Recent Media
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DIVERSE POWERED BRANDS IN-PERSON PITCH DAY LEADS TO SEVEN SUPPLIERS SELECTED FOR PLACEMENT IN TARGET STORES FOR SPRING 2024
New York, NY – Oct. 31, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BEV ALC INDUSTRY TRAILBLAZER DEBORAH BRENNER LAUNCHES DIVERSE POWERED BRANDS™
New York, NY – Mar. 30, 2023
Diverse Powered Brands™ – a first-of-its-kind, centralized bev alc B2B global marketplace connecting diverse-owned, diverse-led and diverse-made brands to buyers, wholesalers, as well as supplier diversity procurement managers – launched today in New York with an invitation for qualified brands to sign-up for the beta version of the platform. With the goal of building equity across the bev alc supply chain, suppliers can present and manage their brand content and the buyer community can search these diverse beverage alcohol brands in one marketplace, helping to centralize the discovery and ordering process.

Driving the Beer, Wine & Spirits Community Toward a More Diverse, Equitable, Inclusive Era
September 1 2022
Over the past few years, the term “DE&I” has been captured in many headlines and articles, as companies across all industries have scrambled to create change and address deep rooted inequities. While DE&I – diversity, equity and inclusion – is a term many of us recognize, challenges often lie in translating a nod of the head to the value of diversity, equity and inclusion into impactful actions.

Deborah Brenner on Driving Diversity with Women of the Vine & Spirits
November 16 2021
“We are all united by our stories and change can only happen when we are aware of the efforts of others and see women in leadership roles.” Those are the words of Deborah Brenner, who has

November 16, 2021 (New York, NY)
Deborah Brenner, Founder & CEO of Women of the Vine & Spirits (WOTVS) is celebrating 15 years since the start of her career of championing diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I), coupled with business development