Michael “Mike” Arons started working at Carriage House Imports, Ltd. straight out of college in the fall of 2006 (University of Indiana, Kelley School of Business). He began as a Marketing Assistant learning all aspects about sales, marketing and the regulatory complexities associated with the alcohol industry where he then progressed to become a Marketing Manager and now I'm the Director of Marketing for the company. Mike works directly with Carriage House Imports’ regional sales team to develop and implement marketing strategies that benefit both B2B and B2C objectives. Carriage House imports, markets and sells products from Europe, including their flagship brands of Verdi & Sparkletini and Figenza Mediterranean Fig Vodka. Mike was a part of the original team (2010) that helped conceptually develop and market Figenza which has now become the Fig Vodka market leader in the U.S. distributed in 24 states, with double digit growth year-over-year.