Leif Miltenberger, Managing Partner, Hired Guns Creative

Leif Miltenberger - Speaker’s Bio

Leif is the Managing Partner at Hired Guns Creative and he speaks on branding and packaging design at craft brewing conferences across Canada and the United States. (Full bio, large headshot)

Speaking Credits:

Victoria Beer Week
March 2016, Victoria, BC
"Art of the Beer Label” (presentation & panel)

Mid America Beverage Expo & Conference
March 2018, St. Louis, MO
"3 Mountain Breweries - Building A Unique Brand In A Homogenous Market”

BC Craft Brewers Conference
October 2018, Vancouver, BC
"Trademarks & Branding” (panelist) - watch the video!

Montana Brewers Association Annual Brewers Conference
September 2018, Missoula, MT
"3 Mountain Breweries - A Story of Branding Diversity”

Ontario Craft Brewers Association Conference
October 2018, Toronto, ON
"Who Cares About Branding When You’re Selling All Your Beer?”

Kwantlen Polytechnic University Brewing & Brewery Operations Program
January 2019, Langley, BC
”Setting You Up For Success”

Brewers Assoc. of Pennsylvania’s Mid-Atlantic Brewers Symposium
September 2019, State College, PA
”Keep Your Brand Fresh”

Montana Brewers Association Annual Brewers Conference
September 2019, Missoula, MT
”Keep Your Brand Fresh”

BC Craft Brewers Conference
October 2019, Vancouver, BC
”Keep Your Brand Fresh”

Ontario Craft Brewers Association Conference
November 2019, Niagara Falls, ON
”Keep Your Brand Fresh”

Niagara College Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management Program
November 2019, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
”Setting You Up For Success”

Indiana Craft Brewers Conference
March 2020, Indianapolis, IN
”Keep Your Brand Fresh”

California Craft Brewers Association Spring Conference
August 2020, San Diego, CA (virtual)

New York Craft Brewers Conference
February 2021, Albany, NY (virtual)

BC Craft Brewers Conference
October 2022, New Westminster, BC
”Selling Out With Embellishments”

Alberta Craft Brewing Convention
October 2023, Calgary, AB
Importance of Branding and Graphic Design

BC Craft Brewers Conference
October 2023, New Westminster, BC
Time To Streamline - Cost Effective Branding & Design Strategies” (with Richard Hatter)

Artisan Distillers of Canada Conference
October 2023, Vancouver, BC
Re-brand New Day” (with Dave Brimacombe, owner of Wayward Distillery)


If you’re interested in having Leif speak at your event, please get in touch!