DMBC and The MBMC have collaborated to host and sponsor an annual Winter Beard Competition both to celebrate the anniversary of DMBC and to help support local Minnesota charities. The MBMC also provides a philanthropic platform for our members and supporters to participate with many different organizations and programs who are doing great work for the communities they serve. Amongst our various outreach initiatives, the coalition also aims to provide a voice to advocate for facial hair acceptance in the workplace.

As a 501(c)3 Non-Profit organization, The MBMC works hard to fulfill our mission:To grow a more inclusive community through facial hair. We do so by pursuing three major initiatives:

Supporting our community through charity
Creating a modern history of facial hair in Minnesota
Advocating for facial hair acceptance in the workplace

Jessica O'Neill

Secretary

Jan 2022 - Present

Board Member

Jan 2022 - Present

Aaron Berg

President

Jan 2022 - Present

Board Member

Jan 2020 - Present

Our History

Originally founded in April 2011 as The Minneapolis Beard and Moustache Club, The Minnesota Beard & Moustache Coalition (MBMC) represents, promotes and proliferates the ever-growing bearded and mustachioed community of Minneapolis, MN, and the surrounding area. Inspired after the 2011 Come and Shave It competition hosted by the Austin Facial Hair Club, the goal was to build a team of diverse facial hair competitors to tour the United States and the world in pursuit of whisker greatness. The MBMC was established with the intent to assemble other local facial hair enthusiasts and record a modern history of facial hair in Minneapolis and beyond.

Tim Seeger

Vice President

Jan 2022 - Present

Board Member

Jan 2019 - Present

MJ Johnson

Past President

April 2011 - April 2015

"Growing an inclusive community through facial hair"

Jamin O'Malley

Past President

Jan 2018 - Dec 2021

Board Member

Oct 2015 - Dec 2021

In the spring of 2013 Dangerous Man Brewing Company (DMBC) became the first official sponsor of The Minnesota Beard & Moustache Coalition combining the natural pairing of fresh, local, and award winning beer with facial hair growing and competing.