In The
MIX Interview by Kimberly Knight
A CONVERSATION WITH REDD ROSE VODKA CEO TAYLOR A. JACKSON Taylor A. Jackson is an entrepreneur, legal services professional, and Founder of the highly sought after spirits company, Redd Rose Vodka. Jackson’s inspiration for joining the spirits industry has been an adventure filled with joyful surprises and lessons learned to reach her level of success. She’s one of a few African American owned spirit companies who seek to increase visibility of ownership in this field. I had the opportunity to chat with Jackson about how she started her pathway to owning her own spirit brand and what we can expect next from Redd Rose Vodka. KK: Tell us about how you started your business, Redd Rose Vodka.
Photo courtesy of Taylor A. Jackson
TJ
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I have been a bartender for eight years and bartending actually got me through law school. I read an article about Diddy, Sean Combs, and I didn’t know he did not own Cîroc. I also read an article about Titos and how he got started. In 2014, I thought these are regular people who started some of these brands. I started to look behind the bars to see who owned the brands. Then, I just did my research. My law degree helped me figure out what I needed to do to own my own brand. When I first got started, I wanted to do a tequila but after learning the laws about that, it wasn’t in my best interest to do tequila right now. So, I went into vodka, because it’s the best next thing in regards to tequila.
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