After spending nearly 20 years in sales and marketing with a large software company, Ken co-founded The Wine Tailor in Rancho Cucamonga along with his wife Angela in 2004. He saw an opportunity to take the best of what he had experienced in the corporate world to a small business model. He envisioned building a template that could be replicated in other venues across the United States.
With the model perfected, Ken created Waters Edge Wineries as the franchise brand in 2012 and began selling winery franchises nationwide. He heads up our sales efforts to help bring the right people into our system and the visionary to grow our model significantly over the next several years.
Ken grew up in Orange County, California and graduated from Chapman University in 1987 with a degree in Computer Information Systems and Business Administration. He has served on the Board of Directors for Foothill Family Shelter and also served on the Board of Governors at Chapman. Ken currently serves on the board of directors for Community Baptist Church and Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Empire. Ken has been married to Angela for 29 years and they have one daughter. He enjoys wine (you’re not surprised, are you?), spending time with his family, and flying airplanes. He and Angela have 3 dogs of their own, plus they foster homeless dogs for a local rescue group.
Early in his sales career he adopted a saying from Zig Ziglar – “You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want.” This has been the way he’s built the business from the ground up – with guests, employees, and ultimately, with his franchisees.
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