Craft Peak is a technology company that builds websites and e-commerce solutions for some of the world's leading craft beer brands.

In this episode we hear from CEO and Founder, John Kelley.  He describes Craft Peak as a hybrid of a web agency and a technology company. But mostly, he loves developing cool tools for breweries.

Main Topics

• Key metrics: What to measure when talking websites
• How to use memberships to drive sales
• Online beer sales, platform they offer, how it all works

Resources

• Learn more about Craft Peak
• Sign Up for the Free and World Famous Craft Brewery Financial Training Newsletter

Brew Movers was recently featured in Forbes under the heading: The secret weapon for breweries? A shipping company called Brew Movers.  A cool title and a very interesting read.

Brew Movers is a farm to glass shipping and logistics company for the beer industry. They specialize in beer shipping and understand the unique challenges facing craft breweries.

In this podcast we'll hear how Brew Movers can help you manage logistics to improve on shipping costs to save time and money in your business.

Key Topics

• Primer on how freight and logistics actually work 
• Value added services to look for with your freight carrier
• The main drivers of freight costs (and how to use this info to save money)

Resources

• Learn more about Brew Movers
• Forbes article featuring Brew Movers

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A lot of businesses fail because they run out of cash. In this podcast you’ll get a crash course in brewery cash flow planning to help your brewery survive and thrive in tough times. 

Key topics covered in the podcast:

• The 10 Laws of business...
• Cash flow basics: Accrual vs cash accounting
• How to identify and monitor the key drivers of brewery cash flow
• Simple cash flow templates you can use in your business

Listen to the podcast and learn how to build a cash flow plan for your brewery business. 

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In this podcast you’ll get a crash course in brewery debt financing so that you can create a solid funding plan for your business. 

We’ll cover loan terms, types and typical brewery financing structures. We’ll review how your lender will evaluate your brewery business so that you can prepare and put yourself in the best position to get the funding you need. 

Key topics covered in the podcast:

• How to build a financing plan for your brewery so that you have access to capital when you need it
• Examples of typical brewery financing structures - equipment line of credit, working capital line of credit and term loans
• Basics of loan covenants - what you need to know about the debt service ratio and debt to equity ratio

Listen to the podcast and learn how to build a debt financing plan for your brewery business. 

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In this podcast you’ll get a crash course in brewery financial forecasting so that you can create an action-oriented plan to help you improve financial results in your business.

Key topics covered in the podcast:

• How to create a brewery financial pro forma
• Financial planning basics - first steps to get the plan on paper
• Key considerations in building your financial plan

Listen to the podcast and learn how to use brewery financial projections to drive profitable growth in your business. 

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In this podcast you’ll get a crash course in brewery finances. A good working knowledge of brewery finances will allow you to track, measure and monitor financial performance of your business. 

At Craft Brewery Financial Training.com we believe in the sanctity of the beer, and the sanctity of the numbers. In this podcast, we’ll help you with the numbers!

Key topics covered in the podcast:

• What brewery financial statements should look like
• Brewery chart of accounts best practices
• Key financial metrics for breweries

Listen to the podcast and learn how to use brewery financial knowledge to drive profitable growth in your business. 

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In this podcast we dig in on Brewery Taproom Metrics. We’ll review four key taproom scorecards that you can use to measure, monitor and improve results in your brewery. 

Four specific taproom scorecards we cover:

1. Sales focused (to grow revenue)
2. Operational metrics (to improve non-financial performance)
3. Financial metrics (to watch your financial results)
4. One Thing Scorecard (to focus on the one most important thing)

Key topics covered in the podcast:

• How to create four different scorecards for you taproom
• How to measure with a purpose so that you get the results you want
• Steps to Identify and measure the most important things for your business

Listen to the podcast and learn how to build taproom scorecards to drive profitable growth in your business. 

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In today’s podcast we hear from Kyle Rheiner from Arthur Hall Insurance. Kyle leads the Food and Beverage Division and specializes in insurance needs for craft breweries. 

Key Topics Covered in the Podcast:

• One simple tip that can save you thousands of dollars on your premiums 
• Workers compensation insurance: How it works, and how to reduce costs
• How things have changed since the pandemic: specific insurance needs for breweries in this new, post-pandemic world 
• Bonus topic: Kyle’s favorite books about the beer industry

Resources

• Listen to Kye’s podcast: Beer Mighty Things
• Learn more about Arthur Hall insurance

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In this podcast we talk about brewery financial literacy -  the ability to read and understand the numbers of your business so that you can monitor and improve results.  

Key Topics Covered

• Financial Building Blocks: Chart of Accounts, General Ledger
• Brewery Financial Reports: Overview and Examples 
• Financial Routines and Month end Process checklists
• Building and training your team: Out-Sourcing Options

Listen to the podcast and learn how to use brewery financials to drive profitable growth in your business. 

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In this podcast we hear from Joe Isaacs from National Resource Management. Joe shares his insights on energy reducing programs that may be available for your brewery.

I’ve worked with NRM on several energy saving projects in the past and have found their team to be professional and profitable for our business. I encourage you to reach out to NRM so that you can “Go Green” and “Save Green”. 

Key Topics Covered in the Podcast:

• Drivers of energy costs: Usage, rates, fees (and how it all works)
• Energy programs that are available for your beer business
• Checklist that you can use to identify cost savings programs
• Resources to stay on top of new energy programs as they become available

Resources

• Use this tool to benchmark your building using Energy Star
• Read the case study of how NRM was able to help Aeronaut Brewing

Listen to the podcast and learn how to use brewery financials to drive profitable growth in your business. 

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