E88: Developing Leaders in Craft with Grace Robbings and Larry Rock of Reuben’s Brews

E88: Developing Leaders in Craft with Grace Robbings and Larry Rock of Reuben’s Brews

Author: Small Batch Standard June 28, 2024 Duration: 40:19
In this episode of The True Craft Podcast, we chat with Grace Robbings, Co-Founder, and Larry Rock, Sales Representative, of Reuben’s Brews in Seattle! We shine a light on their work with the Mosaic State Brewers Collective, a mentorship program empowering underrepresented people to build careers in the craft beer industry. A few highlights include: • Hear how the craft beer landscape has changed through the eyes of Larry, a veteran in the industry since the mid-1980s! • Learn about the Collective’s educational programming that includes three levels of training opportunities, designed to develop diverse leaders in craft • Discover the ins-and-outs of the Collective’s first-year "brewing school," where mentees followed a beer's full lifecycle from brewing to marketing. Grace and Larry’s passion and experience make this an inspiring conversation you won't want to miss!

Every week on The True Craft Podcast, hosts Chris Farmand and Katy Noel pull up a chair for the kind of frank talk you’d usually only get in a private office or after hours at a trade show. This isn’t about surface-level success stories. Instead, each episode features a genuine conversation with a craft business owner, digging into the real and often messy details of running an operation. You’ll hear about the specific hurdles they’ve faced, the unexpected opportunities they’ve seized, and the tough, daily decisions that define life as an entrepreneur in this hands-on world. Created by Small Batch Standard, the podcast serves as an essential resource for practitioners who want to move beyond theory and into the practical realities of management and growth. The discussions are grounded, insightful, and focused entirely on the experiences of people who are actually doing the work, making it a unique listen for anyone building a business with their own hands. Tune in for a dose of honesty and actionable perspective that cuts straight to the heart of what it means to be a craft owner today.
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