As head of the beer sales team for K&L Distributors, marketing is one of Silvia’s responsibilities. Here she’s taking measurements for an advert.
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Every Monday morning, the whole sales team meets to discuss plans for the week.
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Chatting with a good customer, Bryan Swanson, who owns three liquor stores in Anchorage
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In 2015, K&L Distributors sold about 2.7 million boxes of beer.
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Visiting with suppliers is another part of the job.
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Meeting with representatives from the Californian brewery Lagunitas
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Silvia drives out into nature as often as she can.
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Gone fishin’ at Bird Creek
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Bird Creek is just 20 minutes from Anchorage, and it’s known for its silver salmon.
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Silvia hunted down this black bear in Beluga about a decade ago. Today, the three Golden Retrievers are her best friends.
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This licence plate shows that Silvia has completed the Iditarod dog sled race. The 22 stands for her placement in 2008.
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Silvia likes doing short hikes with her dogs.
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The two light-coloured dogs are Myla (16) and her son Oscar. When Silvia adopted Alina last year, the older dogs gave her a warm welcome.
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The dogs ensure that I get outside a lot, and it’s also important for me that they can enjoy nature as regularly as possible.
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Silvia Brugger has been been living in Alaska for 17 years. For nearly a decade she ran a hunting and fishing lodge north of Anchorage with her American ex-husband. Since their separation she’s been living and working in Anchorage itself – the biggest city in the USA’s most northern state. Still, she tries to get out into nature as often as possible.
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