Austin founded and was the CEO of Big Easy, a producer of healthy, refreshing, and organic functional beverages which retails at more than 5,000 locations nationwide. Austin started this business from his apartment, eventually scaling to 8 figures in annual net revenue, and selling Big Easy to a global strategic In 2021. Austin is currently the Co-Founder and CGO of Southbound Tequila, and has been an opinion-shaping voice in the CPG industry ever since 2014. He has successfully sold products to the Nations top retailers such as Publix Supermarkets, Whole Foods, Walmart, Kroger, Ralphs, Costco, The Fresh Market, Erewhon, and many more, and raised over $10MM in investments.