Mat Snapp Joins Barter & Shake as Partner and Executive VP of Operations
Barter & Shake Cocktail Entertainment Expands Executive Team with Key New Hire
Most recently of Fox Restaurant Concepts, Mat Snapp joins as Partner and Executive VP of Operations to lead new business growth for Barter & Shake Cocktail Entertainment
(PRESS RELEASE) Barter & Shake Cocktail Entertainment, Phoenix-based leader in the cocktail bar hospitality industry, announced today the addition of Mat Snapp in the key position of Partner and Executive Vice President of Operations. Snapp joins Barter & Shake with over seventeen years of experience from Fox Restaurant Concepts and arrives during a pivotal fast-growth phase as the company prepares to open their fourth concept location in the Phoenix metropolitan area. He will plan, direct, coordinate, and oversee the organization’s operations activities, ensuring the development and implementation of efficient operations and cost-effective systems to meet the organization's current and future needs.
Snapp's leadership style combines the development of innovative solutions with scalable processes, as well as the formation of high-performing teams. At Barter & Shake, he will utilize his extensive expertise in building beverage-centric hospitality brands to drive the expansion of the company’s team and enable Barter & Shake’s market growth initiatives.
Rich Furnari, Executive VP of Concept Development and co-owner, says, "Mat is a well-known and respected leader in our industry. His experience in growing and deploying brands nationally puts Barter & Shake in the position to grow our business model in Arizona and beyond. Additionally, Mat is an extremely talented creative writer and mind. We are looking forward to the opportunity to dedicate our collective energy towards the creative efforts to provide our guests the most memorable and entertaining experience in beverage entertainment.”
“I couldn’t be more excited,” says Snapp. “I’ve been jealously watching Jason and Rich grow and develop these immersive and award-winning concepts. Now I get to be a huge part of sharing their creativity and hospitality to wider audiences in markets across the country. I wake up smiling every day.”
Most recently, Snapp lead Fox Restaurant Concepts’ beverage program for over a dozen unique concepts with over fifty locations nationwide as the Beverage Director, including Sam Fox’s newest endeavor, The Twelve Thirty Club, a multi-concept space with five bar programs spanning over 39,000 square feet located in Nashville, TN. He held this position for ten years and was an integral part of the national expansion team for the company.
About Barter & Shake: Barter & Shake Cocktail Entertainment was founded with a commitment to push traditional boundaries and create unparalleled guest experiences through world-class cocktail programs. Known for curating captivating and imaginative environments, Barter & Shake combines riveting aesthetics with exotic ingredients and unique flavors to deliver a memorable adventure for its guests. Barter & Shake aspires to set a new standard in hospitality in both the local and international cocktail entertainment industry. Barter & Shake Cocktail Entertainment is based in Phoenix, Arizona, and includes award-winning cocktail bar concepts, Century Grand and UnderTow. For more information, please visit https://bartershake.com. For media inquiries, contact media@bartershake.com. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.