About Us
Liquid Collections' mission is to bring the benefits of blockchain technology to the world of fine wine and spirits. Our team of seasoned industry professionals has spent decades creating, building, and marketing many of the most recognized and iconic brands in the beverage world.
We are excited to launch new brands each month with leading artists from diverse creative categories such as sports, music, film, fashion, and fine art. Each will be unique and marry a creator's artistic ethos with high-quality products from the world's finest wineries and distilleries. You will also find unique and bespoke offerings from us via collaborations with selected established wine and spirits brands. We hope you enjoy our limited-edition offerings and have the opportunity to participate in the experiences our team and partners will create in the years ahead.
The Team
Kit Codik
Founder / CEO
A seasoned entrepreneur and Beverage Alcohol industry veteran. Kit founded Liquor.com and helped build it into the largest consumer media company in Bev Alc before selling to Dotdash (IAC). He has worked with 100s of the industry’s top brands on digital marketing program development and execution. Kit has co-founded and launched businesses across several industries including structured finance, eCommerce, consumer technology and apparel. He is also an angel investor, start-up advisor and has worked in venture capital.
Umberto Luchini
Partner / CMO
An entrepreneurial brand builder, founder and proprietor of Wolf Spirit, a company which develops spirits brands — such as Puncher’s Chance Bourbon and Blood x Sweat x Tears Vodka. Previously, Umberto spent over a decade at Campari, most recently as the CMO of Campari America overseeing the entire U.S. portfolio of brands, including SKYY Vodka, Wild Turkey, Appleton Estate, Espolòn, Aperol, Cinzano and the namesake Campari. He started his career in marketing working with one of the most prestigious brands in the world, Ferrari, where he managed the Formula One motorsport activities for nearly a decade.
Mike Dusman
Design Director
A maker at heart, Mike spent a decade in the advertising agency world working across beverage alcohol brands such as The Macallan, Highland Park, and the MillerCoors portfolio before starting Fix A Fire in 2017. As design director, Mike guides the visual direction of the LQDC brand as well as our token-backed liquid drops.
Audrey Taylor-Akwenye
Lead Engineer
Audrey Taylor-Akwenye embarked on her professional journey as a data scientist, delving into the realms of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Today, she concentrates on smart contract development and the establishment of blockchain infrastructures. As a pioneering engineer, Audrey has been instrumental in building MVP infrastructures from the ground up and has demonstrated exceptional leadership in managing engineering teams at venture-backed firms. Her extensive expertise in the Web3 sphere encompasses a diverse range of projects, including DEFI, DAOs, NFTs, and gaming.