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Human resources are vital to the success of breweries of all sizes. From recruiting, hiring, training and retaining your work force, to employee engagement, and even succession planning, the resources in this section will help you to establish standards for your brewery in this uniquely challenging industry.

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Communicating Craft

The Diversity Data Is In: Craft Breweries Have Room and Resources for Improvement

With the 2019 diversity data now available, anyone scanning it will conclude there is work to be done, and we as a craft beer community can do better.Read More

Craft Beer Program Director

Julia is craft beer program director at the Brewers Association and publisher of CraftBeer.com. In her role at the BA she serves as an educator and as a spokesperson for the association. Follow her beer adventures on Twitter @HerzMuses.

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Insights & Analysis

Brewery Diversity Benchmarking: A Foundation for Change

As part of the recent human resources and salary benchmarking completed by the BA, we also completed our first benchmark of brewery owner and employee diversity, including both gender and race/ethnicity. Read More

Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

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Successfully Hire, Train and Manage Craft Beer Salespeople

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, Colorado Marc Martin

Whether you are brand new or experienced, craft brewers of all sizes can struggle with successfully hiring, training, and managing craft beer salespeople. This can become an expensive and time consuming process for all involved. Done right, you will reap …Read More

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Mental Health in the Craft Beer Industry

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, Colorado Cindy Parsons, Jacqueline Garman

In a business where alcohol is easily accessible and can operate as an elixir to cope with life’s stressors, a culture can emerge that makes balancing work/life difficult and can act as a band-aid when mental health issues present. Exacerbating …Read More

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Ignorance Is NOT Bliss: Workplace Investigations Basics

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, Colorado Anne Rooney McCord, Elizabeth Rita, Scott Bowman

Understanding how to effectively handle workplace complaints and conduct competent investigations is essential in today’s world for every employer. Come to this fast-paced and engaging session led by Anne Rooney McCord and Elizabeth Rita of Denver’s Investigations Law Group to learn the basics …Read More

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Employee Ownership Round Table: What an ESOP Can Bring to Your Business

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, Colorado Aaron Moberger, Alex Moss, Bill Cherry, Chris Banks, Eric Wallace, Phil MacNitt

Employee Owners Talk About What an ESOP Brings to Their Beer, Their Business, and Why It’s Essential to Staying Independent With more craft breweries in the United States than ever before, many of which are over a generation old, some …Read More

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