BY OhBEV
Pressure-test your alcohol brand before the market does. We help leaders pressure-test their organizations, uncover growth opportunities, and find the clearest path forward.
Meet VAS

Hi! I'm Head of Marketing at OhBEV. I’ve spent the last 18 years helping alcohol brands make sharper decisions — pressure-testing instinct, taste, and ambition into clearer positioning, stronger campaigns, and a more focused path to growth. Cited by Bloomberg, Bloomberg Newsweek, CNN, Forbes. See case studies I led here.

"I highly recommend Vas to any company looking for a results-driven alcohol marketing professional."
— Anna Skorobogatova, Managing Director US Market, Global Spirits
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My work blends brand strategy, category instinct, commercial psychology, and real-world alcohol marketing experience - helping brands see what is working, what is weak, what is being missed, and what should happen next.

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Here's what shifts when you work with me

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What your brand leaves with

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Growth Priorities

Know which opportunities are worth chasing now - and which distractions are quietly draining time, budget, and focus.

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Market Readiness

Pressure-test whether your positioning, packaging, story, channels, and trade logic are strong enough for the next stage.

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Digital & Channel Focus

Clarify where digital, content, retail, trade, paid media, and activations actually fit - instead of spreading budget across disconnected tactics.

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Internal Buy-in

Leave with a stronger argument for what to fund, what to stop, and how to win alignment with founders, sales, finance, or the C-Suite.

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Choose the sprint built for where your brand is now

Two focused growth sprints for alcohol brands at different stages: one for marketing leaders who need to sharpen the next 90 days, and one for founders or owners who need to pressure-test the brand before bigger commercial decisions are made.

Sharper 90-Day Priorities
5
DAYS
For Marketing Leaders
Pressure-test your next 90 days of marketing activity and decide what to keep, cut, fix, and fund.
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Stronger Market Readiness
7
DAYS
For Brand Owners
Pressure-test the brand before bigger investments in packaging, production, launch, distribution, or growth.
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Growth gets expensive when the wrong assumptions survive. A sprint is not here to add more ideas to your plate. It is here to challenge the assumptions already guiding your brand.
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Choose the right way to pressure-test growth

Each sprint is designed to help alcohol leaders make better growth decisions before bigger money is spent. We pressure-test the brand, the market logic, the customer assumptions, and the next 90-day priorities - so you can reduce wasted activity, sharpen the agenda, and move forward with more confidence.

$3500 $7000

Early birds price till May 10th, 2026

Marketing Executive Sprint

For marketing leaders who need sharper presence, clearer messaging, and more confidence in high-stakes rooms.

Executive communication audit
Presence and messaging frameworks
High-stakes meeting preparation
Pitch, presentation, and leadership practice
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Campaign Pressure-Test

For alcohol brands preparing to launch a campaign and needing to pressure-test the idea, message, channels, audience logic, and execution risks.

Review one upcoming campaign
Pressure-test message, offer, and audience fit
Identify weak points
Sharpen what to fix, cut, or strengthen
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Got Questions?

Here’s what to know before choosing a sprint.

Who is this for?

This is for alcohol founders, owners, marketing executives, and leadership teams who believe there is more growth available - but need sharper clarity on where the real opportunity is, what is blocking progress, and what should happen next.

Why is this especially relevant now?

Because alcohol brands are facing a harder growth environment. Consumers are drinking differently, budgets are under more scrutiny, digital channels are changing quickly, and leadership teams need stronger logic before committing to campaigns, launches, distribution pushes, or brand investments. A sprint helps pressure-test the assumptions behind those decisions before the market does.

What happens during a sprint?

We pressure-test your current brand, strategy, positioning, marketing activity, customer journey, trade logic, internal assumptions, and growth priorities. The goal is not to create more work. The goal is to find the highest-leverage moves and help you make better decisions faster.

Do I need to share confidential information?

Yes. The sprint works best when there is enough transparency to pressure-test the real business, not a polished version of it. To identify the right risks, gaps, and growth opportunities, we may need to review sensitive materials such as strategy decks, sales context, launch plans, distributor conversations, budgets, campaign performance, internal concerns, or upcoming decisions. We understand the importance of confidentiality. An NDA can be signed before any materials are shared, either using your company’s NDA or one provided by our legal team.

Is this coaching or consulting?

It is a focused strategic sprint. It is not generic coaching, and it is not a heavy consulting engagement with endless slides. It is built to challenge your thinking, expose blind spots, sharpen commercial priorities, and give you a clearer path forward.

What will I walk away with?

You will leave with a sharper understanding of what is working, what is weak, what is being missed, and which opportunities are worth pursuing next. Depending on the sprint, this may include a priority map, strategic recommendations, positioning direction, campaign focus, launch guidance, or internal decision rationale.

Why does this matter before spending more money?

Because unclear strategy makes everything more expensive. Packaging, campaigns, content, distribution, retail, trade support, and paid media all become riskier when the brand’s core assumptions have not been tested. A sprint helps you catch weak points before the market, retailers, distributors, or consumers do.

How do I know which sprint is right for me?

Choose the Marketing Executive Sprint if you are responsible for marketing performance, campaign direction, or the next 90 days of growth. Choose the Brand Owner Sprint if you are the founder, owner, or key decision-maker preparing for launch, relaunch, distribution, packaging, or bigger investment. Choose a Custom Team Workshop if the challenge involves alignment across multiple people or departments.

Find the growth they keep missing
Pressure-test your organization, uncover the hidden opportunities, and leave with a clearer path forward.
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