​​​​​Psychological Safety | Master Brewers Webinar​

​Broadcast Date: ​December 13, 2022​

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Webinar Summary

Psychological safety is a key aspect of building a healthy workplace culture by creating an environment that enables people to be themselves. This culture allows employees to feel safe and be their authentic selves. Ensuring employees feel safe can reduce turnover and operational costs while also improving productivity. 

Join Ren Navarro and Damon Arredondo as they discuss some of the key elements of psychological safety in the workplace. How do we identify it, and how do we create an environment that promotes psychological safety? 

Check out the MBAA Perspective on Psychological Safety.

Looking to review some DEI basics? Check out a few previous MBAA webinars

Feeling shy? Ask your question during registration or email your questions early, and they will be addressed anonymously during the webinar. 


About the Presenters


Ren Navarro

Ren Navarro
Beer. Diversity

With nearly a decade of experience in the alcohol industry, a passion for encouraging personal and professional growth, and her trademark wit, Ren Navarro is here to educate, enlighten, and engage. Since launching Beer. Diversity. in 2018, Ren became a known name at breweries, wineries, distilleries, and beyond. She has given talks on diversity and inclusion at several colleges and countless festivals, panels, radio shows, and podcasts throughout North America. In addition to being a diversity educator, she is a craft beer consultant for bars and restaurants in Ontario and an educator for countless businesses throughout the country.

Beer. Diversity. is more than just a company that educates. It’s a resource built from the passion and love of the industry to do better and be better. Navarro’s experience in public speaking and history in the drinks world, alongside her perspective as a queer Black woman, makes her an essential voice in the work and outreach in creating a welcoming and diverse environment for beverage producers and imbibers of all backgrounds. Taking steps. Wanting change. Having the desire and the tools to put in the work to be an agent of change.

That’s what Beer. Diversity. is about.

Together we can do better.

Together we can be better.


​Damon Arredondo
Unify Brewing 

Damon Arredondo has been in the industry for over 10 years, doing just about everything. Damon recently released Kansas City's first Latino beer brand, while also consulting Kansas City-area beer industry members. His passion for being a catalyst for good in the industry and his community keeps Damon going. He is also a proud father, and partner in a blended family. Damon sits on the BA DEI Education Subcommittee, BA Seminar Subcommittee, and MBAA DEI Task Force, where he advocates for mental well-being as a significant part of the conversation.



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