Episodes

This is the second episode of my three part mantra of Focus, PATIENCE, Success. I have talked about this over and over again but this one delves into how to have patience and mitigate when you are feeling like you don't. Shar...

It's almost the end of 2020, a rough year for most of the restaurant industry but a bumper year for many distilleries, wineries and breweries but how can you continue to build on this success. Here are the top 5 points from K...

This is a three part series on something that I want you to take to heart for 2021. 2020 has been good and bad all year but planning now for 2021 is super important. This is FOCUS, part of my Focus, Patience, Success mantra f...

I wanted to tackle this one because as we continue to face lock downs, decreased revenue and more; the research and development into our businesses minute details. Here is my list of 5 things a owner or manager of a restauran...

A great chat with H from Elixir SF and so many more things, we get down to the driver of buying a 150 year old bar in 2003 and how he continues to leverage and build on the Elixir brand in San Francisco and further afield. Sh...

With the drop in guests over the last few weeks, I have been harping on the need to track and push per head spend and the education of training. This is something that is rarely looked at as closely as it should be, a higher ...

I chat to The Rum Ambassador and one of the team behind Equiano Rum, the latest rum to hit the market. We chat rum, launching a brand during covid and long term plans for the first Afro-Caribbean Rum on the world stage. Share...

I taped this last week on my 40th birthday, thought I would get the top ten things I reflect on, on this milestone. 1. You have time, you aren’t that old 2. Find someone that accepts you but doesn’t try to understand you 3. W...

I chatted to long time friend and peer, Raj Nagra from Bartender Boxing Organisation and how he turned a side hustle into a tour de force that is helping bartenders the world over with health and wellness. His passion for the...

One that I still struggle with, as a passionate creative, it is sometimes difficult to balance these mantras out. That being said, I have gained a huge amount of experience and have learnt slowly to play the balance of both o...

Had an amazing chat with Charles Gibb of Fever-Tree North America, over 3 decades in the spirits realm leading teams the world over from the UK to Australia and the US. Had an incredible chat with him on everything from his e...

Been really busy with new projects and running Clive's and I wanted to do something a little different when it comes to setting goals and being self aware. Self Awareness is the key to success when creating and striving for g...

The last episode from the monster session I did with the Vic Food Guys. I have cut it up into 3 sections for your listening pleasure. We go indepth across the board on my upbringing, the hospitality industry and so much more....

I wanted to give my raw take on the awards, especially the World's Best 50 that was just announced. I spoke with Mark Sansom from the organisation a few weeks back about the changes they have made over the last 6-12 months an...

This episode was from a monster session I did with the Vic Food Guys. I have cut it up into 3 sections for your listening pleasure. We go indepth across the board on my upbringing, the hospitality industry and so much more. S...

This episode was from a monster session I did with the Vic Food Guys. I have cut it up into 3 sections for your listening pleasure. We go indepth across the board on my upbringing, the hospitality industry and so much more. S...

This was a perfect storm of an interview, a blend of what I love spirits, the industry, and entrepreneurship. An absolutely amazing story about Ten to One Rum founder, Marc Farrell. From his years in his home country of Trini...

This is from a Instagram Live with Vancouver Magazine about the life and times in Victoria in the last 6 months, our amazing cocktail culture and a little talk about entrepreneurship. Share a dram with the hospitality industr...

This is my huge 200th episode of the Post Shift Podcast and I wanted to make it as big as possible, so I had to get the King Cocktail himself; Dale DeGroff. This was an amazing episode, I fanboyed out hard obviously listening...

This one was a very different shot this week, I did a Instagram live with the entrepreneurs behind startup distillery Skeptic in Chicago. Never done this before, but I hope that the advice I gave them brings you value. Share ...

Great chat about the macro business in the restaurant industry with Jason McBride from the REAL Hospitality Network , hopefully giving you some unique insights into the restaurant industry and his aim to disrupt the whole thi...

This was a great interview with Mark Sansom of World's Best 50 as he gives us a peek behind the curtain on the organisation, how it has revolved over the last 12-18 months and how it's helping the industry in the future. Shar...

Eric and I met almost a decade ago in Cognac on one of my very first bartender junket trips, he has achieved a ton since then and his new book, Unvarnished is a testament to that. We chat about his career, the book and what i...

From a social media post I did yesterday, I still struggle with this but I love being told I can't do something due to other people's shortcomings. Don't let someone else tell you what you can and can't do; that is their inse...