An Endeavor Entrepreneur is joining its regional board of directors.
As an Endeavor board member, Kaveh Zamanian, CEO and founder of Rabbit Hole Distillery, will be focused on supporting and highlighting the next generation of high-impact founders globally and across Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio, according to a news release.
“Nothing speaks louder than when an Endeavor Entrepreneur joins the Endeavor Board. When entrepreneurs scale and go big — the very best then reinvest in the community and new entrepreneurs,” said Endeavor Founding Managing Director Jackson Andrews, in the release.
Zamanian, who has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, founded Rabbit Hole Spirits in 2012 and was selected to join the global network of high-growth entrepreneurs in 2018.
In 2019, the same year Zamanian received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Ernst & Young, Pernod-Ricard bought a majority stake in Rabbit Hole. With this partnership, Rabbit Hole is positioned to scale internationally and poised to achieve its ambition of becoming the next big American Whiskey brand, the release continued.
In recognition of his achievements, in 2022, Zamanian was inducted into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame’s 20th-anniversary class.
In addition to Andrews and Zamanian, the other local Endeavor board members are: Ron Turnier, president, WhatChefsWant; Ankur Gopal, founder and CEO, Interapt; Brian Brackeen, general partner, Lightship Capital; Joe Kelley, president and CEO of Kelley Construction; Bryce Butler, founder and managing partner, Access Ventures; Brook Smith, founder and CEO, Smith Manus Surety Bonds; Matt Thornton, founder and partner, Thornton Capital; Greg Pope, Louisville office managing partner, Ernst & Young; Stacey Griggs, CEO, El Toro; and Doug Grissom, managing director, Madison Dearborn Partners.
