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Joseph Giansante

Joseph Giansante was appointed to our Board of Directors on March 28, 2022. Since March 2021, Mr. Giansante has served as the Executive Vice President of Big League Dreams, LLC. Previous to his role at Big League Dreams, Mr. Giansante was Eastside Distilling’s Chief Marketing Officer from September 2019 until November 2020, having joined the Company as part of the Azuñia Tequila asset purchase. Prior to the acquisition, Mr. Giansante was the Managing Director of Azuñia Tequila and oversaw all aspects of the operation. Prior to Azuñia, Mr. Giansante served as the Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer at Vivature Sports Solutions of Dallas, Texas after a long career in collegiate sports. Mr. Giansante served as Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director and Chief Revenue Officer of Syracuse athletics, as well as Senior Associate Athletic Director for Marketing and Brand Development - External Affairs for the University of Oregon Athletic Department, where he oversaw and managed Oregon athletics' marketing and brand identity. Prior to joining the University of Oregon, Mr. Giansante served as the Programming Executive Producer and Director of the Oregon Sports Network and CSN, and was also the Ducks’ television play-by-play voice and studio show host for a 12-year period starting in 2000, where he won two sports Emmy Awards. Mr. Giansante holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Oregon.