About BAZI

MEET TEAM BAZI

DEBBIE WILDRICK — Chief Executive Officer
Debbie brings 30 years of beverage experience to BAZI with her former leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies including 7-Eleven, Inc. and Tropicana North America (Pepsico). Her leadership roles include a strong background in building start-up brands including FRS Healthy Energy and Sundance Juice Sparklers (known today as IZZE), a brand which she helped grow to 100 million dollars in the early 1990s.  She has also worked with leading companies in the industry to include The McLane Company, Exxon/Mobil, Target, GNC, Rite Aid, Safeway, Wyndham Hotels and many others.   Before joining BAZI, Wildrick built a successful consulting business dedicated to helping new and emerging brands maximize their potential by driving sales and profitability. In addition to her robust career, Wildrick has served as the education chair of the Network of Executive Women for more than six years. She is a regular panelist, speaker and columnist for BevNet, the leading beverage-oriented media company, producing a web site, print magazine and live conference series. Wildrick was president of the Association of Women Executives in 2003 and 2004 and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas and Cornell Food Executive Program.

KEVIN SHERMAN — President
Kevin joined BAZI June 2009 as Vice President of Strategy and Network Development and was appointed CEO and President July 2010. From May 2008 to May 2009 he served as Senior Manager of Network Development for Product Partners, LLC. Other previous positions held include Chief Operating Officer of Hand & Associates from January 2008 to May 2008. Kevin has an impressive record of revenue enhancement and organizational development for Product Partners, LLC emphasizing fitness and nutrition, which was listed in Entrepreneur magazine’s 500 Fastest Growing Businesses in America in 2006 with current sales over $400 million a year. Kevin, along with his team, implemented various strategies and initiatives that drove two-fold growth in distributors in less than a year. During his tenure, Kevin oversaw exponential growth in revenue and built a culture committed to excellence.

PETE MASOURAS — Vice President of Sales
Mr. Masouras joined the Company in September of 2010.   Before joining Bazi, he was the Co-Founder and President of Omega Natural Corporation where he developed and marketed the first all-natural Piedmontese beef program in the U.S. He was recognized in the LA Times, Food and Wine, Gourmet Magazine, Detroit News, and Oregonian.  His experience also includes locating and securing sites for Starbucks in Southeast Michigan.  He also designed and brokered a one-of-a-kind Starbucks drive-thru.  Pete is a graduate of The University of Michigan and has researched the effects of vitamins and supplements on cognition and performance.