Fawn Weaver, founder of the world’s fastest-growing Black-owned whiskey brand Uncle Nearest has been named one of Forbes richest self-made women in the country according to the publication’s annual ranked list. In less than ten years liquor climbed to a valuation of more than $1.1 billion per the outlet, and expects to pull in $100M+ in revenue this year.
Forbes reports that Weaver’s fiscal worth sits at around $480 million, earning her the No. 68 on Forbes’ Richest Self-Made Women list.
The bootstrapped spirits behemoth was started in 2017 when Weaver and her husband Keith the sold all their West Coast real estate, including their dream home in Old Agoura, California, and two Mini Coopers, Forbes reported.
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