Fawn Weaver’s Entrepreneurial Journey as an Outsider in the Spirits Industry
September 17, 2024
In 2017 Fawn Weaver released a superior American scotch brand name, Uncle Nearest. It ended up being the fastest growing and most granted bourbon brand name in America, regardless of the obstacles Weaver dealt with as a Black female and outsider to the spirits market, which is capital-intensive, extremely controlled, competitive, and male-dominated.
In October 2023, Weaver revealed strategies to broaden into cognac with the objective of constructing the next significant alcohols corporation. The business was still greatly dependent on capital. How could Weaver persuade brand-new financiers that her prepare for cognac would yield success?
Harvard Business School senior speaker Hise Gibson talks about Weaver's management design, development methods, and h...