Born and raised in the golden state, Amy Burns Barr is the quintessential California girl with a work hard, play hard mentality. After earning her B.S. in Economics from the University of California, Davis, she gained more than 15 years of marketing, sales, and operations expertise at corporate powerhouses such as Sony Pictures Entertainment, MGM Studios, Mattel, and Hilton Resorts.

In 2012, her love for food and beverage inspired her to take a risk and enter the entrepreneur world, founding California Craft Distributors, a boutique distribution company dedicated to championing and incubating world-class, small production craft beer and cider brands. Managing all operations for the company, including securing brand partners, overseeing brand management and marketing for these partners, as well as heading the sales department, and cultivating retailer relationships, Amy knows what it takes to grow brand awareness and increase revenue using both traditional and digital marketing platforms.

An omni-channel marketing strategist, specializing in brand management, product, trade, and social media marketing, she is seasoned in project management and certified in Inbound Marketing.

Amy currently resides in Los Angeles with her three rescue dogs – – Maddie, her Shih Tzu who thinks she’s the boss, her goofy Goldendoodle, Barkley, and Murphy, her Labradoodle who suffers from Addison’s Disease. Passionate about animal advocacy, she spends her spare time volunteering with animal rescue organizations in the Southern California area. When she’s not enjoying time with her dogs, you can find her traveling, working out, or tantalizing her culinary palate while dining with friends.