Celebrating the Hero in You: From Battleground to Breaking Ground

Corey Christman, Winemaker, Bravery Wines
@coreychristman_

Tuesday, April 14  – 11:00am
at Columbia Collective

After more than twenty years as a Special Agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations — including a deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom — Corey Christman faced the question every veteran dreads: Who am I now? In this deeply personal and inspiring presentation, Corey traces how the discipline, resilience, and leadership forged in one of the military’s most demanding careers became the foundation for something entirely unexpected: Bravery Wines and Bravery Winery, a handcrafted, award-winning wine brand rooted in the Finger Lakes of upstate New York, built on a mission to celebrate courage in every walk of life and give back to the veterans, military spouses, and first responders who sacrifice so much in service to others.

Bravery Wines was founded on Veterans Day 2020 with a simple but powerful belief — that heroes don’t need uniforms, and that bravery lives in the everyday acts of courage that surround us all. In this presentation, Corey will challenge every person in this room to own their story, break new ground, and build the kind of community that makes the seemingly impossible possible. Because the hero in you has always been there. It just needs a chance.