Today on the podcast we hear from Brian Deignan, founder of Validation Ale in Santa Barbara, California.

Validation ale's tagline is: "Allowing great beer to rise to the top. Your order is a vote toward Validation." The concept is to curate an evolving tap list based on customer orders and taste.

Validation uses data to drive decisions on what beers belong on tap. This approach gives customers what they want while maximizing beer sales on draft. A lovely combination.

Key Topics

• Lessons Brian learned starting his brewery and what he would do differently (how to use calendars and deadlines to keep the project on schedule)
• 3 Big Ideas to grow sales and profits ("Steal the glass", "line price your beer", and "split test your draft lineup")
• Success secrets from the tech industry and how to successfully apply them to your brewery business

Resources

• Connect with Brian at Validation Ale
• Learn more about the brewery financial round table

In today's podcast we'll cover the key drivers of brewery profitability, and give you specific action steps to follow to improve the bottom line in your business.

Key Topics

• Key drivers of brewery profits
• Scorecards to measure and improve the bottom line
• Most effective ways to cut costs, increase margins and grow sales
• How to create a profit plan and profit routine

Resources

• Learn more about the brewery financial round table
• Watch the video and get the financial templates: How to Drive Brewery Profitability

On today's podcast you'll hear about a new project from A-Bay Engineers called the Craft Brewing Community Dashboard.

Many brewery owners and managers are looking for financial and operational benchmarking data, and this new dashboard could be just the thing.

Jamie Schild, CEO and Jim Oilschlager, COO share details on the community dashboard, what it is, how it works, and how breweries can use this information to make data-driven decisions.

Key Topics

• How to join the brewery community dashboard
• Favorite KPIs from Jamie and Jim
• Benchmarking against your peers vs. brewery historical performance

Resources

• Sign up for the brewery community financial dashboard
• Learn more about the brewery financial round table