BEVNET’S TASTE RADIO PODCAST
TUNE IN EVERY WEEK FOR A NEW EPISODE OF BEVNET’S TASTE RADIO
BevNET’s Taste Radio podcast explores beverage, food and beer with the industries’ leaders, innovators and rising stars. The Taste Radio audience is filled with fledgling and established brands. They hear stories from founders and pros taking products from dream to shelf with emphasis on actionable tips and inspiration stemming from success and failure. The hosts talk about everything from industry trends to the daily dilemmas of entrepreneurs through lessons learned in production, supply-chain, scale, branding, packaging, data, tech, social media, marketing, sales and beyond.
For suggestions and feedback email us at ask@tasteradio.com. To learn how to sponsor Taste Radio, visit the BevNET media kit.
MEET THE TASTE RADIO HOSTS
Our regular team of hosts that you’ll hear in most episodes of Taste Radio..
RAY LATIF
MANAGING PRODUCER / EDITOR
Ray has been with BevNET since March, 2011. As managing editor/producer, Ray oversees strategic planning and content management for BevNET’s Taste Radio podcast, BevNET Magazine, and video on BevNET.com.
JOHN CRAVEN
CO-HOST / CEO & FOUNDER of BEVNET
As founder and CEO of BevNET, John Craven is a widely-recognized authority on the beverage industry and he is frequently cited in mainstream media. His vision shapes the editorial, publishing, and positioning of all of BevNET’s properties, including BevNET.com, BevNET Magazine, Brewbound.com, BevNET FBU and their associated conferences. John is a graduate of Boston College with a BS in Marketing and Computer Science.
JACQUI BRUGLIERA
CO-HOST / ELEVATOR TALK PRODUCER / DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AT BEVNET
As the Director of Marketing across BevNET, NOSH, Brewbound and Taste Radio, Jacqui is closely engaged with our communities and content across the food, beverage and beer industries. She has been a member of the BevNET team for the past seven years, on the frontlines of new product innovation and industry trends. Jacqui also produces the BevNET & NOSH Elevator Talk video series that introduces emerging food and beverage brand founders to the industry and co-hosts the Taste Radio podcast. She is a 2010 Bentley University graduate and a member of the Bentley Women’s Basketball National Championship team.
MIKE SCHNEIDER
CO-HOST / CMO of BEVNET
Mike Schneider is a seasoned executive who lives at the collision of brand, experience and product. He has deep roots in branding, mobile, content and events. Prior to BevNET, Schneider lead major rebranding efforts for Skyhook and GasBuddy and was the CMO of Apptopia. He also spent over 8 years in big Boston ad agencies Hill, Holliday and Allen and Gerritsen leading content, digital innovation and analytics teams. A long-time blogger and thought-leader, Schneider got his start drinking and evaluating craft beer and co-wrote Location Based Marketing for Dummies.