In this edition of Friends of SBS, we’re talking with a true community leader for all professionals in the craft beer industry. Today’s guest is Andrew Coplon from Secret Hopper and Craft Beer Professionals. We talk about Andrew’s journey to where he is now, what it’s like working with Secret Hopper, and all the great things happening with […]
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We’re looking for a full-time, remote Brewery Accounting Associate to join our specialized team. The main objective of this role is to support the day-to-day bookkeeping, monthly close, and client coordination activities required for our Brewery Team to operate effectively in accordance with the SBS Core Values.
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“I’d be hard pressed if you work with another brewery with our same business plan.” “I’m curious how many breweries you work that have the same structure as us, I bet not many.” “We are unique.” MODEST ANNOUNCEMENT: When it comes to the business of your brewery, YOU ARE NOT SPECIAL. Hard pill to swallow?
We’re back with another edition of our Friends of SBS series. Today’s industry expert specializes in brewery branding, sales, distribution management, and much more. Our guest is Julie Rhodes the founder of Not Your Hobby Marketing Solutions out of Broomfield, Colorado. In this episode, Chris and Julie dive deep into the topics of distribution, content marketing, and
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True story. I was in a Quarterly Huddle* with Rob and Rita last week when I noticed something interesting. They sell, on average, around $27k in merchandise a month. Yep, you read that correctly, $27,000 in merchandise per month. Important note: No online sales, no DTC… this is merchandise sold out of a single location.
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Today we’re taking a look back at all our topics and guests from the Season 3 of The True Craft Podcast. Thanks to our guests, our amazing co-host Adam Robbings, and of course our listeners! In this episode, Chris and Adam talk main takeaways from Season 3, along with an overview of hops contracts. Enjoy!
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As you know I frequently talk about making decisions based on numbers. I strongly believe in this philosophy for a business to thrive and grow. The alternative to making decisions based on numbers is making decisions based on emotions, or gut feeling. The problem with making decisions based on emotions is that when we access
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Craft brewing is getting competitive… and crowded. Nowadays, if you’re a new or an existing brewery, you have to ask yourself this question: What makes my brewery different from every other brewery out there? For this episode, we sat down with a TRVE expert on the topic, Nick Nunns from TRVE Brewing Company out of
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This week I am in Sheridan, Wyoming attending the WYO Brewers Summit. So happy that we are meeting in person again. I was invited to speak at the two day conference and my talk is polished, ready to offend everyone in the room at least once. My wife reminds me all the time that my
For the past 3 seasons we’ve covered the topic of distribution. Today we want to get a little more specific, and talk about pricing within distribution. The guest for this episode is Mark Bjornstad from Drekker Brewing out of Fargo, North Dakota. We talk about different scope of distribution philosophies, the concept of premium pricing,
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