Portland Cocktail Week and Altos Tequila are bringing again The Tahona Society Sustainable Entrepreneurship cohort in 2025. 50 Bar Professionals shall be chosen to hitch us for six weeks of considerate digital programming that may equip you with the instruments to run or help a sustainable enterprise and offer you a leg up while you apply for the The Tahona Society $50,000 Grant later this yr.
Over the six weeks of this program, among the brightest minds within the sustainability and entrepreneurship house, each within the hospitality business and past, will information you thru modules targeted on the way to create a enterprise mannequin that’s fiscally accountable, serves your neighborhood, and cares for the planet. These digital classes shall be led by our knowledgeable companions within the enterprise sector, Shark Tank Mexico judges, former Tahona Society finalists, and the Co-Founding father of Altos Tequila, Dre Masso.
Every Monday and Tuesday, we’ll dive into all elements of sustainable entrepreneurship. From designing a sustainable enterprise and deciding on the fitting sort of entity so that you can fundraising and innovating for the longer term, this program will cowl all of it. You’ll then use what you discovered to create a pitch on your sustainable enterprise concept that may function your remaining examination. Within the 2024 cohort, the ultimate exams had been group initiatives. This yr, every cohort participant will submit a person remaining undertaking.
You will discover an outline of what we now have deliberate for this system right here:
WEEK 1:
Tuesday, February eleventh
2 pm-4 pm ET
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WEEK 2:
Monday, February seventeenth
2 pm – 3:30 pm ET
Altos Tequila Masterclass and Tasting with Dre Masso | Co-creator of Altos Tequila and Jenn Oakley | Model Ambassador – Agaves, Pernod Ricard
Tuesday, February 18th
2 pm – 3:30 pm ET
Untangling Sustainability: Exploring the Essence of Sustainable Enterprise with Marijose Regules | Sustainability & Accountability Supervisor, Pernod Ricard
WEEK 3:
Monday, February twenty fourth
2 pm – 3:30 pm ET
Tahona Society Overview with Dre Masso | Co-creator of Altos Tequila, Jenny Teasdale | Director (Inexperienced Apple), Head of Impression and Sustainability (Blue Apple), Cha Ramirez | International Director Advocacy & PR, Pernod Ricard, and Valerie Kramis Hollands | Technique Design Director, Agenda28
Tuesday, February twenty fifth
2 pm – 3:30 pm ET
Sustainable Enterprise Fashions: Cultivating Worthwhile Ventures for Individuals and Planet with Valerie Kramis Hollands | Technique Design Director, Agenda28
WEEK 4:
Monday, March third
2 pm – 3:30 pm ET
Designing a Sustainable Enterprise with Valerie Kramis Hollands | Technique Design Director, Agenda28
Tuesday, March 4th
2 pm – 3:30 pm ET
Navigating Authorized Landscapes: Important Concerns for New Companies with John B. Reyna, J.D., LL.M | Managing Lawyer, Texas Hospitality and Non-profit Legislation Middle, PLLC
WEEK 5:
Monday, March tenth
2 pm – 3:30 pm ET
Trade Way of life Sustainability with Alex Leap | Director of Operations, Give attention to Well being, Shannon Michelle | Founder, Brass Ring Cocktails, and Amie Ward | Founder, The Healthtender
Tuesday, March eleventh
2 pm – 3:30 pm ET
Sustainability Throughout the Worth Chain: A Strategic Perspective with Valerie Kramis Hollands | Technique Design Director, Agenda28
WEEK 6:
Monday, March seventeenth
2 pm – 3:30 pm ET
Partnership Pitfalls with Julie Reiner | Proprietor, Mixtress Consulting & Social Hour Cocktails | Inventive Director, Clover Membership, Leyenda & Miladys and Susan Fedroff | CFO, Challenge Supervisor & Proprietor, Clover Membership, Leyenda & Miladys
Tuesday, March 18th
2 pm – 3:30 pm ET
Crafting A Profitable and Unforgettable Pitch with Luis Antonio Espino González | Communications Guide and Speechwriter
FINAL PROJECTS DUE – Tuesday, March twenty fifth
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Cohort individuals will obtain a present field with the Altos Tequila expressions we shall be tasting collectively and considerate items to congratulate you on beginning your sustainable entrepreneurship journey.
To be eligible for this system, you need to full this type in full and be chosen by our choice committee. This program is barely open to bartenders working in the US, and also you have to be 21 or older to use.
APPLICATIONS CLOSE on Monday, January twenty seventh at 11:59 pm ET. We’ll attain out to the 50 qualifying individuals by Monday, February third.
To use go right here: Tahona Society Sustainable Entrepreneurship
