Smooch Vodka
Marketing & Admin Lead at Smooch Beverages
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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SeniorSmooch Vodka is a hands-on founder and marketing leader with 8+ years scaling a family-owned spirits business from South Africa into a Southern California production and distribution operation. As CEO/President of Smooch Beverages and Marketing & Admin Lead for the U.S. arm, they launched flagship products (including SMOOCH Vodka and FUSION) and built end-to-end co-packing and private-label capabilities. They advise emerging alcohol brands on compliance, sourcing, logistics, packaging, and go-to-market strategy, blending technical regulatory know-how (TTB, COLA, ABC) with practical supply-chain execution. Known for importing full packaging components from China and handling customs/forwarding personally, they optimize cost and quality across the production pipeline. Based in the Los Angeles metro area, they pair entrepreneurial grit with creative brand-building and a reputation for helping startups move from concept to shelf. An often-overlooked strength is their dual perspective as both consultant and manufacturer, enabling faster, more realistic scaling decisions for clients.
8 years of coding experience
Github Skills (4)
smooch10
sdk10
android-sdk10
android9
Github contributions (1)
zendesk/sunshine-conversations-android
May 2018 - Jan 2023
Smooch Android SDK
Contributions:66 releases, 78 commits, 77 pushes in 4 years 8 months
smoochandroidsdksmooch-sdkandroid-sdk
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