Fawn Weaver

Weaver, CEO of Uncle Nearest Inc., is one of only five African American women in U.S. history to found and lead a $1B+ company. She is the two-time New York Times best-selling author of Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest.

Recent Articles

Jack Daniel Knew the Value of Inclusion

Jack Daniel, the man, fostered inclusion in an improbable time and place: the post-Civil War South.

By Fawn Weaver

Why Master Distiller Nearest Green's Story Must Be Told

"In 2016, when I first learned about Nearest, I knew I’d stumbled upon a damn good story," writes Fawn Weaver.

By Fawn Weaver
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