How I Made It: Shed Distillery Founder Pat Rigney Learnt Spirit of Success From Baileys
Dubliner Pat Rigney has tasted a fair measure of success in a long career in the drinks industry. He worked in Baileys for 10 years and followed it up by working for its rival, Carolans. He left to co-found Boru Vodka with fellow industry veteran Dave Phelan. After selling that, he set up Fastnet Brands, a drinks marketing consultancy, and co-founded distributor Dalcassian Wines & Spirits in 2005. Dalcassian started with himself, co-founder John Dillon and just one employee. Today the business, which he chairs, employs 40 people and has revenues of €13m. (The Times of London)
Sue McCullom, of Major Brands, Tells Story of Missouri’s Largest Family-Owned Distributor
Today, Major Brands remains a third-generation, family-owned business with more than 600 employees and their families in St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia and Cape Girardeau. Listen to the “Business of Family Business” podcast from St. Louis’s KMOX radio here.