Full Name
Erik McLaughlin
Job Title
CEO
Company
METIS LLC > Mergers & Acquisitions
Speaker Bio
Erik McLaughlin serves as CEO of METIS, llc. With offices in Oregon and Washington, METIS provides strategic consulting, financial planning, and M&A advisory services to the adult beverage and hospitality industries. Erik has been named one of the world’s Top 50 Wine Industry Leaders by Wine Business Monthly.
With three decades of combined operational and transactional experience in fine wine and hospitality, Erik offers clients a unique combination of operational expertise, financial acumen, industry relationships, and creativity to maximize value and guide clients through successful transactions.
Erik is a trusted advisor to many of the industry’s leading businesses and has completed over three dozen capital transactions in the past several years. Previous to METIS, Erik served in senior management roles for Seven Hills Winery, Corliss Wine Estates, Willamette Valley Vineyards, and Cost Plus World Market. He also previously owned and operated a collection of award winning restaurants.
Erik has been extensively involved in industry groups including the Oregon Wine Board, Washington Wine Industry Foundation, Oregon Winegrowers Association, Washington Wine Commission, Idaho Wine Commission, Walla Walla Valley Wine, Washington Winegrowers Association, and the American Association of Wine Economists. Erik served on the steering committees for both the Beverage Business Management Program at Washington State University and the Wine Studies program at Linfield College. He has served on numerous public, private, community, and non-profit boards. Erik has taught and lectured widely on wine and the business of wine including at the Wine Industry Financial Symposium, Oregon Wine Symposium, Washington Winegrowers Convention, VinExpo, and the London Wine Fair. He is a frequent guest instructor at both the Institute for Viticulture and Enology at Walla Walla Community College the Wine Studies program at Linfield University.
Erik graduated cum laude from Linfield University in the heart of the Willamette Valley and is a fourth generation native of the Pacific Northwest. In his spare time he enjoys skiing, coaching youth sports, and sharing great wine with friends.
With three decades of combined operational and transactional experience in fine wine and hospitality, Erik offers clients a unique combination of operational expertise, financial acumen, industry relationships, and creativity to maximize value and guide clients through successful transactions.
Erik is a trusted advisor to many of the industry’s leading businesses and has completed over three dozen capital transactions in the past several years. Previous to METIS, Erik served in senior management roles for Seven Hills Winery, Corliss Wine Estates, Willamette Valley Vineyards, and Cost Plus World Market. He also previously owned and operated a collection of award winning restaurants.
Erik has been extensively involved in industry groups including the Oregon Wine Board, Washington Wine Industry Foundation, Oregon Winegrowers Association, Washington Wine Commission, Idaho Wine Commission, Walla Walla Valley Wine, Washington Winegrowers Association, and the American Association of Wine Economists. Erik served on the steering committees for both the Beverage Business Management Program at Washington State University and the Wine Studies program at Linfield College. He has served on numerous public, private, community, and non-profit boards. Erik has taught and lectured widely on wine and the business of wine including at the Wine Industry Financial Symposium, Oregon Wine Symposium, Washington Winegrowers Convention, VinExpo, and the London Wine Fair. He is a frequent guest instructor at both the Institute for Viticulture and Enology at Walla Walla Community College the Wine Studies program at Linfield University.
Erik graduated cum laude from Linfield University in the heart of the Willamette Valley and is a fourth generation native of the Pacific Northwest. In his spare time he enjoys skiing, coaching youth sports, and sharing great wine with friends.
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