I'm a copy writer, beer brewer and educator, climate advocate living in Chicago.

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LARRY K. COBLE

 Resourceful professional who creates and drives high-impact solutions to generate awareness and action. 

  •  A compelling speaker and writer who engages audiences, articulates values, and builds strong narratives
  •  A problem solver who cuts through complexity and embraces challenge 
  •  An environmental activist who advocates for a healthy, livable planet 
Strategy & Vision  Marketing  Climate Activist  Community Outreach   Media/Public Relations  Communications  
Public Speaking  Relationship Building  Training & Development  Project Management Brand Awareness

WORK HISTORY

President Board of Directors/Volunteer Activist/Organizer/Co-Founder 2014 – present

350 Chicago

  • President, Board of Directors for three consecutive terms preceded by a term as V.P.

  • Co-led efforts in the successful fossil fuel divestment campaign in the city of  Chicago, including scheduling and attending meetings with aldermen, the city treasurer’s office while writing and presenting evidence and arguments favoring divestment to politicians, policy makers and the general public, leading to $70 million being divested.

  • Lead organizer for chapter in multiple actions including, Fossil Free Federal Reserve, End the Fossil Fuel Era and assisting youth groups during their Climate Strikes in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

  • Launched Utility Accountability Campaign to hold Investor Owned Utilities(IOU’s) accountable for blocking the clean energy transition, reform IOU lobbying practices and advocate for clean, affordable and safe energy for ratepayers.

  • Performed outreach to various climate and environmental justice organizations throughout Chicago and Chicagoland area.

  • Organized and led Board of Directors, Outreach, Fundraising, Utility Accountability, Divestment, Communications and Retreat committees, including scheduling, agenda creation, task management and follow up with volunteers to maintain productivity and keep projects moving toward completion.

  • Spearheaded the effort of formalizing 350 Chicago into a registered non-profit status with the state and federal government.

  • Skilled administrator and manager who meets legal requirements, including filing required reports with state and federal governments, maintaining Google Drive, organizing electronic and paper filing systems while providing direction, access and technical support to committee heads and volunteers.

  • Developed organizational budgets in collaboration with 350 Chicago Treasurers to plan and control 350 Chicago activities.

  • Proficient with Wave Accounting Software from H&R Block, categorizing and tracking expenses and preparing financial reports.

  • Collaborated with Fundraising team to win grants from 11th hour and Ben and Jerry’s foundations while developing grant writing process and relationships to garner further grants from potential funders and built the infrastructure for multiple successful online fundraising events during the pandemic and beyond

Brew and Grow - Marketing Communications, Public Relations & Sales Projects Leader Chicago 1999 – 2023

Led marketing, communications, and sales initiatives, providing insight into the brewing process to engage and inform consumers as well as drive awareness. Composed thorough descriptions to market and sell 1,356 unique products and technical equipment on Magento platform.

  • Created and acted as teacher for beginner and advanced brewing and beer tasting classes with power point 
            presentations and related documentation.
  • Lectured at numerous beer festivals regarding varying topics involving beer and the beer making process.
  • Established the infrastructure, acted as sales representative, implemented logistics and performed the role of 
    instructor for private event program.
  • Scripted and performed in seven different home brewing videos involving topics such as fermentation, brewing 
    processes, hops, yeast, kegging and bottling, grain, malt extract, and beer tasting. Available on BrewandGrowTV on You Tube.
  • Appeared on WBEZ, CLTV, 190 North, Drinking and Writing radio show, varying podcasts and was generally 
     the face of brewing for the company.
  • Developed and supervised the events of Teach a Friend to Home Brew Day. 
  • Managed the company’s promotional activities at numerous beer festivals throughout Northeastern 
    Illinois and Southeastern Wisconsin.
  • Produced content for social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram documenting and promoting 
    company activities, providing entertaining and informative videos, photos and written posts for followers.
  • Thorough knowledge of malt and grains from various malting companies. 
  • Wide-ranging familiarity with hops from differing growing regions.
  • Understands hop utilization practices to maximize extraction at various beer processing stages. 
  • Extensive experience with yeast, possessing the ability to delineate distinctions between the numerous 
    strains for optimum application choice.   
  • Acted as Head Brewer and formulator of recipes brewed at all eight stores. 
  • Stickler for cleanliness on brewing kettles, connections, transfer tubing and serving beer lines to maintain 
    overall beer quality.
  • Composed detailed and thorough descriptions for 1356 different home brewing products on company 
    website on the Magento commerce platform.

Shure Inc. - Product Specialist Merchandiser Customer Service Trainer Chicago 1991 – 1998

Served on numerous Total Quality and product development Teams, representing and advocating for the International Sales, Domestic Sales and Customer Service Teams

  • Wrote user manual employed by customer service department, outlining order reception procedures and interpreting computer codes in order processing system

  • Acted as Customer Service Agent and Trainer of incoming Customer Service Department associates

  • Created Customer Service Trainer and Product Merchandising positions for the company from scratch

  • Collaborated on the Wireless Microphone Development Team in the creation of new products, advocating for the requirements of the International Sales Department

  •  Managed Wireless Repair Training Program for International Sales, coordinating process of contract writing with lawyers, acquisition and shipping of test equipment to sales representative firms in numerous countries 

  •  Arranged logistics for personnel from various worldwide product distributors attending wireless system repair training at Shure headquarters in the United States 

  • Coordinated logistics with Applications Department for Guitar Center training weekends, including booking hotel accommodations, planning entertainment, managing travel to and from events while meeting training schedule requirements in a timely fashion

  • Acted as Product Merchandiser, traveling to retailers across the country, negotiating for wall and floor space to install product and POP displays

  • SELECT WRITING SAMPLES

Opposition to Fossil Fuel Divestment/ DePaul University Nature and Culture / EnvironmentalCritique.org
Fiscal Case for Fossil Fuel Divestment/ Submitted to the Chicago Treasurer and Mayoral Candidate Lightfoot
1,000+ product descriptions/ Brew and Grow

EDUCATION      

Columbia College Chicago  MFA / Fiction Writing •BFA /Audio Engineering 

Johns Hopkins Certification for Covid-19 Contact Tracing Course May 17,  2020

I’m a writer, beer brewer, beer educator, public speaker and climate advocate living in Chicago