Meet the team
We're a happy bunch at nakedwines.com HQ. We employ around 75 people and are based in the fine town of Napa with a winery in Sonoma Valley.
Here are a few of the team who you're likely to bump into around the website…
Rowan
Founding Father
- Loves: Smell of freshly mown grass
- Hates: Hayfever!
- Favorite wine: The one I have in my hand right now!
- Would most like to meet: Nelson Mandela
Luke
Da Boss
- Loves: Rugby (all sport really), Surf and family time
- Hates: Planes and Brussell sprouts
- Favorite wine: DRG Barossa Shiraz
- Would most like to meet: I'd use the time to meet my family at the beach
Nick
Marketing Director
- Loves: Exploring new places (ideally on my bike)
- Hates: Boring wines!
- Favorite wine: Currently loving anything by Gerd Stepp
- Would most like to meet: Never meet your heroes; stick to meeting your friends!
Elizabeth
VP — Finance & Ops
- Loves: Hiking, Hot Springs and Haiku (kidding on the Haiku)
- Hates: Bureaucracy
- Favorite wine: Anything by Matt Parish or Alex Farber
- Would most like to meet: My family for a camping trip. To further enliven the conversation around the campfire, awesome folks like Barbara Kingsolver, Tom Wolfe and the creators of Frisky Dingo are welcome to join.
Kristin
Operations Director
- Loves: Travel, Curly Fries, Haircuts
- Hates: Traffic
- Favorite wine: Champagne Topper
- Would most like to meet: Malcolm Gladwell
Cari
Head of Acquisition
- Loves: Being from New Jersey
- Hates: People that hate on New Jersey
- Favorite wine: JP Moulin Champagne Rosé
- Would most like to meet: My grandfather's mother, Nanny Rabinowitz. Everyone says I'm just like her. She'd be 119 years old!
Bryan
VP — Business Development
- Loves: Cliffs of Moher
- Hates: Sneezing
- Favorite wine: Scott Kelley Pinot Noir
- Would most like to meet: New nakedwines.com partners!
Luke
Senior Web Nerd
- Loves: Caffeine, golf and Springsteen
- Hates: Spaces instead of tabs, the movie Cocktail
- Favorite wine: JP Moulin Champagne Rosé
- Would most like to meet: Paul McCartney (and Springsteen)
Nina
Merch Gal
- Loves: Soaking up the sun
- Hates: Traffic
- Favorite wine: W. Donaldson Sparkling Rose
- Would most like to meet: Tina Fey
Nicole
Naked Socialite
- Loves: Hiking, backpacking, camping… being outdoors
- Hates: Being startled
- Favorite wine: Benjamin Laroche Chablis 1er Cru Vau Ligneau 2014
- Would most like to meet: Bill Murray
Penny
Data Lab
- Loves: Belly rubs
- Hates: Loud noises
- Favorite wine: I'm more of a sardine girl
- Would most like to meet: Everybody!
Customer Happiness Team + Wine Advisor Team
