F E AT U R E
THE RISE OF
THE PACK
A
fter successful, decade-long
careers as professional poker
players, Eric Turner, Matt
Wiener and Kevin Thurman made the bet
of a lifetime - and it paid off. Personally
touched by watching friends and family
struggle to quit smoking, the future
owners of Wolfpack Wholesale Inc were
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impressed by the successes of smokers
who turned to vaping. In 2013, the three
made the switch from professional poker
to e-liquid manufacturing and distribution
by founding Wolfpack Wholesale, Inc.
“We stayed really nimble. We took large
risks—educated ones,” owner Kevin
Thurman notes, which has been key to
Wolfpack’s overall success. Wolfpack
Wholesale Inc began out of Eric Turner’s
small facility, and quickly became a leader
in a wide-open and constantly evolving
market. Helping individuals regain
freedom and choice from cigarettes by
making premium e-liquids more widely
available still lies at the crux of the