Judge Beer, Not People

Hola Paulina!

Paulina Olivares - community builder, cosplay extraordinaire, and cancer survivor. Join us as she shares her experiences in retail and craft brewing, leading Pink Boots Sacramento, and wrestling with her reputation as a dainty little flower. Now entering her Cancer Free Era.

Unstoppable! Brittany Claypool & Rodg Little of Oak Park Brewing describe history in the making.

Many imagine, few execute. It's a fact. But when you're the change you want to see, you push for recognizing Black Brewers' Day, you create the National Black Brewers Association, and you throw the largest Black owned brewery festival on the West Coast. Grab a beer and come celebrate the journey from People's Beer to the changes taking place today!

Judge Beer, Not People

Trail blazer Jae Vanderwerf discusses going from homebrewer to headbrewer, starting a BJCP program to teach folks how to judge beer, the power of visibility, and her hopes for seeing more Trans and LBQT individuals in craft beer.

Uh oh, You Better Call Ren

Ren Navarro is tired. Exhausted, actually. Listen to how Beer.Diversity came to be, the short history of slime beer, and how to take a proactive approach to inclusion in breweries. We discuss mental health tools, how the vibe is just as or even more important than the beer, and get some tips to answer the ever present question - how to respond when you eff up.

Jen Price is Crafted for Action!

Atlanta based author, entrepreneur,  mentor, and change maker Jen Price shares her story of passion and drive to create the unique craft beer conference, "Crafted for Action".  Hear how writing "The Chick's Guide to Beer: 7 Simple Rules for the Beer Novice" led to creating a multi day conference and sparked a mentorship program for the future leaders of craft beer.