Rusti Porter

Rusti Porter is a renowned Brand Builder and Marketing leader, excelling in elevating brands, fostering winning teams, cultivating consumer enthusiasm, and driving transformative growth in startup ventures.

With a diverse career spanning brand management, general management, field marketing, public relations, investment partnerships, sales, and international experience, Rusti blends creativity, analytics, and strategic marketing to deliver exceptional business outcomes.

Her background features stints at Fortune 500 companies like Coca-Cola, Diageo, and Hershey, as well as successful startups such as REBBL, KRAVE, Hotaling/Anchor Distilling, Glaceau vitaminwater, and smartwater.

Rusti has inked brand partnerships with top personalities like Shaun White, Ruby Rose, Jillian Michaels, Michael Phelps, Vernon Davis, Meb Keflezighi, Carli Lloyd, Brenna Huckaby, Michael Franti, Dominique Crenn, and collaborated with various athletes, teams, and celebrities globally.

She pursued a BSBA with Honors in Business Administration with a major in Marketing at The Ohio State University, and further studied International Trade and Marketing at the London Institute of Economic and Political Studies.

Rusti has held key roles in organizations such as The Wolf & Horseshoe, Laughing Glass Cocktails, Batiste Rhum, DRY Soda Co., KRAVE Pure Foods, Inc., Dr. Hops Kombucha Beer, Worthy Foods, REBBL Inc., ANCHOR DISTILLING COMPANY LLC, The Coca-Cola Company, Diageo, New Century Brewing Co., WebMD, and Sherwin Williams.