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Like most of my beer friends, I first met Chantel Columna on Instagram. Our online conversations eventually led to an in-person meeting when a work trip brought Chantel to Atlanta in 2021. We enjoyed beers while diving into a conversation about the beer industry and life at large.

Last year, my husband and I traveled to Denver. I knew I couldn\u2019t leave the city without visiting Novel Strand Brewing Company, the brewery Chantel, along with her husband, Tamir Danon, and Ayana Coker, opened in 2018. Again, this meetup led to a deep conversation about culture and life.\xa0

With a great selection of beers and a focus on Tamir\u2019s Israeli and Chantel\u2019s Dominican culture, it's no surprise to me that last year, Hop Culture named the brewery the best in the country for those very same things and more. Novel Strand doesn\u2019t shy away from injecting their culture into thei r brewery. I was reminded of this passion when I ran into them at this year\u2019s Craft Brewers Conference, and we continued our easy flowing conversation over incredible Lagers.\xa0

After sharing great talks with Chantel, it was hard for me to keep her compassionate and endearing energy from you. In this episode, we\u2019ll talk about the business of beer with a key focus on her work as general manager for Novel Strand. How does she approach this role? What\u2019s a North Star that guides her in work and life?

We also share our experiences with entrepreneurship and what we've both learned along the way.