student advisory board

On May 8th the Student Advisory Board headed over to Ninkasi Brewing Company here in Eugene, OR to find out more about the business of brewing in Eugene, OR with owner Nikos Ridge.  Here’s what we found out...

Q: What did your career path look like and how did you come to own Ninkasi Brewing?

A: I grew up in Eugene, OR and started out in the financial industry and I met Jamie (business partner) Jamie is more of the brewing side and I am the business side.

Q: How did your major in college or education lead you to this career?

A:  I got my degree in economics and started doing something inside the financial industry. After I met Jamie he told me Eugene would be a good community and area to start up a brewing company.

Q: What risks did you take early on in your career that helped lead you to where you are today?

A: I guess starting out in a competitive industry could be risky and also starting out in Eugene.  However, it was good because it provides good accessibility and a good local community.

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Last month I took four members of our Student Advisory Board on a road trip to visit two employers in the Portland metro area. Read on to hear what Emily Neal and Payaam Tabatabaei had to say about our visit to OPB.

As a committee, we decided to visit the Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) headquarters in Portland, Oregon in order to learn valuable information about the organization. After our visit to a very high-tech Frito Lay manufacturing plant in Vancouver, WA we were curious about what to expect at OPB. We were excited to discover a modern, high tech, attractive building that included everything from a sound stage to live broadcast rooms! » Read more