In-Person Consulting Services
Beer. Diversity. offers in-person consulting for a variety of businesses, in the following areas of expertise:
Creating mission, vision and values statements
Assistance with creation of Diversity & Inclusion policies and procedures
Beer/alcohol purchasing for restaurants and bars
Staff training (including staff tastings, tasting notes, how to pour product and line cleaning)
Virtual Consulting Sessions
Beer. Diversity. offers online consulting sessions for a variety of businesses, in the following areas of expertise:
Consulting with companies to create documentation and Diversity & Inclusion policies
Corporate/team tasting events
Staff workshop/sessions around diversity, equity, and inclusion
Diversity & Inclusion Talks
Ren has had the pleasure of speaking about diversity and inclusion at countless breweries, events and institutions.
Breweries, Wineries & Distilleries: staff sessions and workshops
Corporate Spaces: sessions/workshops, basics of Diversity & Inclusion
Colleges & Universities: leadership sessions, Diversity & Inclusion talks, keynotes
A small sampling of past and present clients…
consulting, panels & sessions:
Master Brewers Association of the Americas (2021 - current)
Parallel 49 Brewing Co. (2020-current)
United Malt Group (2022-current)
2 Crows Brewing
2nd Shift Brewing
Anderson Brewing
Bellwoods Brewing
Bench Brewing Co.
Beyond the Pale Brewing
Big Spruce Brewery
Bomber Brewing
Boxing Rock Brewing Co.
Canadian Craft Brewers Association (CCBA)
Collective Arts Brewing Co.
Counterpoint Brewing
Cowbell Brewing Co.
Dominion City Brewing Co.
Elora Brewing
Fine Balance Brewing
Four Winds Brewing
Flux Brewing
Georgian Bay Spirit Co.
GLB (Great Lakes Brewery)
Good Neighbour Brewing
Grain and Grit Beer Co.
Granite Brewing
House of Funk Brewing
Kensington Brewing Co.
Labatt (Head Office)
Lady Justice Brewing
Lake of Bays Brewing Co.
Lakehead Brewing
Left Field Brewery
Little Beasts Brewing
The Living Vine
Truro Brewing Co.
Mill St. Brewery
Molson Coors
Muddy York Brewing Co.
Muskoka Brewing
Necromancer Brewing Co.
North Brewing
People's Pint Brewing
Phillips Brewing
Rurban Brewing
Sawdust City Brewing Co.
Seventh Son Brewing Co.
Shacklands Brewing
Six Pints
Stillwell Brewing
Trace Brewing Co.
BC Craft Brewers Conference - Speaker, 2023 Vancouver
Brewers Lectures Canada - Speaker, 2021 Virtual
CBA (Canadian Brewing Awards) – Panelist, 2020 Virtual
CBA (Canadian Brewing Awards) - Speaker/MC, 2023 Halifax
CBC (Craft Brewers Conference) – Panelist, 2019 Denver
CBC (Craft Brewers Conference) – Panelist, 2022 Minneapolis
CBC (Craft Brewers Conference) - Speaker, 2023 Nashville
Seneca College – Leadership Keynote speaker, 2020 Toronto
Niagara College – Guest lecturer, 2018-ongoing
Niagara College - PT Faculty, 2022
Niagara College - PT Faculty, 2024
Queen of Craft – speaker, 2016-2022
Restaurants Canada Show - Panelist, 2022 Toronto
Restaurants Canada Show - Panelist, 2024 Toronto
Terroir Symposium - Speaker, 2020 Virtual
Fresh Fest 2019 - brew collaborator, Pittsburgh
Fresh Fest Digi Fest 2020 - speaker, virtual
Barrel and Flow Fest 2021 - speaker, virtual
Brew Donkey Tours
Canadian Homebrewers Association
Escarpment Labs
Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO)
Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC)
Pink Boots Society Canada
Pink Boots Society National (USA)
The Wooly Pub
Toronto Festival of Beer/Beerlicious
Camp Jefferson Digital and Advertising Agency
Convenience Industry Council of Canada (CICC)
Canadian Organic Trade Association (COTA)
City of Cornwall
City of Toronto
Foodpreneur Lab
iQ Food
ivari Insurance
KW Oktoberfest
Maker's Collective
Montgomery's Inn
Mosaic North America
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Seneca College
Toronto Public Library/Toronto Reference Library
York University
Yorkshire Valley Farms
Restaurant Consulting
Butchie's: 2018-Current, Whitby
Gusto 501: 2019-2020, Toronto
Mercer Hall: 2018-2019, Stratford
The Fat Sparrow Block: 2022-2023, St Jacobs
The Starlight: 2023, Stratford
What clients are saying about Beer. Diversity…
“As a new brewery, we have made it a priority to create an inclusive environment for all to feel welcome. However, there is always room for improvement and achieving this goal takes more than just good intention. Ren has helped guide us to make our mission a reality, including working with us on a Beer. Diversity. collaboration beer and a Beer. Diversity. Talk with our customers.
It takes proficiency, courage and motivation to pursue a challenging career in promoting diversity in the beer world. Not only has Ren identified an issue within our industry, she has made it her job to work with any brewery that is willing to put forth the effort to be a trailblazer in their community. Ren has taken it upon herself to solve this problem that many are not aware of.
Her charismatic personality allows her to captivate any audience when discussing provocative topics. She challenges her audience to be introspective and aware of the difficulties our diverse beer community faces and what can be done to encourage NOT acceptance and tolerance — but how to actively promote inclusivity.”
“Ren lead a craft beer & cheese pairing at our corporate event that was fun, casual, and informative. What resonated with the audience was Ren’s passion, knowledge, and ability to bring everyone together over beer. This includes incorporating Ciders into her session for Gluten Free individuals and providing the most devout wine drinkers with a new appreciation for beer – All of which made this event a smashing success with the group!”
“The support that we get from Beer.Diversity. and their partners for scholarships and the continuing education of our students in this vital area for our industry is simply awesome, thank you Ren!”