Cheers with Nat

Today's guest is Ruth Mitchell, Operations Director at Elusive Brewing. Ruth has been with Elusive for just about a year now, but her promotion to Operations Director was relatively recent. As the role was still very new when we spoke, she tells us a bit about what her current day-to-day looks like, the vision for the future, and what her previous role as Head of Sales, Marketing and Events entail...

Today's guest is Lana Svitankova, a beer writer, translator, beer judge and brewery ambassador for Varvar Brew in Kyiv, Ukraine. Before we get into what we chatted about, I thought it best to mention when we chatted. Lana and I recorded in mid-December 2021, just two months before the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Given the current situation, I checked in with Lana to make sure she...

Today's guest is Pip Young, founder of The Coven Brewsters and Brewery Manager at Salt Beer Factory. To start, Pip tells us about her business, 30 Six Co, and the projects it encompasses, including Flour to the People and The Coven Brewsters . You'll hear all about what she's accomplished so far and her exciting plans for the year ahead. We also discuss her role as Brewery Manager at Salt Beer Fac...

Today's guest is Emma Heal, Managing Director of Lucky Saint , the UK's biggest dedicated alcohol-free beer brand with the aim to "inspire the world to drink better." Emma tells us what a Managing Director does and what it was like to take on her role at Lucky Saint in February 2020… just one month before the pandemic began. We then take a deep dive into the business: the incredible growth Lucky S...

Today's guest is Allison Macdonald, Head Brewer at Malt Shovel Brewers in Sydney, Australia. We start by discussing what Alli's day-to-day role looks like and her favourite part of the job, then we get into what inspired her to become a brewer and how she made it happen. Alli also tells us about her three-year tenure as the President of the Australian chapter of the Pink Boots Society , the advice...

Today's guest is Lorraine Copes, Founder and CEO of Be Inclusive Hospitality , a not-for-profit organization with a mission to accelerate racial equality within the hospitality sector. We start by discussing what inspired Lorraine to set up the organization, what her day-to-day role as Founder and CEO looks like, and what aspect of her work she's felt to be most impactful so far. We then hear all...

Today's guest is Amy Todd, Owner and Analyst of Zymology Labs . We start by discussing what Zymology Labs does, what inspired Amy to set up the business, and what her day-to-day there looks like. Then Amy tells us how she got here and the training it took to set up an independent beer quality laboratory – from her chemistry degree in university, to an apprenticeship with the American Brewer's Guil...

Today's guest is Claire Ashbridge-Thomlinson, Director and Founding Partner of East London Brewing Company . Claire tells us what her day-to-day role as a Director there looks like, how the business got started, and what it's been like to help navigate the brewery through these incredibly challenging last 16 months.   We then learn all about her career before beer, what transferrable skills she br...

Today's guest is Dr. Margaux Huismann, Hop Applications Scientist at Totally Natural Solutions . Margaux tells us what her role at Total Natural Solutions entails, what the business does, and we even do a little tasting experiment with some of their products! Then we learn what sort of training it took for Margaux to get to this role by focusing in on her academic journey, which saw her move from...

Today's guest is Mellanie Struthers, Co-Founder of Draught Drop , the UK's first draught beer delivery service. Mell tells us what her day-to-day life at Draught Drop looks like, how the business works and what inspired her and her husband to set it up. We also hear about the many skills Mell brought with her from her previous career… which was conveniently in e-commerce in the food and drinks spa...

Today's guest is Sophie de Ronde, Head Brewer at Burnt Mill Brewery . Sophie lets us in on what her day-to-day role as a head brewer looks like… but she's quick to acknowledge that her experience in the role likely isn't the same as others. That's because in recent years Sophie learned she's allergic to wheat and barley, so she can't actually spend much time on the brewery floor or even enjoy the...

Today's guest is freelance beer writer Ruvani de Silva. Ruvani tells us what her day-to-day life as a freelance beer writer looks like and talks us through some of her latest pieces for Burum Collective and Good Beer Hunting . Then we hear about her many careers before beer, how she made the transition to full-time beer writing, and what advice she has for others looks to follow a similar path. Fi...

Today's guest is Cherisse Ketchum, Co-Founder of Gusto Brand Marketing . To start, Cherisse tells us what her business does, what inspired her and her Co-Founder, Crystal, to set it up, and some of her favourite projects that she's worked on so far. We then talk about Cherisse's decade-long career in beer and the various roles she's held, before discussing what she was up to before beer and the tr...

