ABOUT THE AUTHORS
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Bob Sullivan, Jr. also calls Kansas City his hometown, and his roots are embedded in Kansas City’s brewing industry. His great-grandfather, James Flanagan, emigrated from County Cavan, Ireland in 1881 and entered the saloon business in Kansas City’s West Bottom. In 1978, when Bob Sullivan, Jr. became a driver-salesman for Sullivan Beverage Co., he became his family’s fourth generation in the brewing business. Mr. Sullivan is now the owner of Sullivan Sales & Marketing Solutions.