Team Members

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Daniel Collins

President & Founder

Daniel founded Brew Culture in early 2014 in Vancouver, BC after cutting his chops for a couple years as the Managing Director of another hop distribution company. The experience afforded him the opportunity to grow with an industry that was just beginning to explode, forming key relationships and life-long friends. Although his original role as a 'one-man-show' is long in the past, Daniel still enjoys visiting breweries across Canada, and connecting with our customers first and foremost. After more than a decade in the industry, these days Daniel focuses mostly on business development, but can still be found processing orders via text messages from longtime industry friends who have supported Brew Culture from the beginning. An avid lover of the outdoors, you'll often find him exploring the woods or playing hockey on the backyard rink with his two kids. What's in his fridge? Always a smattering of Belgian brews, and favs such as Tooth & Nail's Vim & Vigor, or Sawdust City's Lone Pine IPA.
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Lisa Stefan

Managing Partner

Lisa grew up in North Vancouver, BC and spent years working in Corporate Vancouver before transitioning to the wine industry where her passion lies, and eventually onboarding with Brew Culture when she and Daniel moved their family across the country to settle in beautiful Muskoka, ON. When she's not standing behind her desk, you will usually find her exploring the outdoors, whether it be in the trails or on the water. Being a wine lover, her favourite beers are big, bold and typically Belgian inspired. If you want to keep your arms, don't reach for that Four Winds Triplicity, Sawdust City Princess Wears Girl Pants, or Tooth & Nail's Indescretion!

Trevor Kendall

Operations Manager

Trevor is Brew Culture’s Operations Manager over-seeing all our locations. Trevor comes from a background of operations management with experience running his own business and most recently being part of a successful start-up distillery in North-Eastern Ontario. With a genuine interest in brewing and distilling, Trevor is excited to be working with the raw materials that makes the process possible, and he looks forward to helping the Brew Culture Team achieve their operational goals. He's only recently started to develop a palate for craft beer, but is a quick convert of hoppy beers such as Sons of Kent's 8 Track XPA or Juice Box NEIPA.

Matt Heeley

Sales and Marketing Director

Matt Heeley is the Sales and Marketing Manager at Brew Culture, a premier supplier of high-quality ingredients to the craft brewing industry. With a passion for craft beer and extensive sales and marketing experience, Matt plays a vital role in driving Brew Culture's growth and fostering strong relationships with breweries across Canada. His expertise ensures that Brew Culture remains a trusted and innovative partner for brewers seeking top-notch ingredients and exceptional customer service.

Ryan Smith

Sales Manager – Western Canada

Colorado bred and Manitoba raised, Ryan is now more than a decade in the industry across the country. Ryan has been running the show as Western Sales Manager with Brew Culture for the past few years. From humble beginnings as a driver delivering kegs in the depths of Prairie winters, graduating to cellaring and fermentation management in Quebec, and now taking on sales of raw materials in beautiful BC, Ryan provides insight and connections to brewers throughout Western Canada for all their Hop, Yeast and Malt needs. Watch out, his fridge is jammed with beauties such as House of Lager's Bavarian, Left Field's Little Dry Cider, Four Winds IPA, and anyting new that drops from our buds at 33 Brewing Experiment. 

Oriana Blackmore

Marketing Coordinator

Muskoka grown, Oriana is both an asset in the warehouse, and behind the camera. With many years experience working in photography among a variety of different situations, she now helps Brew Culture to document collaborations and feature new products in an interesting aesthetic way. When she’s not in the warehouse shipping & receiving pallets of hops, malt, or yeast, you’ll find her behind the lens working on our next batch of images. You're bound to find some Amsterdam Brewery Boneshaker, or anything from Collective Arts in this girl's fridge. 

Evan Taylor

Warehouse Manager

Embarking on an exciting journey in the hops industry, I bring with me over 7 years of warehousing expertise. Born and bred amidst the beautiful landscape of Vancouver, I have worked for some of the largest distributors in Canada, from small-scale operations to expansive logistical warehouses, assuming diverse roles along the way. In navigating every nook and cranny of warehouses, I've worn multiple hats — from the meticulous counting of inventory to the planning of daily operations. Each warehouse, each role, has taught me efficiency and precision.