James Watt co-founded BrewDog in 2007 and then spent 17 crazy years as CEO of the iconic beer business. Before BrewDog James worked as captain of a north Atlantic trawler for 7 years. <\/p>\n
Under James leadership BrewDog grew from 2 humans and a dog to one of the world\u2019s leading beer brands. BrewDog broke all types of records for their growth, pioneered a whole new generation of business model through innovative equity crowdfunding and became famous globally for a uniquely anarchic approach to marketing. With BrewDog James not only built a Unicorn but created the UK\u2019s most loved beer brand and built the 14 most valuable beer brand in the world, from scratch.<\/p>\n
As well as leading BrewDog, James is also an active investor and advisor. James has written a best-selling book, Business for Punks, which has now been translated into over 30 languages and hosted the longest running beer TV show in history, BrewDogs. Additionally James was named Great British Entrepreneur Of the Year and has been awarded an MBE for his services to entrepreneurship. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"