Sean Kenyon
National Partnerships / Program Development
Sean Kenyon is a third generation Barman. His family have been pub owners and bartenders in New Jersey since the 1930’s. Over the course of his 32-year bartending career, Sean has managed bars and cocktail programs in New Jersey, Texas and Colorado and consulted on several national programs. In 2011, he realized a lifelong dream and opened Williams & Graham in Denver, CO. Williams & Graham has since been listed as one of the “World’s Top 50 Bars” By Drinks International magazine and was named American Cocktail Bar of the Year at Tales of the Cocktail.
In 2014, Sean was awarded Bartender of the Year at Tales of the Cocktail and Nightclub & Bar.
In September 2015, Sean opened Occidental, a casual companion to Williams & Graham. Occidental has since been honored as one Esquire Magazine’s Best Bars in America and Playboy Magazine’s Top Ten Bars. He feels blessed to be able to make a career out of something he loves so giving back to his community has always been a top priority. He works with several local Denver charities.