Today's guest is Jules Gray, owner of Hop Hideout and the organizer of Sheffield Beer Week, Indie Beer Feast and Indie Beer Shop Day. Jules tells us all about how she set up one of the UK's first drink in bottle shops, how it's changed over the years, and how the learnings she took from her previous roles in the beer industry have helped with her business today. You'll also hear more about the dif...

Today's guest is Em Sauter, a beer educator, Advanced Cicerone®, and the founder of Pints & Panels . In this episode, you'll hear how Em combined her love of beer with her skills as a cartoonist to create Pints & Panels, her business dedicated to visual beer education. We start by discussing what the day-to-day life of a professional cartoonist looks like. Then, we look ahead to Em's upcoming Mast...

Welcome to this Beer with Nat mini-series! Instead of chatting with women who work in the beer industry, like I normally do… in this mini-series, I'm chatting with women  who   don't . Why? To show that it's  not   just  women who work in beer that love it. Today's guest is journalist and broadcaster, Marverine Cole. Marverine tells us what inspired her to pursue a career in journalism, talks us t...

Welcome back to this Beer with Nat mini-series! On every episode of Beer with Nat, I share a beer and a chat with people who do what they love for a living. But this mini-series is a little different. Instead of chatting with women who work in the beer industry, like I normally do… this time, I'm chatting with women who don't . Why? To show that it's not just women who work in beer that love it. T...

Welcome back to this Beer with Nat mini-series! On every episode of Beer with Nat, I share a beer and a chat with people who do what they love for a living...But this mini-series is a little different. Instead of chatting with women who work in the beer industry, like I normally do… this time, I'm chatting with women who don't . Why? To show that it's not just women who work in beer that love it....

Welcome to this Beer with Nat mini-series! On every episode of Beer with Nat, I share a beer and a chat with people who do what they love for a living. But, this mini-series is a little different. Instead of chatting with women who work in the beer industry, like I normally do… this time, I'm chatting with women who don't . Why? To show that it's not just women who work in beer that love it. Over...

Welcome back to Beer with Nat. On every episode, I share a beer and a chat with people who do what they love for a living… But this mini-series is a little different. Instead of chatting with women who work in the beer industry, like I normally do… this time, I'm chatting with women who don't. Why? Following the philosophy that's inspired every episode of Beer with Nat - "If you can't see, you can...

Today's guest is Becky Kean, Co-Founder & Director of Nirvana Brewery, a London-based brewery that specializes in alcohol free beer. You'll hear how Becky first discovered beer, how a road trip to Germany with her brother helped her get her start in the beer business, and what her day to day with Nirvana looks like now. We also talk about the no and low alcohol space and how it's grown, some of th...

Today's guest is Alex White, Brewer at London Fields Brewery. Before Alex started brewing beer, she used to sell it, working as a sales rep for Carlsberg's House of Beers. But before all that… she was a chef! From her time as a chef, to beer sales, then brewing, you'll hear about Alex's experiences in each role and her grand plan for what she aims to do with the knowledge she's gained along the wa...

Today's guest is Jackie Moody-McNamara, coach, mentor and consultant at Turn the Key. Jackie, quite literally, grew up in pubs, as both of her parents ran pubs when she was younger. She tells us how she progressed from pub relief manager, to trainer, to Director of Operations for Punch Taverns, overseeing an estate of 500 pubs. We talk about what she learned along the way, and how that's informed...

Today's guest is Jo Dring, Senior PR Manager at Heineken UK. Jo lets us in on the day-to-day of her role, the best bits of the job, and some of her favourite campaigns that she's run over the years. Then we talk through her decade-plus career in beer, from getting her start at Wells & Young's, to working for Carlsberg both in the UK and abroad, and then to her current role at Heineken. She also te...

Today's guest is Claire Bullen, beer writer, cookbook author, and Editor in Chief of Good Beer Hunting. We start by talking about Claire's newest role as Editor in Chief of Good Beer Hunting, how being a writer for the site helped prepare her for the role, and the best bit of the job so far. We also discuss her award-winning cookbook, The Beer Lover's Table , her favorite recipe from the book, and...