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    Brooke Sinclair

    Brooke Sinclair

    MS in Project Management, BA Corporate Communications.

    CEO Houston University of Houston...
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    Experience
    Velourit
    Velourit
    Founder, Chief Executive Officer 2015 - Present (over 11 years)
    Recipient of the Houston Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center Choice Award in Export and State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) Grant from U.S. Small... more Business Administration. Won Houston Startup Demo Day. As the winner, I was granted a free month of membership from Station Houston.
    Houston Food Bank
    Houston Food Bank
    Retail Industry Manager 2013 - 2015 (over 2 years)
    Solely managed the Food Bank’s relationships with more than 250 grocery, and retail, stores within the eighteen county service area. I was the primary contact for 13 major... more grocery chains, four food banks, and hundreds of local community partners throughout eighteen counties.

    Manage Agency/Retail Program, placed 2 million pounds of fresh produce and meat directly into the community last fiscal year.
    Black Girl Ventures
    Black Girl Ventures
    Employee
    Female Founded Club
    Female Founded Club
    Scout 2020 (9 months)
    Top Scout for Female Founded Club for Feb. 2020 - bringing in 30+ awesome female-founded startups to the platform.
    Founder
    Velourit
    Employee
    Female Founded Club, Black Girl Ventures, Houston Food Bank
    Investor
     
