Rufus Nagel
As the founder and CEO of Molly’s Spirits, Rufus is responsible for establishing the overall vision and trajectory for the company, with an emphasis on growth, innovation and care for its customers, staff and vendors. He has forged lasting relationships with high-value partners across the country to enhance the company culture and push the boundaries for what is expected in an often-stagnant industry.
Since 2014, he has curated a land of adult beverage discovery at Molly’s in two brick-and-mortar locations — Lakeside, CO and Greenwood Village, CO — and expanded their offerings with curbside pickup and on-demand delivery options. In 2019, Molly’s was one of the largest retailers in the Drizly delivery network, ahead of industry giants, and has been the only group to adequately fulfill customer demand throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, Molly’s drove 1,000,000 miles in zero-emission electric vehicles, delivering over 100,000 purchases and saving 170,000 kg of Carbon emissions.
Prior to founding Molly’s Spirits, Rufus spent some time in Silicon Valley as the VP of Finance and a founding member at Allposters.com and Endur where he developed financial models, secured funding and aided in the creation of the business plan. He has a passion for real estate development throughout the Front Range and Colorado mountains, and he found success in this field by identifying the dynamics of the growing and dominant "singles" household demographic and purposefully building projects to meet that growth. The need for community has never been greater with the fundamental changes happening in our society.
Rufus is particularly proud of his commitment to innovation and a desire to put people above profits. When he's not working, he can likely be found traveling the world with his amazing and energetic teenage boys, admiring art in all its forms or chasing fresh powder in the mountains.