Bottles Waiting Inc. Announces Advisory Board

    LAS VEGAS, NV, May 20, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Advisory Board members include: Kent Rose, Jan Jones Blackhurst, Scott Ackerman, Arjun Chowdri, Patrick Deglon, Wendy Muhammad, Marie Ramsey, Matt Kormann, Scott P. Barlow, Rick Hans, Jason Gray and Howard Zach.

Kent Rose, Director and Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer, and Secretary at Beam Suntory Inc. brings great knowledge of legal matters from within the global Spirits industry. Throughout his career, he has guided iconic brands including Jim Beam, Absolut, Maker's Mark and Knob Creek bourbons, Sauza tequila, Courvoisier cognac, Pinnacle vodka, and Yamazaki and Hibiki Japanese whiskies.

Jan Jones Blackhurst, Executive Vice President Communications, Government & Community Relations at Caesars Entertainment Corporation brings her wealth of knowledge of communications and experience as the former Mayor of Las Vegas.

Scott Ackerman, CEO and Board of Directors member at TuneCore, brings his customer-service-first leadership experience as well as his past knowledge as VP of Customer Care at eHarmony. Scott also has a wealth of experience with DJ's, artists, and their management teams.

Arjun Chowdri, Sr. Director, Global & Corporate Strategy at PGA of America and former Director of Sports & Entertainment for Coca-Cola brings his vast knowledge of developing mutually beneficial partnerships and building marketing programs that resonate with consumers and drive customer growth.

Patrick Deglon, Founder and President of Deglon Consulting, comes with strong experience in engineering and analytics. His career includes roles as Senior Director of Engineering at Motorola Mobility (a Google Company), Director of Global Traffic Analytics and Director of Customer Analytics at eBay, Inc.

Wendy Muhammad, CEO at The John Edward Group, LLC comes with valuable experience in project management, financial planning, and prior advisory board membership.

Marie Ramsey, VP Finance/CFO at The M Resort, brings experience of financial dealings with nightclubs and day clubs in Las Vegas casinos. Her experience at MGM Grand conincided with the early stages of the iconic Wet Republic, and she also brings experience from Tropicana where she was engaged with Nikki Beach.

Matt Kormann, Senior Vice President of Corporate Account Sales at The Freeman Company is the go-to sales expert, helping identify sales strategy and key sales personal.

Scott P. Barlow, former Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Conversant, Inc. brings a great knowledge in legal matters, M&A experience, angel investing, and advisory board membership.

Rick Hans, Executive Vice President and CFO at Fred's Inc., brings a strong background in Investor Relations, Strategic Investment experience, and knowledge as a CFA charterholder.

Jason Gray, General Counsel and Administrative Officer of publicly traded Mitek Systems, Inc (Nasdaq: Mitk), brings proven results in developing and leading enterprise-wide corporate governance, legal, business development, M&A, and risk management functions from his time as the former SVP & General Counsel at Accelrys, Inc..

Howard Zach, Vice President, Enterprise IT Services at CRGT, is an accomplished leader with over 25 years' experience leading people, products, and lines of business, particularly in the IT field.

Co-Founder and CEO Tim Bird says, "We are extremely proud of our members of the Bottles Waiting Inc. Advisory Board. While their leadership and counsel have been key to our early success, each advisor believes strongly enough in our future to count themselves as investors as well." Co-Founder and President Michelle Grinnell adds "We rely on the invaluable advice and experience our advisors bring, and look forward to the future success we will achieve from that collaboration."

Bottles Waiting Inc. based in Las Vegas, NV, is poised to be the true OpenTable for Nightlife and Day clubs. Bottle Waiting Inc. is founded by Tim Bird and Michelle Grinnell. Bottles Waiting app allows users to search for clubs in their area and view the events being held at the venues -- allowing them to see flyers and even promotional videos of specific parties. The booking feature in the user-friendly app allows club goers to see the venue's floor layout, available tables, VIP, and Celebrity tables. They are then given the option to reserve a table of their own and pre-purchase bottle service. It also allows users to see the drinks menu and choose a split payment option for the table.

For club owners whose businesses depend on the satisfaction of their clients, the mobile app allows for the seamless management of every facet of the venue's operations. It becomes an all-encompassing management solution, giving them access to real-time data to track sales, customer numbers, reservations, and future event attendance from one dashboard. Additionally, the app gives an insight into the marketing arena, which managers can use to tailor events popular with their clientele --expanding and enhancing the reach of the model currently employed in nearly every club.

The strongest point of value for club owners is Bottles Waiting's optimization of their patron's drinking time, making more money and running their business more efficiently.

Bottles Waiting has consumer apps in Google Play store and iTunes App Store, as well as two venue management apps in the iTunes App Store.

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