Leighton Beverages
Founder and Managing Partner
We Olive 2011 - 2015
Business Development Consultant
We Olive & Wine Bar 2010 - 2015
General Manager
Education:
San Diego State University 2013 - 2015
Master of Business Administration, Masters, Business Administration, Management
Fairfield University 1998 - 2002
Bachelors, English Language and Literature, Literature, English Language
Boston Latin School 1992 - 1998
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Marketing Management Hospitality Wine Business Development Business Coaching Customer Service Sales Event Management Strategic Planning Marketing Strategy Public Speaking Social Media Team Building Training Program Management Account Management Leadership Consulting Market Research
It's one of the nation's most polluted bodies of water, but environmental activist Christopher Swain attempted to swim across all 1.8 miles of Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal on Wednesday in an Earth Day effort to draw attention to just how dirty the water is.
Date: Apr 23, 2015
Category: Business
Source: Google
New York Man Plans To Swim Through Extremely Polluted Gowanus Canal On ...
Donning a drysuit and exposure protection gear on Wednesday, water advocate and swimmer Christopher Swain is planning to swim the entire 1.8-mile length of New York City's Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. The canal connects to the East River -- the saltwater tidal strait separating Manhattan from Brooklyn
Date: Apr 22, 2015
Category: Business
Source: Google
Activist to swim infamously polluted Gowanus Canal
Christopher Swains swim is set to start at 12:30 p.m. Hell be wrapped into a yellow dry suit, similar to what search-and-rescue crews wear, that will keep the water off his skin. Its puncture resistant, too.
It tasted like mud, poop, ground up grass, detergent and gasoline, said environmental activist Christopher Swain, 47 years old, who took an Earth Day dip in the waters to encourage a more aggressive cleanup of the canal.
Date: Apr 22, 2015
Category: Business
Source: Google
Clean-water advocate takes Earth Day swim at Superfund site
"I'm going in!" yelled Christopher Swain, 47, wearing a yellow-and-black protective suit and a green swim cap as he crossed a railing into the water near a sewage discharge point around 2 p.m. in Brooklyn. A sign warns people to stay out of the water.
Date: Apr 22, 2015
Source: Google
River advocate swims the Mohawk to raise awareness
ALBANY >> Wearing a wetsuit and towing a yellow raft, environmental educator Christopher Swain swam across the Hudson River on a gray and drizzly Wednesday to complete his trek of the 149-mile Mohawk River, the Hudsons largest tributary.
Date: Dec 24, 2014
Category: Business
Source: Google
A Golden Anniversary: 50 Years of Ballet Austin's The Nutcracker [Review]
Particularly lovely were Rebecca Johnson and Christopher Swain as the Snow Queen and King, Jaime Lynn Witts leading the Waltz of the Flowers, Preston Andrew Patterson as the lead in the Russian trio, and Ashley Lynn Gilfix and Paul Michael Bloodgood as the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier.