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Marcel Thompson

Commander · DISC type D
Director at The Distillers Institute (Australia)
📍 Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand

Marcel is an award-winning distiller, author, and founder of Te Aroha Distilling Co. His career began in the 1980s in New Zealand and now focuses on education and creating new legacies in the spirits industry. He holds an MBA and is described by colleagues as knowledgeable, energetic, and meticulous.

His passion is mentoring the next generation of distillers, which fuels his desire to create new legacies for a centuries-old craft. He founded The Gindegärten™ to provide an immersive, hands-on experience, bringing people together for team events and celebrations to craft their own unique spirits.

He is the first New Zealander to be honored with a lifetime membership to the prestigious Gin Guild in the UK.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand
Personality Overview

How Marcel shows up

Impact-Driven
Risk-Taker
Decisive

They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact. They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.

Priorities

Topics Marcel cares about

Gin Distillation
An award-winning distiller since the 1980s, he has founded his own distillery and teaches advanced distillation courses.
Craft Spirits Business
Authored the Amazon bestselling book, "Gin Ventures, " a step-by-step guide for entrepreneurs looking to start their own craft spirits business.
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Career

Work history

7-2024
Director
The Distillers Institute (Australia)
4-2018
Founder
Still Magic
4-2018 - 5-2020
Cloud Program Scheduler
Lion
2-2018 - 4-2018
Senior Consultant
Rabobank
8-2017 - 2-2018
Scheduling and Dependency Lead
Sydney Trains
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Media appearances

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Education
1999 - 2003
MBA
Heriot-Watt University
2000 - 2002
CPIM
APICS
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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