Tucson native Aaron DeFeo is best known as the co-owner and Bar Director of the award-winning Little Rituals, a 75-seat reimagining of the hotel bar concept in Downtown Phoenix, as well as a founder of Stabyl Beverage Co. and a partner in Arizona Cocktail Weekend.

Jason Asher, a culinary maestro and celebrated mixologist from Phoenix, Arizona, is a founding partner of the acclaimed Barter & Shake. With over two decades of experience in the hospitality industry, Jason's expertise spans across mixology, spirits, and restaurant and bar operations.

Jax Donahue is the Former Beverage Director of Barter & Shake Creative Hospitality parent company owning Tales of the Cocktail 2023 Best US Cocktail Bar Century Grand including Platform18, Grey Hen and Undertow located in Phoenix, Arizona. He has very recently stepped away from Barter to pursue his own passions as Owner of Pour Form Consulting, a beverage hospitality consulting company he established in 2019.

Zach O’Haire is the founder of Distilled Hearts, a bar-forward industry consultancy located in downtown Phoenix, AZ.