Michael Druce

Background

About Michael Druce

Michael Druce is the co-manager with Sandra. He has been with Beyond The Grape since March 2001. Shortly after Jim and Sandra purchased the store they thought it would be a good idea to bring their future son in-law on board to help them out, well he fell in love with the business and has never left. Michael married Jim & Sandra's daughter, Priscilla, in August 2001. Jim and Sandra purchased a second location in Burnaby in December 2001 which Michael managed till the stores were combined to one location in March 2009. In 2013 Michael joined Expedia CruiseShipCenters as a Cruise and Travel Consultant as a compliment to his position at Beyond The Grape. Michael has really enjoyed the relationships forged with the customers and takes great pride in the success of the business. Michael looks after many of the specialty parts of the business like label making, website, emails & computer systems and marketing. Michael's background is from the Hospitality industry and has worked in several of Vancouver's finest hotels mainly as a Concierge. Michael's favourite white wine is the Selection Series Viognier and his favourite red is the Eclipse Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel. He loves cruising with Disney Cruiseline. Specialties: Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Production, Customer Service, Event planning, Efficiency Planning.