Brewing Resilience: Broaching Tough Conversations Around Burnout

Craft Brewers Conference 2024
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Speakers: Holly Haslam, Katie Muggli

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Are you struggling with how to address burnout in your brewery? How about addressing burnout with yourself? This seminar is designed for everyone from owners and managers to part-time and full-time staff. We talk about what burnout is, why it is important to understand, and practical strategies for having tough conversations about burnout, whether with yourself, with your staff, or with your manager.

Learning Objectives

  • Learn what burnout is and why it is important to understand
  • Understand how to recognize burnout in yourself and others
  • Explore strategies for having open, honest, and fruitful conversations about burnout in the workplace
  • Determine what successful acknowledgment of burnout and support strategies might look like in your organization

About the Speakers

Holly Haslam

Holly Haslam, Human Resources Partner

Brewers Association

In April 2022, Holly Haslam (she/her), MBA, SHRM-SCP joined the Brewers Association as the organization's first human resources (HR) partner. With a bachelor's degree in psychology and substance abuse prevention, education, and treatment from Central Michigan University, she went on to pursue her master's degree in business administration specializing in HR management at the University of Northern Colorado. Holly serves as a volunteer leader with the Boulder Area HR Association (BAHRA), working with local experts to provide educational content to the Boulder HR community. Her experience building out HR functions, employee engagement initiatives, and training and advancement programs led her to specialize in helping small organizations create systems that aid in employee professional development and retention. Holly utilizes the insight and experience she has gained working within small organizations to equip leaders in the craft brewing community with the knowledge and resources needed to take care of their most valuable assets—their people!

Katie Muggli

Katie Muggli, Founder & Executive Director

Infinite Ingredient

Katie Muggli (she/her) is the founder and executive director of Infinite Ingredient, a nonprofit whose mission is to actively support the mental and physical wellbeing of individuals working in the craft beverage industry through outreach, education, and access to resources. With over 20 years of experience in the hospitality and craft beverage industry, she is passionate about creating conversations that challenge the status quo and inspire actionable change. She has her M.A. in Liberal Studies from Hamline University and Women in Leadership Certificate from Cornell University.