I kind of feel like this job is my destiny, says Margo Knight Metzger, the new executive director of the N.C. Brewers Guild.
The 34-year-old Raleigh resident left a job as public relations director for the N.C. Division of Tourism to start in January as the first full-time leader of the organization that represents the states craft beer industry.
Her previous jobs included representing the states wine industry. I have had kind of an unusual career path that has involved following my own muse, she said. Somehow all of my skills have led me to this and I feel like this is the perfect fit for me.
In a recent conversation, Knight Metzger assessed the tasks ahead of her and also the state of North Carolina beer. Heres an excerpt of the edited transcript:
Q: What is your focus as the new leader?
A: I am eager to help the leadership in our state, lawmakers, policy makers and other decision makers in government, understand the value of this industry. Its nearly an $800 million industry with 10,000 jobs. I dont think weve done a very good job proving that point and
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