Founders Brewing Co.
Audrey Strieter has a diverse work experience, starting with their role as a Volunteer Management Intern at The National Cherry Festival in 2007, followed by an Event Management/Marketing Internship at the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce in the same year. In 2008, they worked as a Technical Recruiter at TEKsystems. Audrey then joined American Seating Company in 2010, where they worked in Human Resources for four years. Most recently, Audrey served as the Human Resources Director at Founders Brewing Co. starting in 2014.
Audrey Strieter completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a focus on Marketing Communications and Advertising at Central Michigan University. Audrey attended the university from 2004 to 2008.
Founders Brewing Co.
Mike Stevens and Dave Engbers both had steady jobs when they decided to chase their dreams and open a brewery–which meant writing a business plan, quitting their jobs, and taking out giant loans. They figured if you’re going to live life, you ought to live it hard, without regrets. After some initial challenges, due to making balanced but unremarkable beers, we were on the verge of bankruptcy. Then, the original Founders team decided to brew the kind of beer that they liked to drink: complex, in-your-face ales, with huge aromatics, bigger body, and tons of flavor. The Founders Family has grown around a simple statement: “We don’t brew beer for the masses. Instead, our beers are crafted for a chosen few, a small cadre of renegades and rebels who enjoy a beer that pushes the limits of what is commonly accepted as taste. In short, we make beer for people like us.” We have been lucky to evolve into one of the highest recognized breweries in the United States. In 2011, Ratebeer.com ranked us as the 2nd best brewery in the world (up from 4th best in 2010), and we have several beers listed in the top 100 beers on Beeradvocate.com. We were the 2nd fastest growing brewery in the U.S. in 2009, the winner of 4 medals at the 2010 World Beer Cup, and the winner of 2 medals at the 2010 Great American Beer Festival. We are proud to be doing what we are doing, and we give great thanks to our customers and credit to our staff for whom we continually work to provide world-class beers.