Right Around the River Blog

Rocketts Landing Residents Pursue a Dream

Post Date: 08-04-2011

At Rocketts Landing, we're always delighted to hear about residents with interesting hobbies and businesses who spend their time doing what they love. So when we learned that residents Leslie Haas Clanton and Richard Crofton-Sleigh partnered up to create their company Beverage Solutions, we were immediately intrigued -- and had to know the skinny on their pursuits.

As a whole, Beverage Solutions makes beverage holders that allow festival and sports events' attendees to tote around their drinks while remaining hands-free -- meaning you will no longer have to worry about clapping, drinking and cheering all at the same time (or food sampling, shopping and drinking; or dancing, drinking and eating; or -- you get the picture!). Their patent-pending products Boberry® and Sport Your Drink™ are geared specifically toward the festivals (such as wine events) and sports markets, respectively, but are also perfect for any type of event where you need a beverage but don’t want to carry it around.

As business partners, Leslie and Richard met at an event in 2008 where she was demonstrating her products, and after seeing what she offered and her passion behind the product, Richard (who is a pilot by day) was inspired to join the action. They both became Rocketts Landing residents in 2010 and now enjoy one of the best work commutes around — a stroll down the Cedar Works hallway (!) — which Leslie says has been instrumental to their successful business planning, as well as a great community to call home.

When looking to next steps for Beverage Solutions, the world is currently their oyster. To start, they are finalizing their manufacturing partner, building out their expansive online shopping cart and expanding their professional relationships to land national — and potentially — international distribution.

But if we could sum up in just one word what Leslie and Richard really have fueling their success, it’s passion. In fact, that’s a trait we commonly see among our residents. And we’re thrilled to see such excitement driving Beverage Solutions toward their destination.