In this episode of Beyond the Blue Badge, host Eddie Pate talks with Rodney Hines about his amazing career at Microsoft and Starbucks before taking a “coffee break” to start his own business, Metier Brewing Company. Metier is one of the few black-owned breweries in the nation. Eddie and Rodney discuss how inclusion is a main ingredient for Metier’s success.
Greensboro to Seattle: Family, advocacy and impact “beyond your comfort zone.”
Discovering one’s destiny: Creating a place where dialogue, discourse and art can happen in one social space with “damn good beer” on tap.
88 Seconds: Creating an LLC with a soundtrack and a purpose.
Creating community: Aiming for a sense of place where all of America feels included and is reflected, no one ever has to experience “The Look.”
Filling CEO-size shoes: The challenge of embracing the mantle of business owner and overcoming imposter syndrome.
Tipping point and cautious optimism: Recent events surrounding the death of George Floyd and others may be opening doors.
Suburban sunshine: Being embraced by the neighborhood and lifted up by the Microsoft alumni community.
Walking the talk: Making “bigger dreams for all” a reality – from the staff to the vendors and suppliers and the philanthropic work Metier takes on with the Major Taylor Project.
Intentionality: Why diversity and inclusion must be baked into the mission and can’t be an afterthought.
Rodney Hines (left) is owner of Metier Brewing Co. in Woodinville, Washington. Eddie Pate is the newest host of Microsoft Alumni Network’s Beyond the Blue Badge podcast.
Eddie Pate (left) and Rodney Hines record an episode of Microsoft Alumni Network’s Beyond the Blue Badge podcast at Avast recording studio in Seattle.
To learn more about Metier Brewing Co., go here.
To listen to a version of 88 Seconds in Greensboro, go here.
To learn more about the Major Taylor Project and how you can get involved, go here.