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MEET THREE YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS MAKING A LOCAL IMPACT RECENT GRADS

LEAD BREWER & MICROBIOLOGY LAB MANAGER: ENEGREN BREWING COMPANY, Moorpark, CA* Brittany Kennedy Brouhard ’11 Major: Exercise Science & Sports Management “Seven years ago, when Kohola started, people wouldn’t give me the time of day. Women just didn’t brew beer back then. But I just pushed harder and became the first female brewer in Ventura County. I look at my work through an owner’s eyes, and I treat my job with Enegren as I did in Maui running my own brew floor.” Shauna Gutierrez ’16 (left) Major: Business Administration/ Marketing clients, curating images into a feed and providing them with monthly content. We want business owners to know they’re going to have a consistent look and feel to their brand, with images that represent who they are and their culture. We take the stress out of ‘what do I post today?’” Sean McCarthy ’15 Major: Business Administration/ Marketing offers creative space for people to develop their art. We’re a middle ground for the band ready to go from house shows to legit venues. We provide walls seen by thousands for up-and-coming painters. A chair to write a screenplay. A couch to meet up with your best How did you get into the brewing business?

My husband and I had been home brewing for years when we were approached about opening Kohola Brewery on Maui. Every time something in the brewhouse broke, I’d consult with the brothers behind Enegren in Moorpark. After a few years, we hired a Kohola brew team and began focusing on recipe design and growing the business. About that time at Enegren’s Irishfest, Chris Enegren told me they

CO-FOUNDER: PUBLIC 311 DESIGN, Thousand Oaks, CA

“We create social media content for our needed a new brewer—and I joined their team. Why did you start Public 311?

I was working in social media and content creation, while my mom was styling our home and bringing each space to life. I began to use our home as a backdrop for my employer’s photoshoots. My mom and I began to see that together we could combine our love for styling and photography to help brands, businesses and individuals visually tell their story—and make the transition from selling in person and in store to recreating that experience online through their branded images on social media. Public 311 was born! What was your vision? We felt that we could have a community impact by bringing people together. Once we started to get to know the people walking through our doors, we saw the importance of providing a platform for local artists. We’ve held hundreds of live music events, we produce a full-scale art + music festival, and were even inspired by our community to launch our own clothing line. Highlights:

• Brewing German-style beers! Chris asked me to make a Munich helles. After that, we all got the German bug and the company made a transition to German-style beers. • Winning a Great American Beer Festival award for Enegren’s Nighthawk, a German black lager.

*Brittany is also the co-owner of Kohola Brewery, Maui, Hawaii

Highlights:

• Seeing our images on product packaging in big name retail stores across the country. • Tremendous response from our social media community, with our images reposted by retailers like Crate and

FOUNDER AND OWNER: FIVE 07 COFFEE BAR AND EATERY, Thousand Oaks, CA

“FIVE 07 has built community in our city and friend. A warm hug to envelop your spirit.”

Barrel and Le Creuset. Highlights:

• During the 2018 fires, dozens of volunteers helped us deliver coffee to first responders and displaced people. We also held two benefit concerts that raised money for charities helping the local community. • Through the pandemic, we hosted “quarantine corners” that highlighted musical sets and some standup comedy—local artists whom we live streamed and posted on

YouTube (Five07 Creative) in 4k.