Alumni Get There:
Get There:
Into Owning a Business
Zac and Cari Caramonta
Zac ’07 and Cari ’06 Caramonta launched and run one of the 50 fastest-growing breweries in the nation.
Zac ’07 and Cari ’06 Caramonta, who met as Southeastern undergrads, began brewing beer in their garage. With her background in merchandising and marketing and his knack for concocting award-winning brews, this husband and wife team turned a hobby into Hammond-based Gnarly Barley Brewing Co.—one of the 50 fastest growing breweries in the nation.
Action Plan
- Checked off task, Earn a degree with the flexibility to thrive long term.
- Checked off task, Turn a side gig into a full-fledged business.
- Checked off task, Get recognized as Southeastern’s Young Alumni of the Year.
- Checked off task, Partner with Southeastern on a one-of-a-kind brew: Lion Up American Wheat Ale.
