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Amber Pollock Highlight
Young people just have to, at some point, fight for the reins and demand a place at the table—because we deserve it.
About Amber
- I grew up in Casper, Wyoming.
- I originally went to college in St. Louis, Missouri, for mechanical engineering, but quickly decided that wasn’t right for me, so I transferred to the University of Wyoming.
- I changed my major and earned my degree in music education—I’d played violin and taught lessons throughout high school, so this seemed like a better fit for me.
- After graduating, I took a job as an elementary school music teacher back home in Casper—along the way, I also earned my master’s degree in music education.
- My mother, father, brother, and I came up with the idea to open a distillery over dinner one night.
- I kept teaching as we gradually worked towards starting up our distillery—when we were ready to open, I quit my job as a music teacher to work full time at the distillery.
- We’ve now been in the industry for about seven years, through which I’ve been handling most of the front-end operations, like running the tasting room and working on our account relationships.
- In addition to my work with the distillery, I hold a seat on the Casper City Council and do a lot of work in my community.
