Adrian Parker on LinkedIn: Every career decision is a family decision. 👀 When I took on the… | 79 comments (2024)

❤️ "Love & Whiskey" is here! 🥃…and it’s an instant NY Times Best Seller!!!🤩🤯🤯This book is more than the forgotten history of Nearest Green or the untold truth of how Jack Daniels came to be. It’s a window intothe woman who brought both of their stories to life with Love, Respect & Honor, Fawn Weaver.The story is still being written. Believe me when I say, what’s ahead at Uncle Nearest, Inc.is just as unbelievable as what’s behind! 🙌🏽📚 Buy the book today: https://lnkd.in/epXyNq4b🫱🏽🫲🏻Join the book tour: https://lnkd.in/e9h92NjQ🧲 Visit the distillery firsthand: https://lnkd.in/gkxbsuFS

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“I don’t believe you own the brand unless you own the land. It’s special to us. But it’s also incredibly special to Black people.Historically, we’ve done a lot of renting but not a lot of owning. A lot of being an ambassador and building other people’s stuff, but not a whole lot of building our own.”Those words from Fawn Weaver are more than a timely headline, they are a testament to the reason why we do what we do. We don't tell the story of Uncle Nearest to sell whiskey. We sell whiskey to tell the story of Uncle Nearest.She goes on to say: "I am clear about my mission, mandate, and purpose.⁣⁣⁣ When I walk through the door, my head is held high, my shoulders back, my stride is long, and my presence is towering, even though I only stand at 5’ 4”.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣"That’s why “Imposter Syndrome” has never been a part of my life; not even a thought.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣"Because I am exactly who God created me to be, exactly where God opened the door for me to be, and I am living God’s will for my life. That mindset and “Imposter Syndrome” cannot coexist.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣"It is not success that gives me confidence.⁣⁣⁣ Failure has given me more confidence than success ever will.⁣⁣⁣"Watch the video. Read the article. Buy the book (and the bottle!). 😬VIDEO--> https://lnkd.in/gnWNQmpX

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In today's edition of "I can show you better than I can tell you"...Team Uncle Nearest, Inc. is just getting warmed up. 🔥👏🏽 Let's go Fawn!https://lnkd.in/df9RHGbf

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Creating something special for the people... with a very special group of people! 😬 Good times with the Uncle Nearest, Inc. squad 👉🏾 Victoria Butler 🔥 Katharine Jerkens 🔥 Chuck Cronkhite 🔥 Damian Shine

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Spring-cleaning at the estate... 🌲🍃🪵 ..... 🚜

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We are literally & figuratively...🍇 Planting new vines, ☀️ Entering new seasons, 🌱 Preparing new harvests, 🌲 Growing new branches, ⛏️ Breaking new ground, ⭐️ Raising new standards, 🇫🇷 Starting new legacies! I'm only 5 months in and there's SO MUCH to do. But I'm honored & humbled to do it with this game-changing team at Uncle Nearest, Inc.!

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New vines going in this week at our property in France! 🍇These grapevines in Grande Champagne will yield an amazing wine. 🍷That wine will be distilled twice to become a very sweet brandy called "eau de vie" (water of life). 💧That eau de vie will age for 2 years in French Oak casks to become Cognac. 🥃That Cognac will continue aging for years - often decades - to become the most elegant spirit you've ever tasted. ⏳I can't wait for yall to experience what we're creating! But I kinda have to. 😬

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I started in the spirits industry 11 years ago and had never seen anything like the inaugural "Spirits on the Rise" summit last year. I couldn't believe what was happening...👏🏽 Brands that would typically be considered competitors were collaborating on how to give everyone opportunities.💰 Prominent investors and bankers freely shared information & advice with no strings attached.🚫 Multi-millionaires, scrappy start-ups, seasoned execs & people of all demographics came together to learn with NO EGO.I'm convinced of 3 things--> 1) Staying inside the walls of the same companies that continue to exclude, marginalize & minimize us is no longer a necessary evil (in this or any industry).2) The headshots on the "Leadership" page of your company's website tell you all you need to know. 3) The 4% of African-Americans in spirits hasn't changed in decades... until now.Sign. Up. 🎤 ✋🏽

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Your company doesn’t have a diversity PROBLEM. 😳Your company has made a diversity DECISION. 🤯The diversity you don’t see is a direct result of what you don’t do, the corrections you don’t make, the commitments you won’t fulfill and the disparity you won’t measure.Issues that are knowable, avoidable, preventable, predictable and solvable are no longer called "problems." They are called CHOICES. And you - as an employee, leader or manager - always have a choice of where you spend your time, talents and energy.Work wisely.

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