Ginger, dubbed the “Entrepreneur of Fun”, is the founder & CEO of the experiential hospitality group, the Ginger Brands, which includes Palm Beach Social, THRōW Social®, Escape Rooms Live®, and Kick Axe Throwing®. A former high school Mathematics teacher, Ginger spent many years teaching high schoolers Calculus, AP Statistics, and acting as the competitive Mathletes coach. After an early retirement, she discovered her entrepreneurial spirit.
Ginger is responsible for opening the first escape rooms in Washington, D.C. in 2014, as well as the first axe throwing bar in the world, Kick Axe Throwing, in New York City in 2017.
Her latest concepts, Palm Beach Social & THRōW Social®, which combine unique backyard-style games with food, libations and live music, have been dubbed the ‘Golden Ticket” of Eatertainment and is receiving great acclaim in Washington, D.C., Delray Beach and Miami, Florida, with expansion plans slated for LA, Orlando, Las Vegas and Nashville.
Ginger recently was awarded the Best Female Entrepreneur in Consumer Services by the International Stevie Awards.
All of Ginger’s venues are like boutique hotels, with her Palm Beach Social & THRōW Social® locations whisking you away to tropical Palm Beach complete with cabanas, while her axe throwing bars immerse you in a beautiful Canadian Lodge. Her escape rooms have been deemed “the Disney World of Escape Rooms.”
Ginger’s brands have been featured on the TODAY Show, CNN, VICE, RHOBH, and in such publications as TIME magazine, Fast Company, WBJ, & the New York Times, among many others.