Send us a textWelcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST!  My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation. I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week I spoke with Gary Schneidkraut, Vice President of Business Development and Client Relations for Wine, Spirits & Adult Beverage at Protis Global. Gary has a wide and varied range of skills in his background. He received a B.S. in Hotel Management to now getting a Master’s In Law at U Penn with marketing, sales and promotional experience in between. Gary has had some amazing experiences. While attending Cornell University he was the lucky guy that managed the guests in the green room before they went on stage. He met Stephen Colbert, the late Bob Saget and tells us the story about smoking a cigarette with Whoopi Goldberg. He had Howie Mandel watch his standup before he went on stage and if he’d known Gary could have opened for him. He worked at The Pierre New York hotel after a $100 Million dollar renovation as the Catering Coordinator and Assistant Sales Manager. He spearheaded the property’s Sustainability Committee where they achieved a Green Globe certification for the first hotel in New York City’s luxury segment, which was a major accomplishment. He then found his true passion in the Wine & Spirits industry as a sales consultant at Empire Merchants, where he was named "Salesperson Of The Year". He had an amazing experience connecting the right brands to the right concepts and managed several personalities and relationships along the way. He then found his way to the recruiting aspect of our industry and never looked back.  He started his recruiting career at ForceBrands and is now at Protis Global. Thank you for listening and be sure to subscribe to be notified of all new episodes!NOW ON YOUTUBE!!! Thank you for Listening! Join us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter! Host Jessie Ott's Profile on LinkedIn

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