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    Advisor
     
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
    Mentor
     
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    Acquired
     
     
    Projects
    Beyond Normal Podcast | Episode 9 | VelourIt
    LIVE Q&A
    LIVE Q&A on the Beyond Normal Podcast
    STEPping into International Success
    U.S. Small Business Administration Sucess Story
    A chance encounter in 2013 sparked the beginning of what would become Velour Imports, experts in supplying craft beer, wine, cider, and spirits to Latin… · More America and the Caribbean. While working at the Houston Food Bank in logistics and transportation, Founder & CEO Brooke Sinclair met a volunteer who had a friend looking to import wine from their vineyard in Argentina.
    Podcast Interview
    Dan spoke with Brooke about her startup Velour Imports
    Subscribe: http://bit.ly/2wmE2kw OUR SPONSOR FOR THIS EPISODE: Washington Technology… · More Industry Association https://www.washingtontechnology.org/ In this podca...
    Graduated Founder Gym Cohort 13
    Graduated training program with Mandela SH Dixon
    Founder Gym is the first online training program specifically designed to help underrepresented tech startup founders raise money to scale their startups.
    Black Entrepreneur Experience
    Guest on Business Podcast
    ‎America's finest craft alcoholic beverages of beer, wine, and cider is being distributed to luxury resorts and hotels around the world and a cloud based… · More technology is monitoring the locations, and temperatures because one woman, Brooke S. Sinclair, the Chief Strategist behind this unique brand and c...
    13 Black Tech Entrepreneurs Who Chose To Not Let Their Ideas Lie Dormant And Haunt Them
    Scary things Black tech entrepreneurs must overcome to build
    Scary things Black tech entrepreneurs must overcome to build and operate killer companies. We spoke with 13 Black tech entrepreneurs who decided to not let… · More their ideas lie dormant and haunt them.
    Liquor Founder John Vasicek Set to Release Habanero-Infused Tequila Worldwide
    Hot Glen Road to launch with Velour Imports
    KINGSTON, Jamaica. - Earlier this month Founder and Owner of Hot Glen Road, John Vasicek, announced the company is preparing to launch its product in the… · More Caribbean and Central America after signing a distribution deal with Velour Imports. Get Hot Tequila which first launched in the U.S.
    Q&A With Brooke Sinclair of Velour Imports
    Open enrollment
    CraftBeer.com reports there are now over 7000 active breweries in the United States. That's 1,100 more than the same time in 2017. At that time, at least… · More 251 brewery operations were active in Texas, with 70 operating in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area according to Beer in Big D.
    Velour Imports Announces Open Enrollment Program for Cider Companies
    Open Enrollment Program
    If you are a cider maker or you work for a cider company that dreams of breaking into new markets, take note: Velour Imports, a Houston, Texas-based company… · More that exports American beer, wine, spirits and cider to luxury resorts and hotels around the world, has just launched an Open Enrollment program for brands who want to expand their global reach.
    Anthem Cider, D's Wicked Cider, and Longdrop Cider Top Three Finalists in Nationwide Search for Canned Cider
    Top three cider finalists
    HOUSTON, Texas. - Anthem Cider, D's Wicked Cider, and Longdrop Cider were named top three finalists as a result of a nationwide search for a canned cider… · More to serve on the sandy white beaches of a luxury resort, hotel & casino in the Caribbean.
    Understanding VC Psychology (145)
    Brooke is the founder and CEO of Velour Imports.
    About this episode: Brooke is the founder and CEO of Velour Imports. Velour Imports is on-demand delivery platform of craft beer, wine, hard cider, and… · More spirits for commercial resale. Think Uber Eats for wholesale.
    Outsourcing Distribution: Good For What Ales You - Inbound Logistics
    Partnering with a third-party logistics company
    Partnering with a third-party logistics company enabled to Velour Imports to sell regional products on a global scale.
    Church Street Brewing Co. To Export
    Church Street Brewing signs deal with Velour
    Chicago's Church Street Brewing Co. has signed a deal with Velour Imports to take its brews outside of the U.S., specifically to the Caribbean. The deal… · More highlights a growing wave of small brewers taking their beers overseas, and an alternate path to the typical mode of expansion for the small American brewer.
    Get Hot Tequila enters Caribbean markets - Drinks International - The global choice for drinks buyers
    Hot Glen Road & Velour Imports Joins Forces
    Hot Glen Road, LLC and Velour Imports have joined forces to import and distribute Get Hot Tequila, the world's first 100% agave, habanero-infused tequila...
    Velour Announces Craft Beer Distribution For Small American Craft Beverage Makers
    Velour Imports announces worldwide distribution
    Online PR News - 23-July-2016 - HOUSTON, TEXAS, UNITES STATES OF AMERICA, JULY 1, 2016 - Velour Import is thrilled to announce they have started providing a… · More worldwide distribution and other related services to small American craft beverage makers. The service will provide craft brewers the opportunity to participate in revenue sharing from craft exports.
    Portland Cider Company Supports Caribbean Attempts to Restore Tourism | Caribbean Press Release
    Portland Cider Co. encourages everyone to visit Caribbean
    As a portion of the Caribbean islands struggle to recover from the passing of two Category 5 hurricanes within a matter of weeks, The Portland Cider Company… · More lends a hand of support the in encouraging Portlanders and everyone alike to visit anyone of the 30 islands ready-and-waiting for tourists.
    Meet Brooke Sinclair of Velour Imports in Downtown
    Introduce you to Brooke Sinclair
    Today we'd like to introduce you to Velour Imports Founder & CEO
    Church Street Brewing Announces Export Deal | Brewbound.com
    Church Street Brewing Company continues to grow
    As the Church Street Brewing Company continues to grow in the Midwest - to include a few other states such as Missouri, Iowa and Florida - co-founder, Lisa… · More Gregor, has decided it's time to share Church Street's passion and love of craft beer beyond the U.S. borders.
    USDA organises Agri Trade Mission to Guatemala
    McKinney leads trade mission to Guatemala
    U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney will lead a trade mission to Guatemala Feb. 26-March… · More 2, accompanied by a delegation of agribusiness and state government leaders seeking to grow U.S. agricultural exports to Central America's Northern Triangle of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
    U.S. Craft Beer Sales Dominate the South American Market
    Mexico has its tequila, America has craft beer.
    Sao Paulo, Brasil, 2017-Oct-11 - / EPR Retail News/ - Mexico has its tequila, Cuba has rum, Brazilians drink caipirinhas and now America has craft beer.… · More Though the U.K. holds the most breweries per capita, the U.S. remains the largest producer of craft beer with 5,000+ breweries.
     
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    I was awarded a scholarship for the Food Sourcing and Operations Conference, awarded Houston Food Bank's Employee of the Month and Solution of the Month in the same month. I was also awarded the International Education Fee Scholarship, Houston Junior Chamber of Commerce Scholarship, an ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Internship, and the Maxine Mesinger Scholarship.

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Public Relations Social Media
    Locations
    Houston South Houston Stafford Texas Harvey
     
    Q&A
    What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?

    Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist

    If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?

    Doing Velour better

    What words of advice would you give your younger self?

    You are worth a plan for the future

    What's your super power?

    Taking words from the page and bringing them to life.

    What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?

    email

    What words of wisdom do you live by?

    You can't fix stupid; Common sense is not very common.

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