50 | WINE ENTHUSIAST | OCTOBER 2019
4O under 4O I 2019
Alexis Brown, 29
Founder/Executive Director, Causing a Stir;
Beverage Consultant/Bartender, Serving Life
Behind Bars; Creative Director, Luminosity
Production Company • ChicagoStirring up change
From coat-check and nightclub “shot girl” to multi-
certifi ed mixologist, beverage consultant and cocktail
guru, Brown has proven herself at a range of levels. And,
regardless of her role, she always took notice of how
unfairly marginalized groups were treated. In 2016, Brown
cofounded Causing a Stir, an organization dedicated to
educating and empowering underrepresented individuals
within the hospitality industry. With additional experi-
ence in event planning and execution, she’s raised aware-
ness and engaged the masses, and membership in her
group has since increased to more than 1,000.