Shape The Conversation

Michael LaLonde leads one of the largest micro breweries in the nation as CEO of Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon. He took over the job from founder and long time CEO Gary Fish in 2017. In part one of their conversation, Jon interviews Micheal about his journey. Michael gives a fascinating look at the inner-workings of Deschutes' operations and how they manage everything from people to what beer to brew next. He believes building a company where people aren't employees but rather 'co-owners' should be a mentality more companies adopt and Deschutes lives by.