Bolder Young Professionals Brain Food Lunch

The Business of Craft Beer

Join Bolder Young Professionals and Steve Kurowski, Marketing and Communications for the Colorado Brewers Guild, as we explore the Business of Beer. The craft beer revolution is gaining momentum every day here in Colorado.  With 250 active brewing licenses and many more in planning, Colorado is opening about one brewery per week.  Also home to nine regional breweries who are all going through multi million dollar expansions, craft beer accounted for about $8256 million in revenue in 2013 and most likely will crack the $1 billion mark in 2014.  Come learn how the established brewers are growing and how all these new breweries plan to make their mark in Colorado.

Steve Kurowski has been marketing Colorado craft beers for 15 years. After several years handling marketing and branding duties for Wynkoop Brewing Company and Breckenridge Brewery, Kurowski is now Marketing and Communications Director for the Colorado Brewers Guild.  The CBG promotes  and protects the more than 200 breweries operating in Colorado today.  When Kurowski is not spreading the good word about Colorado craft beer, he can be found on his mountain bike, running the local trails, sharing time with family and drinking beer. 

Five Questions with Steve Kurowski
1.      What is the most rewarding thing about your job now? - I get to work with some of the most creative, driven and entrepreneurial  people you can imagine.  I'm inspired each and every day watching craft brewers build their business and work together to build a robust industry for Colorado. 
2.      What are you hoping attendees take away from your discussion? - How the craft beer revolution is changing Colorado and the rest of the country. 
3.      What would you say are the most important skills to have for someone in a position similar to yours? - Patience, creativity and marketing on a budget. 
4.      What advice would you give to someone looking to break into the industry in which you currently work? - Hope you like to work hard and deal with government interaction.  Brewing beer is very highly regulated by state and federal Government. 
5.      What is your dream job? - I have it.