Anthony Nastasi is Chief Operations Officer of Nectar of the Vine, a nationally distributed specialty beverage company operating in event-based retail markets across the United States. He acquired the company and has led its operational modernization and national expansion, overseeing a distributed workforce of 9 full-time employees and 26 independent contractors and national sales representatives.
With more than 12 years of executive leadership experience, Anthony specializes in operations management, supply chain strategy, organizational leadership, and scalable business growth. He has held ServSafe Certification for 8+ years and manages a scope that includes production facility oversight, inventory management, vendor procurement, supply chain and importing logistics, financial planning, and multi-state regulatory compliance.
Background in Strategic Planning
Anthony holds a degree in Landscape Architecture from The Ohio State University's School of Engineering (2004). He began his career contributing to the Cleveland Lakefront Master Plan and the Euclid Corridor Transportation Project before joining SmithGroup (formerly JJR), where he spent four years on the EPIC Systems corporate campus in Verona, Wisconsin. At SmithGroup, he led higher education campus master plans nationwide using 5- to 50-year strategic frameworks and advanced to Project Manager, overseeing interdisciplinary teams and multimillion-dollar budgets.
That cross-industry background — spanning public infrastructure, institutional planning, and national retail operations — shapes Anthony's approach to building scalable systems and aligning teams around long-term objectives.
Core Areas of Expertise
COO leadership · Operations management & process optimization · Importing logistics · National event-based retail · Supply chain & production management · Strategic growth & market expansion · Financial oversight · Campus & commercial master planning · Food safety & regulatory compliance
Leadership Philosophy
Anthony leads with the mindset of a master planner: define the long-term vision, design scalable systems, align teams around measurable objectives, and execute with discipline. His work at Nectar of the Vine reflects that approach — building operational infrastructure capable of supporting sustained national growth across fairs, festivals, and specialty retail markets throughout the United States.
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