Ever been to Lake Michigan's playpen? The area near Ohio Street Beach where people tie their boats together to party is the inspiration for a vodka company run by two Chicago brothers.
Brothers Joseph Moton, left, and Ted Robinson founded PlayPen Vodka in 2020. Image: Provided.
Moton, who has long worked in the hospitality industry, decided after a bit of research that vodka could be that liquor, and took the idea to his older brother, Ted Robinson, while celebrating the Fourth of July in 2020 at their mom’s house in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. Robinson, who works in health care client management by day, was on board for the new venture.
“When we found that out, it's an accomplishment, but it's kind of one of those things that you're like, we wish there were more,” Moton said. “We're excited to be one of the first to do it, but we welcome others to get involved and to produce liquor as well.” “I couldn't be more fortunate that I'm working with him… because we can call each other at any time of night,” Robinson says. “I've been looking for an entrepreneurial path for years, just not really settling in on anything, and part of that was being able to align myself with the right partnership to do that. So this was, for me, just a win-win situation.”
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