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Catch up with Breakthru Beverage Group's Maggie Lapcewich: https://forceb.co/2PpLgOo

Looking for a job in beer, wine, and spirits? Our Be the Change virtual job fair takes place April 22 and you won’t want to miss it. Meet with great companies across the alc bev universe. This is an equal opportunity job fair, open to all. Link in bio to register. #bethechangejobfair#lifteachotherup#diversitymaters#strongertogether#intersectionality#accessibility#accessibilityforall#hospitality#serviceindustry#wineindustry#winelife#diversityandinclusion#diversityequityinclusion#advocacy#leadership#fearlessleader#allyship#sommlife#sommelier#sommerliers#sommerlierlife#virtualevent#beer#cocktails#spirits

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), these three things characterize workplace burnout: https://forceb.co/3b7XqnA

Meet the founders of our Be the Change virtual job fair, taking place on April 22. What was supposed to be an official introduction to one another during an in-person panel discussion at the annual Wonder Women of Wine Conference (now Lift Collective) in Austin, Texas, became a 'virtual' one when the world shifted and business and daily life routines moved to online platforms. The founders became acquainted through a series of evening phone chats and four women came tog...ether through friendship, empowerment, and the desire to change the world. Each founder has a personal story to tell that inspired Be the Change. After spending months witnessing the many impactful cultural movements around the world, they decided to act and create Be the Change Initiative, the beverage industry’s first Virtual Job Fair with a core focus on diversity and inclusion. The mission of the organization is to create a diverse beverage industry through facilitating job placement with companies committed to creating real change through diversity and equity training, measurable results, and long-term policy. Be the Change champions diversity efforts that elevate the professional growth of all identities, including, but not limited to gender, race, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin, religion, age, politics, and people with disabilities. This initiative is committed to changing the status quo through action and policy. Link in bio to registerfor ourBe the Change virtual job fairon April 22 and meet directly with today's leading beer, wine, and spirits companies. It's completely free for candidates and is an equal opportunity, open to all. Hope to see you there! #bethechangejobfair#lifteachotherup#diversitymaters#strongertogether#intersectionality#accessibility#accessibilityforall#hospitality#serviceindustry#wineindustry#winelife#diversityandinclusion#diversityequityinclusion#advocacy#leadership#fearlessleader#allyship#sommlife#sommelier#sommerliers#sommerlierlife#virtualevent#beer#cocktails#spirits

Thrilled to be part of such an inspiring initiative, Be the Change: https://forceb.co/3jKIpZP #wineindustry #DiversityandInclusion #equity

Nona Lim’s early career experience in meal kits coupled with her Asian heritage helped launch a product that became a trailblazer in its category. As one of the first refrigerated bone broths in the country, Lim’s namesake brand Nona Lim launched in 2014 and quickly earned shelf space in Whole Foods nationally. And the timing could not have been better. In the past decade, collagen-boosting foods and supplements have become increasingly popular among consumers. Nona Lim’s healthy approach to Asian comfort food arrived on the scene just in time for the bone broth trend in 2013.

"You've totally made my Monday, which is hard to do!" Catch up with performance strategist Laura Garnett as she helps one lucky professional discover their 'zone of genius.' As Laura says, "The idea of knowing who you are is not just a 'nice to have.' It's also business-critical, because it's how you deliver value."

Super Coffee is just one of several brands Nik Sharma works with to help build their digital presence. Known as 'the DTC guy,' he’s long been a digital guru. At the age of 15, he was helping to craft the social strategies for celebrities like MAGIC! and Pitbutt. Now, he’s helming Sharma Brands as CEO where he’s helping to build some of today’s most exciting high growth e-commerce brands. We caught up with the digital marketing maven to learn more about his career, why brands should focus on community, and more.

Timing is everything. When the COVID-19 crisis hit in mid-March, no one could have predicted the sheer disruption of their daily lives caused by the virus. While companies adopted remote workplaces many reducing their overall workforces and adjusted their business models, the timing presented a unique opportunity for the team behind PINATA to leverage their enterprise software in the earliest stages of the pandemic for a greater cause: health and wellness. PINATA, designe...d to revolutionize field marketing, is a flexible, data-driven platform where brands, agencies, and freelance talent collaborate to create elevated consumer experiences. In the absence of in-person events and activations due to COVID-19, PINATA’s team developed and launched Hayday, a new workplace wellness solution software that takes care of people. Nobody anticipated this use case as of March or probably even April, said PINATA’s Cheif Operating Officer Ian Ferguson, who, along with ForceBrands’ and PINATA’s Founder Josh Wand, ideated the concept for Hayday. We were able to take this to market very quickly because it is truly built on top of pre-existing enterprise software architecture that we’ve been working on for many years and happen to actually power a pretty similar set of functions but for an entirely different use case.

In the debut episode of Born to Lead, we caught up with Duane Primozich, the Co-Founder & Managing Partner at BIGR Ventures, a Boulder, Colo.-based growth equity fund providing value-added, strategic partnership, and capital to promising early-stage products like High Brew Coffee, REBBL, Bobo’s Oat Bars, and more. Although Primozich doesn’t consider himself to be a leader, he has held multiple management roles throughout his career. Most recently, he’s stepped in as an invest...or to become CEO of one of the companies within his portfolio a role made more complex and challenging in a global pandemic. We caught up with him to discuss how he’s leading both his investment company and one of his portfolio brands as a CEO; who he admires most as a leader; and how he’s adapted to leading through COVID-19. And he answers the question, ‘Are some people just born to lead?’

Did you know that 1.3 million Americans make a living in the pet industry? Compare that to Walmart, which employs 1.5 million Americans: https://forceb.co/2XaOJ4a Animal Policy Group

Erica Huss and Zoë Sakoutis weren't on the hunt for the next big trend in CPG. Category trailblazers with BluePrint cold pressed juice, which was acquired by Hain Celestial in 2012, both entrepreneurs were busy producing their wellness podcast Highway To Well when the idea to start a new venture presented itself. #bevforce #mondaymotivation #motivationmonday #girlboss #womenwholead #healthy #trailblazers #mushrooms #cpg #brandbuilding

It's official! For the fifth time, ForceBrands has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Thank you, Inc. Magazine. #Inc5000

From Canidae Pet Food to Pet Plate, we're thrilled to help build some of the most reputable pet companies on the market. Check out PetForce, our hiring division dedicated to growing the pet brands of tomorrow. Whether you're looking for powerful leaders for your business or your next career opportunity, reach out to us to get the conversation started: https://forceb.co/2Xv7LTh #PetForce #petindustry #hiring #nowhiring

Just in time for #NationalWorkLikeADogDay (today!), we've unleashed a whole new hiring division dedicated to building the pet brands of tomorrow: https://forceb.co/31kqWjD

"Every woman should be able to find herself in the world of beauty, no matter her skin tone." Black women are powerful female forces in the beauty industry, outspending the rest of the market on bath and body products by a whopping 19%, according to Nielsen. But spending power aside, Black women are still overlooked and undervalued in the beauty industry with fewer than 1% of Black female founders receiving funding.... Here are just a few of the many black-owned beauty brands founded by female trailblazers. Share some of your favorite brands in the comments below. See more