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2021 Teddy Ball Host

Sean Evans has been a serial entrepreneur practically his whole life. His first company was started during his second year of attending business school in Oregon. Sean sold that business and leveraged the profits from the sale to move to the warmth of Southern California – all at the age of 25. Sean moved to pursue two things; First, life in a warmer climate. Second, Sean was pursuing his next ventures.

Sean is currently based in San Diego. He tells people all the time – San Diego [California] has everything anyone could want in a big city and nothing you don’t. There’s the big city vibe. Then also the safe community feel of Little Italy or Coronado Island. To Sean, San Diego truly is a great city! San Diego cultivates entrepreneurs and combines a surf culture mentality with hard work and ingenuity. Not to mention the 78 degrees and sun year-round.

“l Iove the idea of starting a business and creating a community and a product/service where there formerly was nothing!” he says. Every Thanksgiving during his childhood Sean would visit his family’s cattle farm. He saw it change from its humble start into the Winery that now stands in that same location. Sean Evans grew up in Davis, CA – just between 45 minutes or so from Napa Valley. His love and knowledge of wine became the foundation for his latest venture, My Wine Society, which received a huge $16M valuation in 2019.

My Wine Society is a multi-channel media platform and community that aspires to be known as the Barstool Sports for wine lovers. Starting out as an online publication, My Wine Society now helps wine lovers connect online, at home, and in person. Available as an iPhone app, My Wine Society is also connecting with fans through their monthly wine loyalty subscription, and through live events known as Blended Festivals featuring wines, culinary experiences, wellness lounges, and live performances from the world’s top musicians like Kaskade, Nelly, Lil Jon and more.