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Monday, March 27 • 11:00am - 11:50am
Women in Bars

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About 60% of bartenders are women. Women are also starting businesses at the highest rate in history. Although most bars and spirits businesses are owned by men, women are starting to move from "behind the bar" to become the movers and shakers (and we don't mean just cocktails) in the industry. Learn about the unique challenges and opportunities they face, the lessons they've learned in starting their own successful businesses and trends for women in the industry - as both consumers and entrepreneurs.


Moderators
avatar for Nancy Shenker

Nancy Shenker

theONswitch, Founder & CEO
Nancy A. Shenker is Founder/CEO of theONswitch marketing and a regular contributor to the Nightclub & Bar website, covering topics from marketing to technology to customer service to digital media. She recently created sheBOOM.com, an online community for women business owners. She... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Louise Jones

Louise Jones

Manager, Club Chemistry
avatar for Steph Kocher

Steph Kocher

Owner, 163 Taproom
avatar for Lydia Melton

Lydia Melton

Owner, Günter Hans
As the Founder and CEO of Günter Hans, Lydia Melton is an entrepreneur at heart with a severe case of wanderlust. In fact, her passion for travel led her to open her first bar at the age of 24. Having studied abroad in Belgium, Melton came home to find that many of the beers and... Read More →
avatar for Kjersten Merila

Kjersten Merila

Owner & Co-Founder, Her Spirit
Brand new to the spirits industry, Kjersten Merila is already shaking things up…over ice.  Vodka’s the game, Her Spirit’s the name.  Kjersten, Owner and Co-founder of Her Spirit, believes the achievement of starting her own company and working on Her Spirit is incredible... Read More →


Monday March 27, 2017 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Room N119 Las Vegas Convention Center