Kristen Arzner is the co-founder of Block 15, a restaurant and brewery in Corvallis, Oregon. In her interview, Arzner talks about growing up in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, her family, and things she was interested in as a child. She also reflects on her choices for colleges, her early impressions of Indiana University in Bloomington, and her decision to switch majors from business to public policy.
She discusses meeting her husband, Block 15 co-founder Nick, their move to Oregon, and her two years at OSU studying natural resource law and policy. The interview concludes with the story of establishing their business and ways it has grown, as well as how she works to balance work and her family. The interview was conducted by Tiah Edmunson-Morton on May 25, 2018 at the Block 15 Brewery & Tap Room in Corvallis, Oregon. It is a component of the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives Oral History Collection (OH 35), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries.
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