248: Raising the Bar: Join Us for a Spirited Chat with the Cocktail Bandits!
🌟 Join me for the next Eating at a Meeting Podcast LIVE interview during Women's HERstory Month, where I sit down with the fabulous Cocktail Bandits! 🍹 ✨ In the heart of Charleston, where history meets innovation, Johnny Caldwell and Taneka...
🌟 Join me for the next Eating at a Meeting Podcast LIVE interview during Women's HERstory Month, where I sit down with the fabulous Cocktail Bandits! 🍹
✨ In the heart of Charleston, where history meets innovation, Johnny Caldwell and Taneka Reaves are revolutionizing the beverage industry with their feminine, urban perspective. From their beginnings at The College of Charleston to co-founding Cocktail Bandits, these dynamic women are paving the way for diversity and empowerment in the spirits world.
Their journey, fueled by passion and dedication, has taken them from the cobblestone streets of Charleston to sold-out events at renowned festivals like the Charleston Food & Wine Festival, the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival, and the Euphoria Greenville Food, Wine & Music Festival. Along the way, they've were named two of Charleston's 50 Most Progressive in 2016 and listed among Imbibe Magazine’s ‘75 People to Watch in 2018’, sharing their expertise and spreading their message of empowerment.
But their impact goes beyond the pages of magazines and the stages of festivals. These curly ladies who talk cocktails daily, educate and entertain a growing audience with original cocktail recipes, promote the craftsmanship of fellow bar professionals, and share their experiences at foodie events across the country.
Join us as we dive deep into their captivating story – from their academic pursuits to their entrepreneurial endeavors, from their advocacy for diversity to their groundbreaking book, "Holy Spirits: Charleston’s Culture through Cocktails."
📚🍸 Don't miss this opportunity to sip, chat, and learn from the trendsetters and pioneers of beverage marketing. Join us LIVE as we raise our glasses to empowerment, diversity, and a world of flavor waiting to be explored! 🥂
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Taneka Reaves
Co-Founder
Johnny Caldwell and Taneka Reaves are the dynamic duo known around the globe as the curly-haired Cocktail Bandits.
The full-time Charleston Ambassadors met as Freshmen at the College of Charleston. Now, as the Cocktail Bandits, they promote female empowerment through advocacy for the food and beverage community from a feminine, urban perspective.
The curly ladies who talk cocktails daily, educate and entertain their growing blog audience by sharing original cocktail recipes, promoting the craftsmanship of other bar professionals and sharing their experiences at foodie events all around the Holy City and beyond.
Johnny Caldwell
Co-Founder at Cocktail Bandits
Johnny Caldwell and Taneka Reaves are the dynamic duo known around the globe as the curly-haired Cocktail Bandits. The full-time Charleston Ambassadors met as Freshmen at the College of Charleston. Now, as the Cocktail Bandits, they promote female empowerment through advocacy for the food and beverage community from a feminine, urban perspective.
The curly ladies who talk cocktails daily, educate and entertain their growing blog audience by sharing original cocktail recipes, promoting the craftsmanship of other bar professionals and sharing their experiences at foodie events all around the Holy City and beyond.
