Stuart has been in the hospitality industry for the past 20 years. His first job was as a dishwasher at his hometown steak house in Texas where he worked his way up to busser, server, and then bartender (he definitely was not old enough to be serving booze at the time).  Stuart moved to DC to attend George Washington University; While in school, he worked as a host, bartender and sommelier in some of DC’s most renowned restaurants. After completion of his BA in International Affairs and MA in Nationalism Studies, Stuart realized that hospitality was the career that he wanted and began a ten-year run in management. 

After working on the operations and financial side of the hospitality world, Stuart wanted to get back in touch with his roots and made the move back to bartending with the goal of running his own bar program. In the interest of pursuing this ambition, Stuart moved from DC to Denver to take the role of General Manager at Lady Jane. In this role, Stuart has had the chance to build a bar program from the ground up and watch it flourish even amid a global pandemic.  He is extremely proud of the work he has put into Lady Jane and the team he has built

Stuart loves the challenge of being the General Manager of a high volume craft cocktail bar and truly thrives in a fast paced environment where ingenuity, innovation and education drive culture. Stuart constantly strives to learn more about his ever-growing field through studies and personal experiences at bars, restaurants, breweries, distilleries, and wineries. Stuart has completed certifications through the BarSmarts Program and the Court of Master Sommeliers and can always be found pouring through cocktail and spirit books. When it comes to his team and his guests, Stuart always wants to help find something new and exciting to share in an engaging and fun way.  

Stuart will confidently tell you that hospitality is his life.  Every guest is welcomed – as if they are guests in his own home – with warmth, kindness, and enthusiasm; and it is his conviction to provide an experience at Lady Jane that is genuine, unpretentious, and fun.