Charlotte’s Bold Missy Brewery is born from the celebration of great Bold Missies. We create the best for every pour of well-loved styles of craft beer and our delicious eats. We take our business seriously, but not ourselves. Our philosophy is to balance passion and fun with business and growth, reach out and bring it in with our guests and community, and celebrate life’s enjoyment and the people who live life in a bold way.

CAROL WAGGENER
Founder & Head Kegwasher

Every morning when Carol came in to work, her first boss would pop up over the cubes and shout “Look out everybody!  Here comes the Bold Missy!” Her career included hard time at a mega brewer, but she developed a great love of the fun of the beer business. On a craft beer pub crawl, she realized that she wanted to start her own brewery. Several years later, after living and breathing hops, malt and yeast, the Bold Missy Brewery was born.
  • Clemson Tiger - orange is the predominant color in her t-shirt drawer
  • Rents a room from Bruno the brew dog (he actually owns the house)
  • Not ashamed of her love of sitcoms and reality tv
  • If she tries to hug you, just go with it, she loves to “bring it in”

LYBBI ROTH
Tap Room Manager & Hype Woman

When Lybbi was a little kid in St. Louis, her favorite Aunt Carol took her on a tour of the Anheuser-Busch facility. When Lybbi grabbed her nose and whined about the brewery smell, Carol leaned in and whispered, “That’s the smell of money, kid.” Twenty years later, Carol realized that at the heart of every successful craft brewery is a “secret weapon millennial.” So, she called on her favorite niece to rise to the occasion.
  • Spent five years saying, “my pleasure” at Chick-Fil-A
  • Worked at Disney World, wasn’t a Princess, but thanks for asking
  • Has two Siamese cats, but is NOT a cat person
  • Made the kessel run in less than twelve parsecs

HEATHER BROOKE
Keg Slinger, Phone Ringer

Heather moved to the Charlotte area 6 years ago to be closer to family and fell hard for the queen city. She has spent most of her adult life working in the service industry, and a job at Heist Brewery sparked her love and appreciation for craft beer. Heather has dabbled in other various industries, but she just couldn’t stay away the beer biz! Now that she’s found at home at Bold Missy as the head sales rep she’s unstoppable – wheeling and dealing and always meeting new people to talk beer with!
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  • ​Dog mom to Briar, fish mom to Pongo
  • Her work wife is Blanca (the delivery van) - you can catch this dynamic duo cruising the streets of Charlotte
  • Loves to cook, but hasn’t quite mastered the grilled cheese yet…
  • If you can’t find her in our taproom, you can bet she’s in someone else’s… she hit over 100 breweries and counting!​

REILLY FEE
Brewer & Head of Leftover Consolidation

If Reilly kind of bugs you, it's not his fault... He attended Florida State to study Entomology and worked all the way to his Master's degree in the study of insects. While he was always fascinated with the creepy crawly things in life, he found that all his rent money kept getting spent on beer. Always the DIY-type, Reilly decided he might as well find a job where he could make his own!
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  • Grew up half a mile from the beach but only went maybe once or twice a year
  • Self-proclaimed Amateur Eating World Champion (USA! USA!)
  • Confused fan of both the Seminoles and the Gators
  • Shamefully bad at fantasy sports, but bless his heart, he will never stop trying

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