Conor Quinn: Founder / President at WILDE IRISH GIN in Sun Valley, Idaho

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Conor Quinn

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Founder / President at WILDE IRISH GIN
Sun Valley | US
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  • Strategy
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Marketing Communications
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • Creative Direction
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Acme Hospitality

Investor | 11/2012 - Current

Acme Hospitality owns and operates an innovative collection of boutique food and beverage concepts in Santa Barbara’s burgeoning arts and entertainment district, affectionately called the Funk Zone. Acme concepts and team members have won numerous awards and accolades from local, regional and national sources. http://www.acmehospitality.com/
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Chapter One Bookstore

Owner / Bookseller | 01/2025 - Current

Locally Owned Since 1970. Chapter One Bookstore is stocked with best sellers, local interest, outdoor & adventure, children's books, and more! Come find your next chapter at Chapter One Bookstore in Ketchum, Idaho. Every story begins at Chapter One.
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Lefty's

Investor | 10/2022 - Current

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Cal Coast Sports Ventures, LLC

Founder / Partner | 02/2012 - Current

Cal Coast Sports Ventures, LLC was created to provide and promote annual tournaments, leagues and platforms for sports in the Central Coast region of California, encouraging a competitive atmosphere for our athletes and providing additional business opportunities for our community. Located along the Pacific Ocean, halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, Santa Barbara is a premiere destination in the Central Coast of California and plans to become the premiere Lacrosse destination in the West Coast, playing host to tournaments for teams throughout California and the rest of the country, with the creation of Cal Coast Lacrosse and the Santa Barbara Showdown. Cal Coast Sports Ventures, LLC held the 1st Santa Barbara Showdown, a premiere 90 Team Lacrosse Tournament at the Santa Barbara Polo Club, for U-9 through U-18 teams on October 18 - 19, 2014.
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Simply Straws

Board Of Directors | 08/2017 - Current

SIMPLY STRAWS is a reusable drinking straw company creating sustainable, reusable, recyclable, biodegradable and compostable products that enhance the health and well-being for customers and the environment. Simply Straws provides an alternative to toxic plastic straws. More than 500 million disposable plastic straws are used in the United States every day. SIMPLY STRAWS is a proud B Corp certified business. B Corps are certified by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. B Corporation awarded SIMPLY STRAWS with the "Best for the World" award in 2016. SIMPLY STRAWS donates a minimum of 1% of gross income (through 1% For The Planet) to benefiting organizations like "Keep A Breast," "Plastic Pollution Coalition," "Protect Our Winters," and "5Gyres." Simply Straws was founded in 2011 and is located in Newport Beach, California. http://www.simplystraws.com
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ChowNow

Investor | 01/2013 - Current

ChowNow is an online food ordering platform that connects customers with local restaurants. Founded in 2011 with headquarters in Los Angeles, California. https://get.chownow.com/
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Santa Barbara Showdown

Founder / Partner | 11/2013 - Current

The Santa Barbara Showdown is a premiere Lacrosse Tournament at the Santa Barbara Polo Club for U-9 through U-18 boys and girls lacrosse teams. With over 5,000 visitors over our 2-day event, our 1st event had an economic impact of over $715,000 to the local Santa Barbara community (the 5th annual event with over $1.5million). Sponsors have included Pepsi, Gatorade, STX, Harrow Lacrosse, Lacrosse Fanatic, Warrior, Brine, String King, Hilton, Marriot, the Hangar SB, the Silver Palate, the Santa Barbara Lacrosse Association and the Clean Water Tour. Teams from all over the country attended, including California, Arizona, Washington, Utah, New York, Massachusettes, and more… The 6th annual tournament will be held in October 2019. www.SantaBarbaraShowdown.com #SBShowdown
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WILDE IRISH GIN

Founder / President | 04/2021 - Current

ᴀɴ ᴇxᴛʀᴀᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀʀʏ ꜱᴘɪʀɪᴛ, ʙᴏʀɴ ɪɴ ɪʀᴇʟᴀɴᴅ, ꜱʜᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ.
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THE ALPINE COLLECTIVE®

Founder / Director | 12/2014 - Current

The Alpine Collective® is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation organized under the Nonprofit Corporation Act of the State of Idaho. The Alpine Collective® engages our community through co-sponsorships, partnerships, and our own local events. The Alpine Collective aims to create stronger, more engaged, sustainable mountain towns.
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Sun Valley Lacrosse

Founder | 09/2019 - Current

Focused on the development and growth of girls and boys lacrosse players from Kindergarten to 12th Grade in the Wood River Valley and throughout Blaine County, Idaho. Sun Valley Lacrosse is committed to the successful development of character and sportsmanship while creating leaders both on and off the lacrosse field. The Sun Valley Lacrosse community is committed to providing the highest level of instruction for our athletes to bring each player to their fullest potential by becoming a champion in sport, school and in life, One Goal at a time. At the core of the Sun Valley Lacrosse philosophy is a growth mindset. The “One Goal” mantra shows Sun Valley athletes the path within this mindset. “One Goal” is an individual and group mindset of breaking down large, seemingly unattainable tasks into smaller, more attainable tasks. The mindset teaches resiliency, discipline, and focused energy. The “One Goal” huddle break refocuses the individual and the team on the steps it takes to be a champion in sport and in life. It was first used by Tri-State Lacrosse founder Bob Turco. Sun Valley Lacrosse, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation organized under the Nonprofit Corporation Act of the State of Idaho.
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Pepper

