Circle Beverage

Circle Beverage's mission is to provide enriching careers for our people, to uplift our partners, and to benefit society through our products and services.  

We are a turnkey contract manufacturer that specializes in complex canned beverage products for high-potential brands and retailers. 

We employ a meticulous, full-circle method of vetting clients and products, then onboarding and integrating them into our manufacturing infrastructure which enables us to act as their integrated manufacturing department.

We have helped to launch and grow some of the industry's most innovative products & brands by adding value through manufacturing services and our adjacent expertise in R&D, product commercialization, regulatory compliance & certifications, go-to-market strategy, distribution, and fulfillment.  Circle's certifications include: SQF (GFSI-recognized), FDA-registered, TTB Distilled Spirits Producer, USDA Organic, and B-Corporation.

Co-Founder and CEO

The Leather Book Library (exited 2021)

The Leather Book Library was founded to be the premier global service for custom book binding (www.theleatherbooklibrary.com).  The company established an international supply chain of suppliers and manufacturing partners, one of which acquired the company in 2021.

Founder

Indiana University Health

As the leader of the IU Health Plans Project Management Office, key responsibilities included:

(1) Developing a world-class Project Management organization with a staff of business and IT Project Managers
(2) Overseeing the Supply Chain function for the business unit: strategy, process, and people. ~$85 M in annual supply chain spend.
(3) Serving as a Customer Experience Champion to transform the IU Health Customer Experience.
(4) Driving multiple strategic initiatives to deliver a step change in performance and capabilities.

Manager, Project Management Office

Rolls-Royce

As the Supply Chain Projects Manager of the US Defense Aerospace business, key responsibilities included leading a staff of Project Managers and Supply Chain Designers, 25-50 project team members, and project budgets of up to $5M. Core accountability resided in setting supply chain strategies for the business unit and executing major change programs. Accomplishments included:

(1) Building an organization from scratch by attracting and developing top talent from internal and external sources.
(2) Decommissioning a manufacturing facility in Bristol, UK and implementing a new facility in Indianapolis, Indiana.
(3) Executing a program to transition R-R logistics work to various third party companies, equating to $5 M in annualized cost savings.
(4) Overseeing a Vendor Managed Inventory program for the Business Unit.
(5) Leader of the 'idea generation' pipeline for the business unit. Oversight of major change programs from inception to final delivery.

Supply Chain Projects Manager

Leader in the Global Logistics function which manages logistics services (transportation, warehousing, packaging, in-factory logistics) for Rolls-Royce across 50+ sites in North and South America. Key accomplishments included:

(1) Aligning Logistics strategies across all business sectors (Civil Aerospace, Defense Aerospace, Marine, Energy).
(2) Managing project teams of up to 10 team members and capital project budgets of up to $1 M.
(3) Led an inventory improvement program on behalf of the Chief Operating Officer (COO). This program was focused on improving the business unit’s cash position.
(4) Governing Third Party Logistics (3PL) provider relationships to manage Logistics operations for the business

Global Logistics Manager

Rotational Leadership Development Program

The Coca-Cola Company

Supply Chain Associate

Beverage Manufacturing & Co-Packing | Business as a Force for Good @ Circle Beverage

I help teams to achieve unreasonable outcomes by serving and coaching them with relentless dedication.  

I am grateful for each of the world-class teams that I have had the opportunity to serve.

Manufacturing is my home. I love the daily collision of workmanship, engineering, and old-fashioned work ethic that is necessary to succeed in this industry.

My entire career has been spent in highly regulated sectors (healthcare, aerospace, food/bev manufacturing). I enjoy the chaos that these industries offer and to have the opportunity to bring clarity to that chaos.

I’m the father of 4 young children. Type 1 Diabetic since 1991. Lifelong health and wellness fanatic. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor.

LinkedIn is a place where I speak about the topics that I love. Manufacturing, leadership, and business as a force for good.  I hope you find my content of benefit.

I value hustle and integrity over any other human traits.

Matt Whiteside

Sergeev Consulting - Revenue Growth Boutique | GTM Recruitment

Revenue Growth Management Consulting Boutique specializing in GTM talent acquisition.

Our mission is to scale tech companies by hiring A-players who stay long-term.

We achieve our mission by unlocking the power of your TA Strategy, HR branding, EVP, and creating an amazing candidate experience for your future employees and candidates.

What do we actually do?
• create communities of tech sales talent and build relationships with them to hire rare and in-demand candidates that other agencies cannot;
• identify real skills, knowledge, and capabilities companies need to hire due to acquiring only right-fit candidates;
• diversify candidates pool to help companies reach their ESG with ED&I goals and inclusion metrics;
• analyze labour markets to guide clients to provide competitive salaries so that they don't overspend their budgets;
• position HR brands, differentiate from similar competitors, create attractive employer value propositions, and market them to acquire the best-tailored candidates.

Whom do we hire? — We focus on recruiting valuable, rare, and talented employees worldwide:
• Executive management, VP Sales & Directors;
• Sales managers and team leaders;
• Account Executives, SDRs and BDMs.
• Growth marketers, CS and community managers.

How do we hire? — We created our retained Grand Recruitment approach®. It allows us to go much beyond just sending good CVs on time. We are transforming the talent acquisition strategies of our clients and enabling them to hire A-players who stay long-term.

Rainmaker

Building elite Go-To-Market teams | Posts about scaling Sergeev Consulting

Hi there! Over 2023, I helped dozen of disrupting tech companies build elite sales teams. Each sales talent I headhunted generates $500k-3M+ ARR for their companies, feels purposeful & fulfilled.

Then, in 2019, I was totally lost...

I lived in an old rural town until I was 18. People around there did nothing but drink and waste time. I wanted to become an entrepreneur so that I could choose where and with whom to live.

I didn't understand what exactly I needed to do to be successful, I felt insecure and anxious. I just studied and wanted things to change.

In my final year of school, I won an intellectual competition and moved to the capital as a student. I thought "I did it". I met bright and affluent people there. I saw for the first time what abundance is all about. But I was living on $200 a month in a dormitory with cockroaches and could not afford anything but the basics. I wanted to achieve more, make a change, and make a difference.

From the age of 19, I started participating in a plethora of internships and doing my small hustles to get valuable skills and experience, studied English, read dozens of books, and followed entrepreneurs online.

During a case battle at the McKinsey office, I was blown away by what I saw: an incredible workspace in a skyscraper, highly motivated teams, an amazing culture of excellence, high tickets, and so on. I understood immediately - "I want to build a great company".

I got the dippest insight...

The stronger you are - the happier and more fulfilled you are. There my journey started. I doubled down on my new business, spirituality, and health.

Thanks to that persistence and a blind self believed I moved from a desperate, weak, unhealthy, feared, ashamed, and angry version of my past self. I become a strong, abundant, healthy, purposeful, and enlightened version of my new self.

Here, I share my journey and introduce other people to the strongest versions of their future selves.

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The Battle

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