WHAT WILL BE ACHIEVED IN THIS COURSE

Learn the best practices utilized by the most successful brand ambassadors and executives within the beverage industry. Study the industry from a rare perspective, the corporate side and the street side, emphasizing corporate skillsets, account strategy, product knowledge, presenting, and sales.

Understand what it takes to work with accounts with confidence. Convert stores and bars into viable accounts in less time. Manage your schedule and obligations with ease. Present to any audience. Become a valuable source for Brand Teams to design more successful strategies for brand growth while you grow your career.

“I highly recommend Elayne for building and training on-premise ambassador armies. There is no one better at engaging and developing a team to set them up for delivering success.”
— Amanda Blanco, Marketing Director, Blackened American Whiskey

WHY THIS COURSE WAS CREATED

No two companies are alike: operations, roles and responsibilities and the brand itself. To be successful, an Ambassador needs to be empowered, not only with the knowledge about their brand, but also with the skills to operate successfully in the field, navigate corporate, build their network, manage multiple projects at once and much more. 

These are skills that are generally not taught, but learned after years of trial and error.  

The Beverage Brand Ambassador Academy provides 20 years of industry knowledge fit into one course. We fill the gaps, accelerate the learning curve by teaching the skills needed to succeed from day one, so each BA can thrive throughout their career.  

Being in operations for my entire career, the supply side is brand new to me. I know the things I’m pretty good at, and have a decent understanding of my areas that need some focus moving forward. What really was valuable for me was just the overall perspective on how to do the job. How to identify certain things as well as different angles of approach and activations.
Thank you again for the valuable information.
— Patrick Sterling, Portfolio Specialist - Florida, Campari Rare
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The module and workshop gave me a lot of insights and I’m looking forward to the next one. Even on some things I knew (or thought I did) but seeing it all laid out and cohesive was supremely enlightening. In fact, I just used the techniques at an account I’ve been struggling to get a meeting at for a while. Now I have a tasting with the bar manager, buyer, and AGM next week!
— Jarred Craven, Portfolio Specialist – California

WHO IS IT FOR:

Corporations/Brand Advocacy managers
Hiring a Brand Ambassador is an expensive proposition; it takes time and effort to vet the right person. Once hired, they need extensive training to represent the brand, themselves, and the company in the right way. The Beverage BA academy is the "must-have training tool" for any manager looking to enhance their current training program. It provides 20 years of industry knowledge in one course, filling in the gaps & accelerating the learning curve. The Academy teaches your BAs the skillset needed to succeed from day one and beyond, saving you time & money while enhancing your teams' skills so they can thrive.

Brand Ambassadors who want to grow their corporate skills and take their professional careers to the next level. 

Individuals looking to make a career change
The Academy will provide the foundational skills needed to get the job, understand how to succeed in the role, how the spirits industry works, who the key players are and how to engage with them, and the steps to take to grow your career. 

1 on 1 coaching can also be scheduled with Elayne for an additional fee.

“I have known and worked with Elayne for more than 15 years, having witnessed her Brand Ambassador career, first hand. Elayne is not only one of the best brand presenters that I know, but she is an industry leading trainer, educator and mentor. She presents with an unmatched energy and passion and has the inherent ability to connect with trainees of all skill levels. I have the highest regard for Elayne and the utmost confidence in her abilities.”
— Tony Bagnulo, Founder at Broad Creek Spirits Marketing Group

This course is 100% online, and you can work through it at your pace. No module is longer than 35 minutes, and a test will need to be completed to ensure a solid grasp of the material. There are also downloadable reference materials which can be referenced as guidelines, while on the job. 

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“It is going on 11 years that I have known and worked with Elayne. She has become my go-to person for brand education and insight into the on-trade. Her talent as an educator, her knowledge of the beverage industry, her passion and energy is unparalleled. If you are looking to shore up your brand ambassador skills or build your own team, look no further than Elayne.”
— Lisa Laird, Executive Vice President and World Ambassador at @LairdandCo.



Watch the video below to get a glimpse of your Instructor and founder of the BBAA, in action. 

 

Tales of the Cocktail 2020 Business Seminar: TOTC2020: Building a Brand Ambassador Program with Elayne Duff

BCB 2021
So You Want to Become/Hire a Brand Ambassador? Speakers: Elayne Duff & Tracey Eden

 
 

OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS LIVE!
Grab your spot!

The BBAA is excited to introduce a groundbreaking scholarship program, providing a unique opportunity for (12) twelve students to enroll in the Brand Ambassador Skills Mastery Course with full tuition coverage! For individuals aspiring to establish themselves as professional alcohol brand ambassadors or those aiming to advance their careers within the field, this course is for you.

To enter, you must:

  • Be 23 years or older

  • Use the form below to submit (1) video (.mp4 format and two-three minute max) which showcases:

    • your passion for the Alcohol Industry

    • why you would make a phenomenal Brand Ambassador

    • your presentation skills and professional style

During the entry period, one to two students will be selected each month for the scholarship.
Please submit a single entry per participant, so be sure to prepare and present your absolute best effort.

