Chris R.

Founder & CEO

Country

United States

City

Louisville Metropolitan Area

Industry

Apparel & Fashion

Skill

Marketing Research, Social Media Marketing, Alcoholic Beverages, Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Communications, Brand Management, Beverage Industry, Trade Marketing, Social Media, Event Management, Advertising, Public Relations, Event Planning, Brand Development, Market Planning, Brand Awareness, Social Networking, Account Management, Budgets

Experience

Founder & CEO

Shady Rays

2012-9 - Present · 14 yrs 1 mo

Shady Rays is an independent sunglasses company that is focused on one thing - Making the best shades to live active and worry-free in the outdoors. We offer polarized sunglasses, prescription eyewear, and snow goggles. All sunglasses are backed by the industry's best warranty - Free replacements if lost or broken. Every order also contributes 10 meals to fight hunger, and we have donated over 9.4 million meals to date. Shady Rays is one of the top mid-priced sunglasses brands in the U.S. and boasts over 50,000 5 star customer reviews.

Brand Manager

Heaven Hill Brands

2009-9 - 2017-7 · 7 yrs 11 mos

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Managed all product development, brand strategy, budget, advertising and promotion, sales programming, as well as other core needs for assigned portfolio of brands including the world's number two selling Bourbon, Evan Williams.