Originally from California, Suzie Ford made her way to Charlotte, N.C. with her two sons in 1996 to continue her banking career. In the years following, she met and married her husband, Todd, with whom she founded NoDa Brewing Company in 2011 after learning the ropes at a local sports marketing agency. In the seven years that she has served as the company's president, NoDa Brewing has become the city's second-largest and the state's ninth-largest brewery.