Alexandra Schrecengost
Founder, Virtual With Us
2021 Wine Enthusiast 40 under 40 Tastemaker, Alexandra Schrecengost founded Virtual With Us in 2020 following Culture With Us in 2021 – and serves as the CEO. The organizations & missions are to support global corporations with distributed workforces through cultural programming, D & I initiatives and food and beverage entertainment to better improve human connections. With more than 18+ years of experience in wine, spirits, hospitality, lifestyle, and luxury public relations, Alex’s focus has been on community-building that ties into events marketing. She holds the WSET level 4 Diploma distinction in wine, hosts a number of wine and spirits events including the Brown-Forman Women in Spirits to bring to light female leadership in the industry and has been featured in Wine Spectator, The Today Show online, Vogue, Ebony and more spreading the message of diversity. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and their identical twin boys, is a huge fan of tequila and tempranillo and enjoys traveling, reading, and dancing in her free time.
Virtual & Culture With Us is a high-end inclusive hospitality events service and concierge program built to support global corporations and distributed workforces through events [virtual, hybrid and in-person] as well as curated artisan gifts to lift up professionals from all backgrounds, and communities. We offer wine, spirit and non-alcoholic boxes along with artisan, small-batch and family-owned olive oil, honey and food. Virtual & Culture With Us connected 4,700 female global team members over 58 countries in 2021. We’ve done a huge amount to spotlight women in the workplace and especially in the wine industry which has a lack of representation, supporting 68 female sommeliers over the last year. We’ve celebrated the success of more than 160 female executives and partnered with close to 40 women-owned businesses around the world, from vendors and suppliers to artisans – and our programs entertain employees and boost morale while fulfilling other needs like team-building, executing new D&I initiatives, supporting mental health, building a strong company culture, and so much more.
