Episodes

Are you a bartender who wants to own a bar, a brand and be a community minded business leader all at the same time? Let's chat to Andrew Friedman from Industry Spirits about his journey from bar owner to brand builder and bey...

I have been promising to do this seminar for a while now and finally got around to tying it off, you can watch the seminar on Youtube here . I truly don't believe that social media is properly used by brands in the macro, let...

I have been harping about the state of the industry these last few weeks, labor shortage, wages, tangible and intangible benefits, everything. I still keep reading articles, seeing memes and so forth about staff not wanting t...

I went on a long overdue vacation last week which is why I didn't put up much content or post podcasts. I was really struggling with my Why? Why do I do this? Work as hard as I do? What's my driver? While I probably could hav...

This is a throwback episode about making the transition to consulting in the hospitality industry. Lots of people want to make the switch into consulting but it is not the easiest step to take. I lay out some pointers to help...

This week's Shot gets a little deep and heated, I really wanted to get my thoughts down about the conversation of the labor shortage in our industry. It's not because the next generation are lazy, but because they are smarter...

Really enjoyed this one with Shaun de Vries of Open Pantry Consulting in Australia, we chat about the evolution of QSR's and fast casual restaurants during the pandemic, dark kitchens, the labor shortage along with the new fr...

One of my good friends and mentees, Mike Norbury made it to the Top 30 of Patron Perfectionist in Canada and this year the them is leaving the industry better than we found it. This was the session we did on mental health in ...

This was a great conversation with award winning hospitality entrepreneur, Kelly Ann Woods of State B Beverages, we chat about the spark that put her on this journey along with creating and launching a niche cannabis brand du...

This was an excellent episode from a few months back from The Industry Podcast with Kypp Saunders , we chat about the industry, obviously the pandemic and what it means to me to have legacy in the industry. TEXT ME on COMMUNI...

How do you combine an obscure base ingredient like honey into creating one of America's Most Awarded Gins? I chat to Ryan Christiansen of Barr Hill Gin this week about what drew him to honey, his striving to create stories be...

I have been chatting about and obviously doing myself, readying for full reopening and it got me to thinking about how I personally breed loyalty in my team and hopefully in the teams that I have helped build. Here are my tip...

Had a great chat with TikTok influencer, Lucas Assis who has risen to fandom with his views on celebrity tequila through the use of TikTok and being unabashed about his opinions on the agave spirit market. We chat about how c...

I have had a lot of people ask the questions, their struggles and their wins; I pitched a post on social media to ask what people are worried about post opening and here are my thoughts. In this episode, I chat about Reevalua...

Loved this interview by the Eat.Drink.Social Podcast as we chatted about online marketing, TikTok and Clubhouse and how digital platforms are going to continue to transform the hospitality industry. TEXT ME on COMMUNITY - +1 ...

I did a session with some interior design students and one thing that came up was how did I get my first gigs as a consultant and I told them, that the worst thing someone can say to you is "No". Cold Calling (hate that term)...

Had a great chat with Charlie Ainsbury of Proof and Co. Australia and New Zealand branch and go back to his origins at Bayswater Brasserie in Sydney to his time in Canada and the road that lead him to working for the amazing ...

An episode with Michael Tingsager of the Hospitality Mavericks and we chat about the state of the industry along with the reopening of so many markets and the overall future of the restaurants and bars post pandemic. TEXT ME ...

Had an amazing chat with the team behind Fast Penny Spirits in Seattle, the struggles of launching a niche amari product during covid, the craft spirit movement and hurdles of entrepreneurship. TEXT ME on COMMUNITY - +1 250 9...

I did a couple of videos through Mental Health Awareness Month about looking after yourself, others and finding your happy place once a week to find your center. I hope this reflection helps you find a little balance in your ...

This is the very first time I have had a cigar entrepreneur on the show and it was a great conversation, from philanthropy being embedded into the mantra of the company, to Orlando's love for the trade, Nicaragua and the peop...

I chatted with Hugh from the QOL Podcast about my love of BC Spirits and my upcoming third book, BC Spirits Cocktail Book; we also discuss the expansion of craft spirits across the country and how they will break into the mar...

I met Wil on his podcast, Slicktalk Podcast a few months ago and we immediately hit it off and became good friends, it was a pleasure to have him on mine and chat about a sector of hospitality that I rarely cover, accommodati...

Someone reached out and after nailing his interview thanks to this episode , wanted to know if I had any pointers for nailing the trial shift. So I put down my thoughts on how I think you can make the most from your first day...