About DRINKS
DRINKS is led by a team with unparalleled technology, eCommerce, digital marketplace, and adult beverage expertise.
Zac Brandenberg
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
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Zac drives the DRINKS vision in disrupting the traditional beverage alcohol ecosystem. A serial entrepreneur and digital advertising innovator, he was the founder and CEO of Hydra, a $100mil+ digital ad platform (acquired by Adknowledge in 2010) that delivered 25 million digital leads and sales a year.
Zac drives the DRINKS vision in disrupting the traditional beverage alcohol ecosystem. A serial entrepreneur and digital advertising innovator, he was the founder and CEO of Hydra, a $100mil+ digital ad platform (acquired by Adknowledge in 2010) that delivered 25 million digital leads and sales a year.
Kelly Martin
Chief Compliance Officer & Head of Enterprise
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Kelly is a beverage alcohol industry veteran, with more than 25 years of experience spanning all three tiers of the industry. Prior to DRINKS, she served as VP, Compliance for Direct Wines (WSJ Wine & Laithwaites Wine), where she led national DTC expansion. She is a regular speaker at national and state liquor conferences.
Kelly is a beverage alcohol industry veteran, with more than 25 years of experience spanning all three tiers of the industry. Prior to DRINKS, she served as VP, Compliance for Direct Wines (WSJ Wine & Laithwaites Wine), where she led national DTC expansion. She is a regular speaker at national and state liquor conferences.
Brandon Amoroso
President, Electriq
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Brandon is the Founder of Electriq, a leading Shopify Plus agency acquired by DRINKS in April 2022. Brandon is a thought leader in eCommerce, with regular conference speaking appearances and multiple podcasts.
Brandon is the Founder of Electriq, a leading Shopify Plus agency acquired by DRINKS in April 2022. Brandon is a thought leader in eCommerce, with regular conference speaking appearances and multiple podcasts.
Justin Dean
Chief Technology Officer
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Justin has 30 years of high-tech experience in e-commerce, marketplace, and SaaS development and drives the technology vision of DRINKS. He has served as CTO of Weedmaps and as SVP Technology for Ticketmaster, and other high-impact technology firms such as Shopzilla (Bizrate), B3 Corp, NRT, and served as a network systems engineer in the US Marine Corps.
Justin has 30 years of high-tech experience in e-commerce, marketplace, and SaaS development and drives the technology vision of DRINKS. He has served as CTO of Weedmaps and as SVP Technology for Ticketmaster, and other high-impact technology firms such as Shopzilla (Bizrate), B3 Corp, NRT, and served as a network systems engineer in the US Marine Corps.
Matt Wolf
Chief Financial Officer
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Matt has 20+ years of finance experience spanning M&A, fundraising, FP&A and economic analysis, including at Morgan Stanley and AB InBev, and Roadster. In the last decade, his focus has been on ecommerce and SaaS financial and operational leadership.
Matt has 20+ years of finance experience spanning M&A, fundraising, FP&A and economic analysis, including at Morgan Stanley and AB InBev, and Roadster. In the last decade, his focus has been on ecommerce and SaaS financial and operational leadership.
Barry Collier
Co-Founder & Head of R&D
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Barry is the architect of DRINKS technology development and operations. Having been a CTO for the last 20 years, he specialized in developing highly scalable ecommerce and advertising platforms supporting millions of users. He was formerly the CTO of Meteor Games, a leading Facebook game developer, and founding CTO of Hydra.
Barry is the architect of DRINKS technology development and operations. Having been a CTO for the last 20 years, he specialized in developing highly scalable ecommerce and advertising platforms supporting millions of users. He was formerly the CTO of Meteor Games, a leading Facebook game developer, and founding CTO of Hydra.
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DRINKS fosters an energetic and collaborative startup environment steeped in the tradition of industry disruption. We are always looking for top talent to join and grow our team! We are hiring – check here for current job openings.