Episodes

Chatting with the super talented Max Curzon Price about his journey to Bacardi Legacy and how his cocktail is changing his community. This was a great episode. Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the backstories every week. Brought to you by www.soolehospitality.com FOLL...

My love/hate relationship for drink trends list evolved into a podcast. What are your favorite trends from the list? What am I missing? Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the backstories every week. Brought to you by www.soolehospitality.com FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM – Sha...

Local boy Mike Norbury has made it to the finals of Bacardi Legacy and so I sat down with him over a breakfast sandwich at Sherwood to chat about the competition and what he did to get there. Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the backstories every week. Brought to you b...

Social Media is slowly becoming a part of my business and I believe that if you look at the questions ask you personally about what you have been up to and you post something on your personal social media once every couple of days and they don't know then how do they know what's going on in your business? Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owner...

Sitting down for the last episode of 2019 with good friend and successful coffee entrepreneur, Logan Gray. We sat down and chatted about his path to today and while we sat in their brand new roastery, laid out the long road to 2020. Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the ...

It's the second last podcast for the year, so I am pulling a few threads of episode from this year and quantifying them into mentorship. Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the backstories every week. Brought to you by www.soolehospitality.com FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM – Sh...

I got to sit down with and chat with long-time friend and immensely talented photographer, author and all-round nice person, Rebecca Wellman from Eat Magazine, First we Brunch and so much more! Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the backstories every week. Brought to you...

It's coming time to Xmas and the holiday season, so I decided to chat about an educational element I have been working with as of late and that's audio. I am loving audiobooks and podcasts and think that more people should listen to them. Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice an...

We sit down and chat with entrepreneur and apple lover, Kristen Needham about her love affair with terroir, apples and of course cider. Get a little deeper into the world of entrepreneurship, business versus passion and building on something that seems crazy at the time. Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporte...

I have done this a lot this year, I have talked about it, mentored about it and more but it is something that I need to harp on more and more. If you are an entrepreneur or just a regular person in life, failure is something that is going to happen. How you rise above it is the most important thing. Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, dis...

Had a great time sitting down with Sterling this week and chatting about success and failure in the hospitality industry along with how to deal with both as it usually is a huge toll on your life mentally and physically. Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the backstories ...

A post from last week about succession plans for long term restaurant owners spurred me to get some information down in audio. You don't need to leave your dream behind to retire, you can have both with the right strategic plan in place. Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and...

Creating a niche product in an already niche category of craft spirits in BC is not an easy task but I sat down with Shawn Dalton of Marrow Vermouth and got behind his inspirations and why he continues to create great vermouth. Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the backs...

This week we get a little raw about how to control things in your life. It's up to you to chase happiness and you always control everything that direct effects you. Own your life, you only have one. Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the backstories every week. Brought t...

We take a deep dive into Jayce and Clive's Classic Lounge and how to deal and build on legacy. Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the backstories every week. Brought to you by www.soolehospitality.com FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM – Shawn Soole https://www.instagram.com/shawns...

This week we talk about the market you are in, becoming the driving force on making the market bigger over just taking a slice of it. some good points about market saturation, education and my take on awards and media. Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the backstories ev...

One of the best bartenders in Canada with a deep love and affection for the maritimes; I had an absolute pleasure asking him why he never left Halifax. Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the backstories every week. Brought to you by www.soolehospitality.com FOLLOW US ON...

This week, it's time for some self-reflection and learning to chase gratification over gratitude. Being an entrepreneur or a leader in your field can be lonely AF but if you work hard for the right reasons, it is extremely rewarding. Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the...

Camper English is one of the most enigmatic food and drinks writers in the world and for me to have an opportunity to sit down and chat was a dream come true. Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the backstories every week. Brought to you by www.soolehospitality.com FOLLO...

A veritable lynch pin in the Toronto bar scene, a GP for a penchant for crazy mezcal and absinthe. Someone who I adore and look up to immensely and have the crazy pleasure to call him a friend. An amazing session from Toronto Cocktail Conference. Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, a...

It's been a while but I am back with some work I have been working on with a couple of companies. Human Resources as businesses expand is something that sometimes goes to the wayside. Here are a few pointers. Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the backstories every week. ...

Get to know the one of the gents behind an Australian vermouth, three books and a penchant for gin. Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the backstories every week. Brought to you by www.soolehospitality.com FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM – Shawn Soole https://www.instagram.com/s...

What happens when you combine two of Canada's best beer, whisky, cocktail and spirit writers together; you get my guests today chatting about cocktails, beers, pizza boxes and more. Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the backstories every week. Brought to you by www.sool...

I had the fortunate pleasure to be on a panel with Joaquin a few years ago at Tales and he let us in to some serious hospitality philosophy that I hadn't heard before. Enjoy! Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the backstories every week. Brought to you by www.soolehospit...