Co-owner of Green Door Distilling Co., Steve Jbara's entrepreneurial experience extends across a myriad of different industries.

Along with Green Door, Steve is the founder and co-owner of the Grand Rapids Gold G-League basketball team, CEO and co-founder of Detroit-based ad agency Atomic Honey, and Chief Strategy Officer of Brooklyn-based CO2 technology firm, Air Company.

And, if that resumé wasn’t mind-boggling enough, Steve also has a seat on numerous boards and committees including; The Gilmore Car Museum, The Special Olympics of Michigan, Detroit Sports Commission, Endeavor Detroit, and Brilliant Detroit (to name a few).

“Scott, Ben, and I go way back. Collaborating with them on a business in Kalamazoo means a lot— like coming back to my roots. I've been lucky to be a part of different companies all over the country, but Kalamazoo is my hometown, and building something here means a lot to me.”