Elevate Your Brand with Nes Rueda of HeavenSake

Nes is a passionate leader with a proven record of strategically building brands to achieve world-class status in key global markets. Nes prides himself in building and managing strong, long lasting relationships with top/luxury accounts, as well as thought and opinion leaders that he has collaborated with throughout many industries. He possesses well-founded experience in trade, trend, experiential and influencer marketing, innovation, managing agencies, and sales teams. Nes has extensive experience in successfully launching brands around the world, managing distributors at all levels, and working with foreign and international teams.

Having accomplished major brand recognition with CÎROC Vodka & Deleon alongside Sean "Diddy'' Combs, Nes was recruited by Disaronno as its National Trade Marketing Director (on-premise) where he led a team focused on Disaronno’s US marketing agenda. Later, Nes joined SŌTŌ Sake as Marketing Director where he was responsible for the marketing vision and premium positioning to successfully launch the brand in the US. Most recently, he has led the launch of HEAVENSAKE in the U.S., serving as Managing Director, from proof of concept to a national distribution partnership with SGWS.

Nes is a CSP (Certified Sake Professional) and holds a BS in Management and Marketing from Florida Atlantic University. 

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