1. Fawn Weaver was born on in 1976 and is an American entrepreneur and author who holds the position of CEO at Grant Sidney Inc In 2017, Weaver co-founded Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey where she serves as the chief historian.
14 Facts About Fawn Weaver
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Fawn Weaver is the founder of the Nearest Green Foundation.
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Fawn Weaver grew up in Pasadena as the daughter of Frank and Philomina Wilson.
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At a young age, Weaver was introduced to Motown stars like Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson, they became a part of her father's ministry rather and not because her father was a renowned writer and producer.
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Fawn Weaver left home at 15, staying with school friends in Jordan Downs, the Watts projects, for a short period.
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In 2016, Fawn Weaver went to Tennessee to interview Nearest Green's descendants for a book project.
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Fawn Weaver's work helped reveal the history of Jack Daniel Distillery included Nearest Green as its first master distiller and mentor to a young Jack Daniel, inspiring her to found and launch the Nearest Green Distillery and the Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey brand in 2017.
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In 2020, Fawn Weaver started the Black Business Booster program, to help ten Black-owned spirits companies with branding, distribution, and capital.
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Fawn Weaver's career began in 1994, when she formed special events and public relations company FEW Entertainment.
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Fawn Weaver worked as a restaurant and real estate executive through the early 2000s, before founding Grant Sidney Inc in March 2010.
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Fawn Weaver was named one of Time's "31 People Changing the South" in 2018.
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Fawn Weaver was an executive board member of Meet Each Need with Dignity and Slavery No More from January 2014 to December 2019.
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In 2024, Fawn Weaver was awarded the Distinguished Patriotic Award from the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Fawn Weaver has been married to Keith Weaver since 2003.