If chosen, you will be contacted within 72 hours of the selection to be verified and asked to complete some paperwork. Once completed, your course access will be sent to you via email so you can get started immediately!

Good luck to all who submit! Selections will be announced here and on social media @duffontherocks, so please bookmark this page and check back each month around the 18th.

We’re rooting for you and looking forward to finding the next generation of stand-out BAs!

Read the complete small print here.

Celebrating the Life and Role of the Brand Ambassador

 

Being an Ambassador is a unique role. It requires you to be a business professional, part-time partier (but in a responsible way), full-time networker, social media influencer, photographer, magnetic presenter and educator, spirit expert, mixologist, professional student, brand manager, event planner, a sales rep, a messenger, an accountant, a writer and PR person!

No two brands are alike and each Brand Ambassador role is unique! The Celebrating the Brand Ambassador series is a compilation of interviews with Brand Ambassadors from all walks of life, brands and experiences. Tune in below to hear stories about their challenges and how they have overcome them, tricks of the trade, insider insights and much more.

You can also catch these interviews on our podcast! Click the buttons below to subscribe and bookmark, for new shows as they release!


ep. 1: TRACEY EDEN AND MATHEW RIORDAN

ep. 2: ERIK ANDERSSON AND TREVOR SCHNEIDER

ep. 3: GEMMA COLE & DOMINIC VENEGAS

ep. 4: ALEX JUMP & LAUREN PAYLOR

ep. 5: LYNN HOUSE & EWAN MORGAN

ep. 7: DAVE MITTON & NICOLA RISKE

ep. 6: ANNE LOUISE MARQUIS & XAVIER HERIT

ep. 8: INGRID SHAWN RODRIGUEZ & DANIYEL JONES

ep. 9: SIMON FORD & TIM COOPER

ep. 10B: LACY HAWKINS & NICOLAS OLIANAS

ep. 12: TOMAS ESTES & JULIO BERMEJO

ep. 14: JESSE ESTES & TODD RICHMAN

ep. 16: ANDIE FERMAN & BRITTANY LITTRELL

ep. 18: JORGE RAPTIS & GIUSEPPE GALLO

ep. 20: (Owner's Edition) APRIL WACHTEL & H. JOSEPH EHRMANN

ep. 22: GINA FOSSIT & KAYLA BORTON

ep. 24: ANTHONY PULLEN & STELIOS PAPADOPOULOS

ep. 26: KITTY AMANN & CAMILLE AUSTIN

ep. 28: TOMMY MAURIELLO & ZACK BERGER

ep. 30: NICK CRUTCHFIELD & LAUREN LASHLEY

ep. 32: JEN MARSHALL & ADRIAN BIGGS

ep. 34: (Owners Edition) ROBERT PALLONE, TIM ETHERINGTON JUDGE & STEPHANIE JORDAN

ep. 36: CLAIRE WARNER & ALI DEDIANKO

ep. 38: ANTHONY BOHLINGER & THOMAS ZILM

ep. 40: MATT NEAL & CIRO ADRIANO de GEORGIO

ep. 42: MARTIN DUFFY & TREVOR FRYE

ep. 44: NATASHA BAHRAMI & MATTIAS DYLAN HORSEMAN

ep. 46: EAMON ROCKEY & JACKSON CANNON

ep. 48: MIRANDA JANE DICKSON & TERESA CESARIO

ep. 50: EWAN GUNN & NICOLE AUSTIN

ep. 52: ARIEL JAHN & KATY WALLACE

ep. 10: LACY HAWKINS & NICOLA OLIANAS

ep. 11: MICHAEL TOSCANO & IAN AV BURREL

ep. 13: ADAM HARRIS & TIM MASTER

ep. 15: GEORGIE BELL & ZAHRA BATES

ep. 17: SULLIVAN DOH & ANSIS ANCOVS

ep. 19: JENNA MURRAY & TAYLOR CORRIGAN

ep. 21: EARLECIA RICHELLE & NATASHA SOPHIA

ep. 23: ROBERTA MARIANA & CAMERON GEORGE

ep. 25: JORDAN ZIMMERMAN & CAM MILLAR

ep. 27: NATHAN REFFELL & KYLE McHUGH

ep. 29: ALEKA ROSS & DANIELLA SOLANO

ep. 31: LEVA O'NOEL & EMMANUEL PENA

ep. 33: TOM RICHTER & JORDAN BUSHELL

ep. 35: MISTY KALKOFEN & JAIME SALAS

ep. 37: COCO & STEPHANIE SHEN

ep. 39: STEPHEN MEYERS & DAN CROWELL

ep. 41: GINA CASTILLO & SOPHIE DOCOBEC

ep. 43: ALLEN KATZ & JEFF SEYMOUR

ep. 45: TONY BAGNULO & JOSHUA MORTON

ep. 47: STRUAN GRANT RALPH & GARY CRUNKLETON

ep. 49: STEVE BEAL & MARCY RUDERSHAUSEN

ep. 51: LISA LEVANTHAL & KOTRYNA GESIAT