Austin Cruz
About Austin Cruz
Austin Cruz is a Senior Strategic Payment Account Manager at Mindbody, with a diverse background in payments management and the wine industry. He has held various roles at Mindbody since 2017 and has pursued studies in Business Management and Wine Stewardship.
Current Role at Mindbody
Austin Cruz currently serves as the Sr. Strategic Payment Account Manager at Mindbody, a position he has held since 2024. He works remotely from Bend, Oregon. In this role, he focuses on strategic management of payment accounts, leveraging his extensive experience in the payments sector.
Career History at Mindbody
Austin Cruz has a comprehensive work history at Mindbody, where he has held multiple roles. He began as a Merchant Support Specialist from 2017 to 2018, followed by positions as Associate Payments Account Manager and Staff Payments Account Manager in 2020 and 2021, respectively. He then advanced to Senior Payments Account Manager in 2021 and served as Manager - Payments North America from 2022 to 2024. His varied roles reflect a progressive career in payment management.
Education and Certifications
Austin Cruz studied at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Management and Economics from 2015 to 2017. He also attended Cuesta College from 2011 to 2014. In addition to his formal education, he has been studying at the Court of Master Sommeliers, achieving the Introduction Certification in Wine Steward/Sommelier since 2016.
Previous Experience in the Wine Industry
Before his extensive career at Mindbody, Austin Cruz worked in the wine industry. He was a Wine Steward at Storrs Winery from 2015 to 2016 and served as an Event Associate/Steward at Tooth and Nail Winery in 2015. He also worked as a Server at Foremost Wine Co. from 2014 to 2015. These roles contributed to his knowledge and experience in the wine sector.