Investor | 10/2012 - Current

Pepper's technology platform creates branded mobile apps for hospitality businesses. Pepper's platform is EPOS integrated and delivers rich features including discovery, ordering, mobile payment, loyalty & rewards, push marketing and data analytics. Pepper's platform is proven, cost effective, open and flexible. Pepper has 100 merchants across 600 locations in the UK and USA. Pepper enables traditional hospitality businesses and retailers to better understand their customers' preferences and behaviour. Pepper's technology enriches and improves the customer journey and enables merchants to deliver relevant real time messaging and offers to enhance customer engagement. In turn this is driving revenue and efficiency gains for merchants. http://www.pepperhq.com/
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805Basecamp

Co-Founder | 03/2016 - 05/2017

Co-Founder of 805Basecamp, a brand development and media company partnering with iconic brands.
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The Hangar, Santa Barbara

Director of Marketing | 09/2011 - 09/2016

The Hangar, Santa Barbara is an exclusive 15,000 square foot climate-controlled car club, specifically designed for private collector car storage and its members.
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Little Orbit

Investor, Member Board of Directors | 08/2013 - 07/2016

Little Orbit is a worldwide video game publisher formed in January 2010 with a focus on licensed-based entertainment products. Little Orbit is focused on three primary channels of distribution including traditional game retail, non-traditional retail channels, and digital download over the various platform networks.
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Santa Barbara Lacrosse Association (SBLA)

Director, Board Member | 10/2011 - 09/2015

* Director and Board Member * Chair of Development Committee * Member of Executive Committee * Member of Communications Committee * Lead role in creation and development of new website, logo and marketing campaign
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Wachovia Global Securities Lending

Vice President - Head of Marketing | 05/2004 - 09/2009

Mr. Quinn led the firm’s marketing and sales support team and contributed to many of the firm’s product development initiatives. In this role, he oversaw all aspects of the securities lending marketing effort, including brand management, performance benchmarking, marketing, communications, advertising and marketing related web-content for Wachovia Global Securities Lending. He also worked closely with line of business partners in Sales / Relationship Management, Trading, Operations, Technology and Risk Management to develop marketing strategy and communications plans that drove acquisition and retention efforts across targeted market segments. He was also responsible for the management of external vendors associated with overall marketing and communications aspects. Mr. Quinn joined WGSL in 2004 and served as a client service representative for some of the firm’s largest securities lending accounts.
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Wachovia Global Securities Lending

Vice President - Head of Marketing | 05/2004 - 09/2009

Mr. Quinn led the firm’s marketing and sales support team and contributed to many of the firm’s product development initiatives. In this role, he oversaw all aspects of the securities lending marketing effort, including brand management, performance benchmarking, marketing, communications, advertising and marketing related web-content for Wachovia Global Securities Lending. He also worked closely with line of business partners in Sales / Relationship Management, Trading, Operations, Technology and Risk Management to develop marketing strategy and communications plans that drove acquisition and retention efforts across targeted market segments. He was also responsible for the management of external vendors associated with overall marketing and communications aspects. Mr. Quinn joined WGSL in 2004 and served as a client service representative for some of the firm’s largest securities lending accounts.
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Octagon

BMW X3 Vehicle Launch Marketing/Promotion | 11/2003 - 12/2003

Responsible for marketing, promotion, and pre-launch of BMW’s new vehicle, the X3. Member of marketing team which planned numerous events each day throughout the southern USA.
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Artist Network

A&R | 01/2002 - 12/2003

Member of A&R team managing 8 bands, locating new talent/acts and promoting our label. Developed effective relationships with potential and current investors. Developed budget for tours throughout Europe and summer US tour for Reggae Artist Jimmy Cliff. Created marketing techniques and image enhancing promotions for “The Marquee Club” in London.
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University of Denver

Intellectual Property & Events Division | 06/2001 - 03/2002

1st Intern hosted by the Division of Intellectual Property at the University of Denver. Responsible for expanding corporate sponsor communication efforts, involving weekly Internet media packets. Created systems to track sponsor participation in college events allowing focused marketing, increased revenue & attendance. Completed an extensive research project concerning athletic conference obligations of the University of Denver and related benefits, eventually leading to the migration into bigger, more competitive sports conferences and competitive landscapes.
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The Shooting Gallery

Marketing, Screenplay Synopsis | 11/2001 - 12/2001

Rotated through television and film divisions of this fast-growing multimedia company. Read, revised and synopsized scripts for potential movie, television show and feature length films. Introduced to film budgeting, marketing, pre and post productions, as well as Foley and ADR stages.
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MySportsGuru.com

Marketing | 06/2000 - 09/2000

Responsible for establishing relationships with 45 sports specific Internet sites and developing linking exchange. Developed company’s Site Map and maintained Syndication Program of over 135 sport specific Internet sites. Researched and developed working structure for companies Affiliate Program. The company was a destination website for amateur sports enthusiasts to learn techniques to improve their game from the top professional coaches including David Leadbetter, Cal Ripken, Nick Bollettieri, Orvis Fly Fishing School and many others, winning awards from USA Today, Yahoo, and Forbes to name a few. In late 2000, the company merged with myteam.com, which is now part of The Active Network.
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