Marina Yuspova, PharmD, is among many things a daughter, sister, wife and mother. She shares how she pivot, created a new path for yourself and how she overcame losing it all during Hurricane Sandy. Then feeling like it can happen again during the pandemic, but her innovative idea to bring luxurious liquor to the market made history during the most unprecedented times.
To this long list of title accomplishments, we can also add bosslady entrepreneur. Together with her husband and 2 children, they are residents of Long Island. Having successfully completed a doctorate of pharmacy degree from St. Johns, Marina didn't think twice before diving into the business world and quickly acquired her own pharmacy. She quickly learned that her entrepreneurial skills were not used to her full potential! After a decade in the pharmacy field, Marina, with her husband and partner, ventured into the spirits industry.
Not before long, 2 of the most innovative and unique brands on the market, 3 KILOS VODKA and PIÑAQ, were born. 3 KILOS VODKA is an ultra premium dutch vodka bottled in a patented gold bar-shaped bottle and is available in 3 varieties -- 3 KILOS VODKA GOLD, 3 KILOS VODKA COCO GOLD, 3 KILOS VODKA SILVER GLUTEN FREE. Furthermore, the idea for PIÑAQ was discovered when Marina was served a cocktail in a carved out pineapple during a weekend getaway with her husband to St Barths.
PIÑAQ is a tropical liqueur that is made from thefinest ingredients and is also bottled in a patented pineapple shaped bottle. PIÑAQ, Non-GMO and Gluten Free, is available in 3 varieties -- PIÑAQ ORIGINAL, PIÑAQ ROSE, and PIÑAQ COLADA. Marina, along with her team, makes sure that the finest ingredients are used in both her brands and taste tests every batch prior to filling.
In a short period of time, Marina and her team have been able to obtain global distribution and both 3 KILOS VODKA and PIÑAQ can be found all around the world. 3 KILOS VODKA was launched in 2016 and Marina launched PIÑAQ on April 18th, 2020 in the midst of the COVID -19 outbreak. Marina states that one of the effects of the pandemic
is an exponential increase of sales in the spirits industry.
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