ryan williams

brand mbassador

About

I write about Illinois craft beer, support local brewers through social media, help with beer festival event production and logistics, and pretty much help spread the word about great local beer. I am a founding member of Ale to the Burbs helping to bring great beer to the suburbs and an avid homebrewer studying for the Cicerone exam.

Country

united states

City

chicago

Industry

food production

Skill

sound mixer, boom operator, recording, audio engineering, stagehand, craft beer, home brewing, consultative selling, beverage industry, relationship building, analytics, product knowledge and sales pitching, sales route creation and calendar organization, account and distributor support, merchandising, sales strategy, product knowledge, sales presentations

Experience

field agent

duvel moortgat

2019-9 - Present · 7 yrs 1 mo

office manager

carepatrol of scottsdale

2018-1 - Present · 8 yrs 9 mos

area sales representative

revolution brewing chicago

2017-11 - 2018-10 · 1 yr

Increased Points of Distribution, Grew Brand Awareness and Increased Share of Mind through: ● Analyzing Sales and Inventory to develop sales routes based on finding opportunities, maximizing market coverage, supporting top accounts, hitting sales goals and keeping inventory levels by sku consistent and moving. ● Built strong industry and distributor relationships through consultative sales techniques, distributor work withs, staff product trainings and events to support the account and placement.

il and wi sales representative

short's brewing company

2016-7 - 2017-8 · 1 yr 2 mos

Analyzed the Sales and Inventory of (9) Distributors in IL & WI for Short's Brewing. Responsible for: Growing Points of Distribution, Brand Awareness and Share of Mind through: Distributor work withs, product training, account visits, product placement and event support.

brand mbassador

santan brewing company

2020-1 - Present · 6 yrs 9 mos

suburban sales representative

arcade brewery

2015-8 - 2016-7 · 1 yr

Responsible for: Sales, Delivery, Events, POD's and Growing Brand Awareness.

Education

music

2007-1 - 2008-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Activities and Societies: While attending Music Industry Workshop, I learned about the recording process from Preproduction to Mastering and Sound Reinforcement from Small to Large venues. MIW helped me to discover my passion of working Live Events.

tribeca flashpoint media arts academy

recording arts

2009-1 - 2011-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Activities and Societies: At Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy, I worked on a variety of Productions ranging from Contemporary Art to Television and Short Films with a speciality in Location Audio.