Fawn Weaver, who rose to significant prominence as the CEO of the whiskey brand, was fired from the role by a court-appointed receiver.
Black women like Pinky Cole and Fawn Weaver are rising in entrepreneurship, but economic instability under the Trump administration is creating major challenges for growth and expansion.
Fawn Weaver announced a major legal win as Uncle Nearest exits receivership, a major step in the company's ongoing dispute with lender Farm Credit Mid-America over $108M loan default claims.
Fawn Weaver, founder of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, remains “unshaken” despite a federal judge placing the brand and its distillery into receivership.