Together with his wife, Hadley, TJ is the founder of The Urban Grape and Progressive Wine Company, two groundbreaking businesses in the wine and beverage industry. TJ and Hadley are also the founders of The Urban Grape Wine Studies Award for Students of Color, an annual education, mentorship, and paid internship program dedicated to increasing BIPOC representation in the wine industry.
In 2017, TJ authored Drink Progressively: A Bold New Way to Pair Wine and Food with Hadley and chef Gabriel Frasca. TJ’s business and philanthropic ventures are aimed at creating accessibility to, and inclusion in, the wine industry.