Matt Stevens joined Creature Comforts Brewing Co. in September 2017 as its first Director of Strategic Impact, his role was to ensure the business was making meaningful investments in both their employees and their city. His team now leads their two primary community impact programs, Get Comfortable and Brew For One, and they oversee CCBC's B Corp certification process. He is no stranger to Athens, Georgia, however. A self-described "boomerang," he has returned to Athens during four chapters of his life, including years as a graduate student at the University of Georgia where he earned his MPA in Nonprofit Management. Prior to a career in craft beer, Stevens worked in both the public and nonprofit sectors, including six years as the Associate Director of UGA's research station in San Luis, Costa Rica.

Resources Related To This Episode
GetCurious.com
Follow Matt on LinkedIn
Learn about University of Georgia’s Master of Public Administration degree
TEDxUGA Talk (March 2021)
Matt’s Craft Brewers Conference lecture (September 2021) -- This is essentially his craft beer CSR manifesto.
B Corp Declaration of Interdependence
The Search for God and Guinness by Stephen Mansfield
Doing Good Better by William MacAskill
This is Where You Belong by Melody Warnick

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Matt&nbsp;Stevens joined&nbsp;<a href="https://creaturecomfortsbeer.com/">Creature Comforts&nbsp;Brewing Co</a>. in September 2017 as its first Director of Strategic Impact, his role was to ensure&nbsp;the business was making meaningful investments in both their employees and their city. His team now leads their&nbsp;two primary community impact&nbsp;programs,&nbsp;<a href="https://getcurious.com/get-comfortable/">Get Comfortable</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://getcurious.com/brew-for-one/">Brew For One</a>, and they oversee CCBC's&nbsp;<a href="https://bcorporation.net/directory/creature-comforts-brewing-company">B Corp certification</a>&nbsp;process. He is no stranger to Athens, Georgia,&nbsp;however. A self-described "boomerang," he has returned to Athens&nbsp;during four&nbsp;chapters of his life, including years as a graduate student at&nbsp;the University of Georgia where he&nbsp;earned&nbsp;his MPA in Nonprofit Management. Prior to a career in craft beer,&nbsp;Stevens worked in both the public and nonprofit sectors,&nbsp;including&nbsp;six years as the Associate Director of UGA's research station in San Luis, Costa Rica.
Resources Related To This Episode
<ul>
<li><a href="http://getcurious.com/">GetCurious.com</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmattstevens/">Follow Matt on LinkedIn</a></li>
<li><a href="https://grad.uga.edu/index.php/degree/public-administration-mpa/">Learn about University of Georgia&rsquo;s Master of Public Administration degree</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_stevens_the_bono_effect_making_serving_simple_in_a_complex_world">TEDxUGA Talk</a>&nbsp;(March 2021)</li>
<li>Matt&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://craftbrewersconference.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Position-Your-Brewery-Serve-Your-City.mp4">Craft Brewers Conference lecture</a>&nbsp;(September 2021) --&nbsp;This is essentially his craft beer CSR manifesto.</li>
<li><a href="https://bcorporation.net/about-b-corps#:~:text=THE%20B%20CORP%20DECLARATION%20OF%20INTERDEPENDENCE,-We%20envision%20a&amp;text=That%20we%20must%20be%20the,no%20harm%20and%20benefit%20all.">B Corp Declaration of Interdependence</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Search-God-Guinness-Biography-Changed/dp/0718011333/">The Search for God and Guinness</a>&nbsp;by Stephen Mansfield</li>
<li><a href="https://www.effectivealtruism.org/doing-good-better/">Doing Good Better</a>&nbsp;by William MacAskill</li>
<li><a href="http://melodywarnick.com/book/">This is Where You Belong</a>&nbsp;by Melody Warnick</li>
</ul>
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Our podcast’s mission is to elevate the voices of servant-leaders who demonstrate how to use influence and business as a force for good.  We dive deeper into the stories, trials, successes, and wisdom gained by featured leaders surrounding the B Corp, Conscious Capitalism, and responsible business communities in order to edify our next-gen leaders who will light the way toward a sustainable future.
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Nathan Stuck discusses craft beer, good citizenship and corporate philanthropy with the Senior Director of Strategic Impact at Creature Comforts Brewing, Matt Stevens, based in Athens, GA.

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