Episode 106: Mosaic Creation with Jennifer Briggs

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Jennifer was the lead cultural steward for New Belgium Brewing as the VP of Human Resources and Organizational Development and a member of the executive team. In her 13 years with New Belgium, she shepherded the company through multiple growth phases driving value growth and an award-winning culture. As a member of the executive team, together they built a vision and grew the business from a small regional brewery to a national brand with over 900 employees, multiple locations, and nearly 1,000,000 barrels of beer.

During her tenure, New Belgium won multiple awards including repetitive Outside Magazine Best Places to Work, the Wall Street Journal Best Small Workplaces, and the Worldblu Most Democratic Workplaces. By building a purpose-based, inclusive, open book managed company – they developed a system that resulted in collective economic success.

Now, she wants to help more companies do the same.

Jennifer works as a corporate reconstructionist proving that business can be done differently – purpose centered, mission-driven, and values powered using tenants of inclusive capitalism to attain success. She is chairperson of the board for GISinc., serves as an outside independent director for PFSbrands and Engineering Economics, and is a founding partner of GRITT Business Coaching. She is a Rutgers University Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing Executive Fellow focusing on corporate governance and performance. She has contributed to the Beyster Institute with the University of California San Diego and the Democracy at Work Institute. She holds a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership, graduate studies in Enterprise Project Management, and a Bachelor of Science in Community Health Education. She was a member of the New Belgium Brewing executive leadership team for over a decade as VP of Human Resources and Organizational Development.

A personal perspective: 

Jennifer has a unique blend of being deeply rooted and tough yet empathetic, kind, and adaptable. She is not a person who had the fortune of ease but had to climb out of poverty, grow her family, while also dedicating time to education and career. Grit, adaptability, foresight, and absolute drive motivated top-level work and a drive to build a better future for others. She was the winner of multiple scholarships including one from the National Basketball Association. She holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership with a focus on Enterprise Project Management. Her undergraduate work focused on community health, math, and science. She continues educational pursuits in labor economics and behavioral economics.

Website:

https://www.alifeinmosaic.com