Jun 2021 - Sept 2021
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  Studio Beverage Group

  Jul 2022 - now

  Studio Beverage Group (SBG) is focused on providing best-in-class services to support the beverage alcohol industry, from production and compliance to digital marketing and technology solutions. SBG operates through three LOBs:Studio Beverage Group, Inc - provides end-to-end solutions for emerging and mature brands in the wine industry. These include private-label production, procurement, compliance, and fulfillment management services. Pioneer BevCom - SBG's digital marketing agency, provides a full suite of e-commerce-focused digital marketing services tailored for the beverage alcohol industry. Our mission is to help brands adopt and transition to current marketing strategies. 24Seven Connect - SBG's technology services arm develops custom software solutions for the beverage alcohol industry. Their products include order management systems (OMS), warehouse management systems (WMS), and shipping softwares. Show less

  • Director of Business Development

    Mar 2024 - now

  • Business Development Manager

    Nov 2022 - Mar 2024

  • Associate Business Development Manager

    Jul 2022 - Oct 2022