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Movers & shakers A s the beverage industry's largest career network, BevForce knows who's coming and who's going at the leading global beverage companies. BevForce is the only beverage industry staffing agency providing both an online job board and executive recruiting services. Visit www.bevforce.com to sign up for the Movers & Shakers newsletter or to report your job move or recent hire. Pedro Martinez has been named Florida Sales Manager, Off-Premise at Double Cross Vodka. He had been Florida Sales Manager at Alebrand Spirits Company. David Brown has been named Chief Sales Officer at Pasternak Wine Imports. He had been VP Sales, National Accounts at Treasury Wine Estates. Ron Danis has been named Regional Sales Manager of Mid Atlantic/ Northeast and New England at Voli Vodka. He had been Regional Manager of the Lower Northeast at Accolade Wines. Larry Kuhlmann has been named Director of Trade Development at Sabemos Beverages. He had been National Sales Manager at Nicholas Enterprises, Inc. Gus Bozzo has been named VP, National Retail at The Charmer Sunbelt Group. He had been Director, Grocery Channel at Brown-Forman Corporation. Corey Blick has been named Director of Marketing at Nawgan. He had been Director of Marketing at The FRS Company. John Hadley has been named Florida Regional Manager at Precept Wine. He had been Field Sales Manager at Biltmore Estate Wine Company. Steve "Tiny" Irwin has been named VP Sales at Rogue Ales and Spirits. He had been Chain Sales Manager - Pacific Region at MillerCoors. Chris Picone has been named Director of Strategic Accounts at Wirtz Beverage Nevada. He had been Director of National Beverage at Caesars Entertainment. Advice from a BevForce Career Concierge: Socialize Your Job Search If you're only hiding embarrassing photos on your Facebook profile, you're not doing enough to maximize the power of social media to energize your job search. Job seekers, hiring managers and recruiters alike are increasingly leveraging social media to enhance their search. Here are a few quick tips to maximize your digital potential: Update (or create) a LinkedIn profile. This is the #1 social tool for recruiters and hiring managers. Remove unprofessional photos from your profile pictures and change your privacy settings so that your pictures are only viewable to your friends and not the public. Consider making highly-personal blogs private; your opinions (even if they change) will always be out there for all to see! However, if your blog or Twitter feed demonstrates your thought-leadership in a space that may be attractive to a potential employer, be sure to highlight that. Use LinkedIn (and even Facebook/Twitter) to network with people in the industry. There are often only one or two degrees of separation between you and someone you should know! Research potential employers and companies on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, etc. and find out what they have to say and what people have to say about them. 14 / the tasting panel / october 2013 TP1013_001-33.indd 14 9/23/13 10:33 PM