Boston's World-Class Brewery Industry

Adam Romanow is the Founder and President of Castle Island Brewing Company. A lifelong resident of the Boston area, Adam’s professional background includes time in management consulting, strategic market research, production brewing, and sales and marketing for the beer industry. As the Company’s President, Adam has oversight and responsibility for business strategy, brand philosophy, and sales and marketing. Adam is an experienced home brewer, an avid cook, a lover of the outdoors, a musician, and a huge Red Sox and Patriots fan. Adam graduated from Connecticut College in New London, CT, with dual degrees in Economics and Philosophy.

Rob is part of a trio of friends who left their day jobs to follow their passion for brewing. In early 2012 Rob and his two other Co-Founders launched Night Shift Brewing in Everett, MA. For the past 5+ years Rob has lead the brewing team at Night Shift pushing for innovation and the creation of unique world class beers. In the fall of 2016 Rob and his Co-Founders launched a second business venture, Night Shift Distributing. Rob now leads this disruptive beer wholesale operation as well as the brewing operation as the President. Additionally, Rob also serves as a the President of the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Brewers Guild where he works to protect and promote the state's brewing industry.

Caitlin is Co-Owner/Co-Founder/CMO of Somerville Brewing Company, the makers of Slumbrew craft beer. She and her husband Jeff have recently launched their second location American Fresh Brewhouse at Assembly Row and reopened their third location American Fresh Beer Garden. Caitlin's work focuses on creating outstanding retail destinations that draw affluent young professionals, female craft beer enthusiasts and the very hot but less sought after baby boomer market. As a mother of 2 little boys she is passionate about creating family-friendly craft beer retail experiences. Typical of small businesses she's handling the HR, Marketing and event books the Saturday night bands. Prior to opening the brewery, Caitlin was the Co-owner of Silverscape a Marketing Technology which specialize in the Architecture, Engineering Construction world.

Will serves as Head of Sales and co-founder for Bully Boy Distillers. Having an extensive business background, Will also manages the company’s finances and Bully Boy’s ever-evolving strategic vision. Growing up with a passion for quality craft distilling and entrepreneurial experience, Will has helped grow Bully Boy from a startup operating on a shoestring budget into a significant regional player in the world of spirits. In addition to his keen financial acumen, Will lends his palate to the occasional “quality control” tasting.

Michael A. Feldman is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Feldman, the leading professional land surveying firm in Massachusetts and owner of 152 Hampden Street which is a 21,000 SF mixed use building featuring office and brewery space. He was his own owner’s rep for the due diligence, acquisition, design and adaptive re- use of 152 Hampden Street which is a brick and beam, former factory building built in 1856. In addition, he marketed the tenant space and managed the leasing activities that landed Backlash Beer Company and Tap Room in the first floor space. Michael oversees the overall direction of the surveying firm and manages the financial and marketing activities. Previously run by his father and grandfather, Feldman continues to add to its successes through Michael’s insistence on superb client service and the use of cutting edge technologies. Under Michael’s leadership, Feldman has been recognized in several Boston Business Journal lists, including “Pacesetters,” “Fastest Growing Companies” and as one of the region’s largest family businesses. His dedication to investing in new technologies has earned the business a reputation as the go-to firm for emerging practices such as 3D laser scanning and BIM. And the company’s success with this emerging market has attracted positive media attention from The Boston Globe, New York Times, Associated Press, CBS Evening News, NECN, as well as the Discovery Channel. Michael is a humble but noteworthy philanthropist. He supports many local charities and non-profits including Friends of Boston’s Homeless, Victim Rights Law Center, Dana- Farber, American Heart Association, Multiple Sclerosis, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, as well as many others. He is a current Board Member of Historic Boston, Inc. and was also on the Board of Overseers of the Newton- Wellesley Hospital as well as the School Council at the Mason Rice Elementary School in Newton. In an effort to document and give back to the rich history of the City of Boston, Michael founded “Scanning Historic Boston.” For this unique charitable program, his firm performs 3D Laser Scanning of three historically significant buildings each year on a pro-bono basis. The results are breathtaking 3D, digital archives of Boston’s historic architectural treasures. Michael is a graduate of George Washington University in Washington, D.C. with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. An avid music enthusiast and percussionist, Michael studied Latin percussion with teachers at the Berklee College of Music and in Trinidad, Cuba, and he’s played with various musical groups in the U.S. and abroad.