Claudia Gassel
Claudia, our CEO and Partner, has been has been curating customer experiences for over twenty years for premium food and beverage, consumer goods and lifestyle brands. Claudia’s career has taken her from brands as diverse as Adidas and Stolen Spirits, to the IL Lottery, and from producing the Opening of the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago, to procuring talent for President Barack Obama’s 50th Birthday party, and being a founding partner of Chicago mainstay; Debonair Social Club.
Finding her passion in spirits and consumer packaged goods, Claudia partnered with the Blue Blazer team bringing a well rounded track record of creating and managing dynamic businesses.
She understands how to select and develop the best ideas within the budget and time constraints to maximize strategic output from supply chain to most sippable cocktail.
When she is not crunching numbers and planning to take over the world a few brands at a time, you can find Claudia cooking for friends, travelling.... or screaming about a Formula 1 Race.
claudia@drinkblueblazer.com
Josh Kaplan
Josh Kaplan is a co-founder of Blue Blazer, a music manager, a happily retired attorney, and equally addicted to golf and start-ups. Josh brings his entrepreneurial background and real world experience to the team and focuses on value add partnerships for the company. When Josh has a moment away from one of his several ventures he enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids (while drinking a Blue Blazer cocktail).
Brian Troglia
Brian Troglia is a Co-Founder of Blue Blazer. With over 25 years of experience providing legal representation to hospitality clients, Brian's knowledge of the industry and love for all things liquor makes Blue Blazer a perfect fit for his passion and desire to bring a new standard of ready-to-drink cocktails to market. Brian works with the Blue Blazer team to develop clients, oversee business growth, and provide leadership in a constantly evolving segment of the liquor industry. An avid outdoorsman, Brian is excited to now have high-quality and ready-to-drink Blue Blazer cocktails as a "travel companion" to wind down after a long day on the water or in the field.