MORE►
Merrilee Kick
Merrilee Kick is the founder of BuzzBalls. [File Photo: BuzzBalls]
Patented: BuzzBallz’s Pop-Top Cocktail Container and 158 More Inventions Across North Texas
by Dave Head | Aug 26, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 among 250 U.S. metros in patent production for the week of Aug. 4, with 159 patents granted to inventors and companies across the region.
by Quincy Preston |
Mar 22, 2024
Merrilee Kick, the visionary behind BuzzBallz, is stirring up a new chapter. Known for its clever cocktails in ball-shaped containers, the brand is ready to shake up the global ready-to-drink scene with Sazerac's reach.
MORE►
by Quincy Preston |
Sep 6, 2023
The DEC Networks' eighth Dallas Startup Week, hosted at UNT Frisco from September 10-14, features entrepreneur and Hall of Famer Troy Aikman, AOL's Steve Case, Nextdoor Co-founder Nirav Tolia, rapper-turned-investor Chamillionaire, and BuzzBallz CEO Merrilee Kick among its 200 speakers and 100 events.
MORE►
by David Kirkpatrick |
Dec 16, 2019
The ready-to-drink cocktail company—led by Merrilee Kick, the only female owner of a combined distillery and winery in the U.S.—expects to sell the most cases in BuzzBallz history.
MORE►
BuzzBallz CEO Merrilee Kick at PilotWorks Dallas, a food incubator in Northwest Dallas. [Photo: Dallas Innovates]
BuzzBallz’ Merrilee Kick on Innovating, Lessons Learned, and the Science of Success
by Quincy Preston | Oct 2, 2018
BuzzBallz was created out of necessity, became an opportunity, and now is reaching consumers in 47 U.S. states and seven countries. Here’s how Merrilee Kick made it happen.
MORE►
by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Jul 13, 2018
Several successful CPG entrepreneurs told their stories at the Dallas Consumer Product Innovations Day at the Addison TreeHouse Thursday. Other companies got to pitch their ideas to the experts and the audience.
MORE►
by Lance Murray |
Jun 25, 2018
Among the honorees are Door CEO Alex Doubet, StackPath founder Lance Crosby, and Arcis Golf CEO Blake S. Walker.
MORE►
by Nealie Sanchez |
Nov 23, 2016
Former Plano teacher is only NTX woman recognized at California conference.
MORE►
