Kenny Burns

Kenny Burns is an entrepreneur, producer, trendsetter, author, brand developer, marketer, mentor, motivational speaker, and most of all loving father and husband.

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2020
Angel investor🌍 United States
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Entrepreneur / Investor
Dec 2020
Inspired by one of the most iconic beverage from the pearl of the Caribbean, known as cremas, LS Cream is a rich blend of fresh cream and island spices that exudes style and luxury while staying true to it’s exotic heritage.
late stageWine & Spirits
Entreprenuer / Investor
Sep 2017
https://unclenearest.com/ honors the world’s first-known African American master distiller, Nearest Green. It was the first spirits brand in the world to be named after a Black American. The portfolio is the Most Awarded Bourbon and American Whiskey of 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 with over 1,100 awards and accolades since the brand’s 2017 launch, including 715 Gold medals or higher, 123 Best in Class honors and an average critic’s score of 92. Uncle Nearest is currently sold in all 50 states and 12 countries, and is sold in more than 25,000 stores, bars, hotels, restaurants, as well as at its 432-acre Nearest Green Distillery in Shelbyville, Tenn. For more information, please visit the Uncle Nearest https://unclenearest.com/, and follow on Instagram and Facebook @unclenearest.
Entrepreneur / Investor
The Premium African Spirits Company. Producing authentically African Vodka and Gin for the world to enjoy.
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2020
Entrepreneur / Investor
Dec 2020
Inspired by one of the most iconic beverage from the pearl of the Caribbean, known as cremas, LS Cream is a rich blend of fresh cream and island spices that exudes style and luxury while staying true to it’s exotic heritage.
late stageWine & Spirits
2017
Entreprenuer / Investor
Sep 2017
https://unclenearest.com/ honors the world’s first-known African American master distiller, Nearest Green. It was the first spirits brand in the world to be named after a Black American. The portfolio is the Most Awarded Bourbon and American Whiskey of 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 with over 1,100 awards and accolades since the brand’s 2017 launch, including 715 Gold medals or higher, 123 Best in Class honors and an average critic’s score of 92. Uncle Nearest is currently sold in all 50 states and 12 countries, and is sold in more than 25,000 stores, bars, hotels, restaurants, as well as at its 432-acre Nearest Green Distillery in Shelbyville, Tenn. For more information, please visit the Uncle Nearest https://unclenearest.com/, and follow on Instagram and Facebook @unclenearest.
Entrepreneur / Investor
The Premium African Spirits Company. Producing authentically African Vodka and Gin for the world to enjoy.