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We call FAB a business workshop because that’s precisely what it is, purposeful work. FAB welcomes women at every stage of their career to come together to elevate their business acumen, acquire vital skills, and take home actionable insights over the course of 3 days.
Since FAB began in 2017, our mission to connect, empower, and champion women in the food & beverage industry remains true. We build FAB for you and encourage you to come with an open heart and mind, soak up the conversations, and take away what is valuable for your personal growth.
This year, we’re bringing together an extraordinary group of industry leaders, innovators, and visionaries. Each speaker is ready to share their unique insights, experiences, and expertise with you. Discover who will be taking the stage and what exciting topics they'll be covering.
Randi Weinstein
Native New Yorker and Charleston resident Randi Weinstein has worked in and around the hospitality industry her whole life. As past Director of Events for the Charleston Wine + Food Festival for seven years she helped elevate Charleston’s growing food and beverage scene. Randi founded her next gig, Bad Bitches, with two food and beverage pros with a mission to showcase women's rise, decade by decade, from the home kitchen to the hospitality industry. Through seven themed dining events, Bad Bitches raised more than $55,000 in scholarship money to help women in the hospitality industry advance in their chosen careers. That success deepened Randi’s passion for educating and empowering women in hospitality – and forged the path for the creation of FAB, which kicked off in June 2017. FAB is entering into year 8 and keeps pushing the ball forward in efforts to keep women educated, connected, inspired and even more empowered than ever.
Jenny Ferrara
Jenny loves a good story and a good meal. There's nowhere she'd rather be than around a table with friends, or in Paris, Paris is good. Jenny has worked in advertising and marketing for more than 20 years. She got her start in NYC and has been working and eating her way through Charleston for the past 12 years. Her Sicilian family instilled in her a love of good food and what it means to gather around a table. Over the years, Jenny has helped many Charleston restaurants tell their story. She was the co-founder of Beer Social Club, an all-female beer education club (which sadly disbanded due to the pandemic in 2020). Jenny has served on past volunteer committees for Charleston Wine + Food and Spoleto Festival. She was the Director of Marketing at Obviouslee, a marketing and design agency in Charleston, before joining FAB. Jenny can’t wait to meet everyone in person at the workshop in June!
Hannah Burke
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