Rich Sermone- Vice President Sales - West

Hi my name is rich, I have a great family; married to sandra with 3 children, tony, rocco and sophia.  I worked in the wine business for the last 15 years. I can watch football on tv from Saturday morning to Monday night if anyone would let me. My favorite toy is a lego, my favorite musical decade is the 70’s, my favorite deadly sin is gluttany and I am a food, wine and coffee snob.

Mike Ward - Vice President Sales- East

Hello Jones consumers/creators. I am the guy in this photo holding a can of Whoopass. I am standing to the left with the grey fleece. This was taken on a Jones fun day we had in Seattle. I know it looks like we are posing for glamour shots or an album cover but it is just the Chicago team on the mean streets of Seattle. I live in Chicago. I work with 5 great Regional Managers and their AM's throughout the Midwest and Mid South y'all. My favorite state in the US is Euphoria and that usually happens when I am snowboarding, boating, or riding a 4 wheeler.

Work for me is fun so it is not like work. My goal is to make sure everyone from Upper Michigan to Southern Texas over to Ohio and west to North Dakota can find a bottle of Jones Soda and 24c in their town. I have been doing this for a great number of years and never get bored. I think it is because we are always creating at Jones Soda and our consumers tell us what they want. My new favorite drink is 24c Berry Pom. It keeps me laced up with vitamins and tastes great.

Chad Kennedy –Director of National Accounts - Central

I joined the company in March of 2004.  I have been in the beverage industry since '95 spending a few years on the distributor side of the business.  I live in West Des Moines, IA with my beautiful wife Krista and our dog "Baby".  I spend most of my work time traveling across the country visiting our great retailers and buyers.  My free time is spent with family and friends and I like anything involving bikes & boats and the great outdoors. 

Jones Soda Co. is truly the spirit of the beverage industry and I am very proud to be a part of it!!!  From new flavors to new brands we are working to stay on the cutting edge for our consumers.  Everyday we are moving closer and closer to becoming a $100,000,000 company due to the great people we have working at Jones Soda Co.

***  If you haven't tried Jones 24C enhanced water let me know and I will send you a sample bottle.    Also, don't forget to make you personalized myJones 12pack for your next party or get together.  *** 

Guy Bartley – Director of National Accounts - East

I joined Jones in January 2007 and have seen and done some amazing things. I love selling this brand and our awesome products. A lot of people don’t get Jones yet, but that’s alright because Jones is definitely not your “mom or your pops” soda company, it is a edgy brand with very creative people and a great company to work for. I look forward to the day where the Jones brand is “seen and heard” everywhere!

Loves: Family, Pittsburgh SteelersLikes: food, exercise, reading

Dislikes: negativity, rhetoric, high fructose corn syrup

Paul Wirries - Michigan

I grew up in the 60's and 70's. I remember 1969!! I remember my mother crying when J.F.K. was shot. I saw it on black and white T.V. I was a hippie and so were my friends. We went to many psychedelic concerts, if you know what I mean, and I'm sure you do. I've grown up since then (sort of) and have three great kids and a wife that puts up with my antics. My favorite thing to do is enjoy life. I love to laugh and play, even at work. Life is a canvas - color it bright. Life was meant to be lived so get up off that couch and live!! I enjoy many activities such as, pool, ping pong, horseshoes, hacky sack, volleyball, skiing, four-wheelin, motorcycling, anything to do with the outdoors and on and on and on. I have an energy level few can match. Yes, I'm an old guy, but... I'll bet I can beat you.

Darin Gustafson - Southwest Regional Sales Manager

What's up Jonesers!  My name is Darin.  My territory spans across the great states of NM, AZ, NV, CA to HI.  I live in Southern CA with my 2 great kids, Kailey and Caden.  Always trying to find more time to spend outdoors.  Most of my off time is spent at the baseball fields with my sons team(s).  My daughter is now getting geared up for high school...argg!  I love to spend vacation time up in the Sierra's both winter and summer.  Skiing Paranoid Flats and the Avie Chutes up at Mammoth Mountain or fishing at all the great lakes up around the Mammoth and June Loop area is amoung my favorite things to do.  Coming to work with Jones has been exciting and very fast paced - Everyone assoicated with Jones is awesome and very unique which add's to the Jones Inner Flavor and Culture.

Joy Rosenthal - Sales Operation Associate

Here's a little bit of info about a rad chick named "Joy"
Who rules AR at Jones - believe it - she isn't coy.
Over the years she's built up a rep
Attacking her day with vigor and pep
She works very long hours for very small coin
You have to be a workaholic for her club to join
Her voice it is loud and her laugh it is merry
Some might even say she is never contrary
She's one in a million, she's unique some might say
A Joneser at heart at the end of the day!

Emily Cordiero - Sales Operations Associate

I am quite the rookie with Jones Soda but I couldn't be more excited to be part of the team. I have always wanted to work for a company that I would be proud to be a part of and I have at long last found that with JS.

Since everyone is dying to know, here is a little about me...

Likes: Chase, Izzy, Aiden, Brooke, Maya and Tucker in no particular order, in prompt to pub crawls, watching Ben kill it at Jeopardy AND Cash Cab, Chap Stick, living room dance parties and the Seahawks

Dislikes: Tucker's limp, being 966 miles from my family, Pitbulls and music snobs