It’s about this time of year that I remember that I have a blog and vow to add more content to it. For 2017, I’ll again make that promise but temper it with some of the learnings from 2016. What did I do this last year? Quite a bit. Here are a list of accomplishments and firsts:
- 10,000 Followers on Instagram
- First Instagram Post to hit 500 likes
- First Instagram Brand Takeover
- First Inclusion in Major Magazine (Detroit Hour)
- First Story in Major Magazine (Detroit Hour)
- Selected as the Beverage Director of Detroit by Thrillist
- First Story on Public Radio
- Featured Guest on Detroit 93.9’s Lick the Plate
- Received my Certified Beer Server certification
- First piece on Food Network
- First piece on Travel Channel
- Hit 1,000 unique beers on Untappd
- Hosted my First Event
It will be hard to top 2016, but I have a few ideas that will keep me busy.
- Attend a national major industry event
- Strenghen my knowledge of wine
- Pass my introductory Sommelier Exam
- Build a Youtube Channel and develop a web video series
- Improve my video set-up and learn more about production
- Continue to learn more about spirits, beer and the industry
- And of course, blog more
Thanks for all your support. Looking forward to a great 2017.