{"id":177,"date":"2024-06-20T09:11:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T09:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuartgregor.com.au\/?page_id=177"},"modified":"2024-10-08T04:31:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T04:31:48","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stuartgregor.com.au\/?page_id=177","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"177\" class=\"elementor elementor-177\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34919d07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34919d07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5708f65f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5708f65f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc7c27d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6bc7c27d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 17-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"568\" height=\"98\" src=\"https:\/\/stuartgregor.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Stuart-Gregor-logo.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e8c9757 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e8c9757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 17-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Australia's leading voice on drinks, hospitality, leadership and culture \u2014 and what happens when they collide.\u200b<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37eb0fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"37eb0fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/stuartgregor.com.au\/?page_id=173\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BOOK STU GREGOR<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c4adf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75c4adf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2765e724 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2765e724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"837\" src=\"https:\/\/stuartgregor.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Stuart-Gregor-Profile-1-979x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-46\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuartgregor.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Stuart-Gregor-Profile-1-979x1024.jpg 979w, https:\/\/stuartgregor.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Stuart-Gregor-Profile-1-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/stuartgregor.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Stuart-Gregor-Profile-1-768x803.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuartgregor.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Stuart-Gregor-Profile-1.jpg 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b57709f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b57709f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3e8f0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3e8f0b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e64cbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75e64cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Stuart\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179278d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"179278d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 17-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Stuart Gregor is a business owner, commentator, company director, industry leader, journalist, gin and wine maker, creative force, auctioneer, MC and self-proclaimed humorist.<\/p><p>Most recently he was the co-founder and Global Trade Director of Four Pillars Gin (2013-2023), Australia\u2019s No.1 craft distilling success story. Renowned world-wide, Four Pillars is now sold in more than 30 markets across the globe.<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Stuart and his co-founders sold Four Pillars in July 2023 to drinks giant LION, part of the global Kirin Group, for an undisclosed sum.<\/p><p>While under Stuart\u2019s decade-long stewardship, Four Pillars was thrice awarded (2019, 2020 and 2023) the world\u2019s highest accolade for a gin business, the International Gin Producer of the Year at the International Wine and Spirits Competition in London. Four Pillars also won multitudinous domestic and international awards including being named Australia\u2019s Liquor Brand of the Year, the Global Green Initiative for\u00a0Sustainability, certified Carbon Neutral status, and trophies across three continents.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p><p>Stuart was the President of Australian Distillers from 2014-2022 overseeing the phenomenal growth in the Australian distilling community. For the best part of 10 years he was the face of Australian distilling and you can make of that what you will.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p><p>Well before Four Pillars, in 2000 in fact, Stuart created Australia\u2019s pre-eminent lifestyle communications business, Liquid Ideas, an award-winning agency that still prospers today. Stuart was the Chair of the Public Relations Council 2012-2014 and was the PR Industry\u2019s Leader of the Year in 2014.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p><p>Stuart has been involved closely in two of Australia\u2019s most innovative and disruptive not-for-profit start- ups \u2013 RUOK? Day and OzHarvest, where he sat on the Board for eight years.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p><p>To this day Stuart considers himself, above all, a storyteller\u00a0and has written many hundreds of published columns on the matters of food, drink, travel and culture. Over the years he has been a semi-regular presenter and panellist on radio stations 3AW and 2GB as well as TV\u00a0programmes\u00a0Gruen, The Project and The Morning Show. He currently writes a monthly column for News Corp\u2019s ESCAPE publication on drinking around the world.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p><p>In recent years he has also earned a reputation as an MC, auctioneer, commentator and speaker on the subject of drinks, marketing, small business, leadership, media and what it takes to turn a passionate hobby (drinking) into a viable business career.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p><p>Stuart has a Diploma of Wine Marketing (Adelaide University), Masters of Marketing (Melbourne Business School) and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has achieved Global Wine and Spirits Trust Level 3 in Wine and Level 2 (with Distinction) in Spirits. He has judged many wine and spirits competitions and in 2024 will be the inaugural Chair of Judges at the Sydney Royal Distilled Spirits Show. He has been a Senior Judge at the Melbourne Royal Australian Distilled Spirits Awards from 2022-2024. Stuart was inductee number six into the Australian Distillers Hall of Fame, in 2023.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p><p>He is also co-owner of the Noosa-based luxury travel firm Gregor &amp; Lewis, with his sister Melinda.<\/p><p>Currently Stuart acts as a Non-Executive Director of the ASX-Listed Lark Distilling Co, widely regarded as Tasmania and Australia\u2019s pre-eminent whisky business.\u00a0<\/p><p>Stuart is a father of two based in Sydney who follows every code of sport imaginable with a particular love for the Sydney Swans, Eastern Suburbs Roosters, Manchester United, Denver Broncos and the Wallabies.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d58c8f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d58c8f8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d29ac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d29ac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Accolades\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90307ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"90307ee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699fc23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"699fc23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"136\" height=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/stuartgregor.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sydney-Royal-Distilled-Spirits-Show-Chair.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-290\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dead05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1dead05\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add05a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"add05a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sydney Royal Distilled Spirits Show Chair<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a0e0ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a0e0ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2024<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e9161 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67e9161\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59a5319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59a5319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/stuartgregor.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Australian-Distillers-\u2028Hall-of-Fame.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-291\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7becbf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7becbf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc97988 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc97988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Australian Distillers \u2028Hall of Fame<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a8860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18a8860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c4996 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61c4996\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7e11ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7e11ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"136\" height=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/stuartgregor.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Four-Pillars-Gin-Co-Founder.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-292\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51dc238 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51dc238\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1051e76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1051e76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Four Pillars Gin Co-Founder<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d73f69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d73f69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2013-2023<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd19d73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd19d73\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da5b1ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da5b1ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"136\" height=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/stuartgregor.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/International-Gin-Producer-of-the-Year.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-296\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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