Entrepreneur and inventor Maurice Kanbar founded SKYY Spirits LLC in 1992 with the launch of the company's first product, SKYY Vodka. In less than 10 years, SKYY Vodka has become the second-largest super premium vodka brand in the United States (number one domestic brand). For six years consecutively, SKYY, one of the fastest-growing vodkas in the industry, experienced double-digit growth with a 35% increase from 1999 to 2000 and a 19% Case Aggregate Growth Rate (CAGR) from 1996 to 2001.

　　Kanbar, a native of San Francisco, reached success during early years of his career through numerous brands of inventions, from food products to mechanical equipments. Kanbar says his greatest pleasure in life is providing financial assistancs to those who can benefit from it. He not only provides financial support for numerous nonprofit organizations, but also goes out of his way to find and support young artists so that they can concentrate solely on creation and innovation. He believes that we have to endlessly find new ways to help those who are in need.