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Bridget Firtle
Entrepreneur + Small Business Consultant + Occasional Angel Investor
New York City
Born and raised in the Rockaway Beach neighborhood of Queens, Bridget’s true happy place is the beach. After receiving her MBA in 2007, Bridget began her career on Wall Street at a hedge fund as a consumer goods investor with a focus in global alcoholic beverage companies. In 2012, Bridget saw an opportunity to join the renaissance occurring in American distilling and founded Owney’s Rum – New York City's only rum distillery – where she was recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30, Zagat 30 Under 30 and one of Imbibe’s 75 People to Watch. Within five years of the launch, Bridget formed a strategic partnership with international spirits company Proximo Spirits, and in early 2020 she successfully sold the company to launch Rockaway.
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