
A spilled scoop of sports drink became a six-year lesson in patience. Cirkul co-founder Andy Gay turned that locker-room nuisance into a customizable beverage system built for shelves, subscriptions and individual taste.

She once planned to become a political correspondent. Instead, she brought a reporter’s eye for people and narrative to Corona, Modelo and a $100 million bet on women founders.

A lawyer, manufacturer and accidental restaurateur saw a missing rung on the drinks menu. KEEL became his thirteen-year lesson in category design, customer listening and the useful art of letting go.