Took a couple of weeks off to unwind and recharge, came back to reflect on all the things I have been able to do in the last almost 3 years and look towards the future at what is next. TEXT ME on COMMUNITY - +1 250 999-4182 Share a dram…
For the huge 300th episode of the Post Shift Podcast, I had to get one of the most prolific hospitality industry professionals in the world, Monica Berg. From helping to create and build Norway's cocktail culture to the long road to open her and partner, Alex Kratena's cutting edge Tayer…
Always love hanging out with the gents from Dork Uncorked and chatting industry news along with my new book, BC Spirits Cocktail Book and the craft spirit movement in British Columbia and Canada. Craft spirits and cocktails is something that I rarely talk about in depth on the podcast and…
Recently, we did a panel discussion with World Class Canadian Winners Grant Sceney, Kait Stewart, Chris Enns, James Grant and Jeffrey Savage, along with the Bartender of the Year, Kait (2017) and James (2021) and Michael Armistead, the head of the whole operation. We chatted about personal experiences with the…
It's odd coming up to my 300th episode that I haven't ever told this story, from being 13 and loading sod and landscaping equipment into the late night to running my own bar schools. It took me a really long time to call myself an entrepreneur but I am comfortable…
After this past week, enjoying an amazing time with guest and the industry through 4 tastings and the Negroni Week Cocktail Competition, I wanted to talk about being grateful. You are one of 8 billion people in the world, and while this last year and a bit has not been…
Created by Acclamation Media for the Forty Creek Whisky Weekend 2021. We had the amazing opportunity to create a series of cocktail videos for Forty Creek's Virtual Whisky Weekend. The team and I did approachable cocktails on location for the event and showcases the product, our skills and style of…
This was a deep dive episode into the taxes and excise that face the craft spirit movement across Canada. Tyler Dyck is the president of the Craft Distillers Guild and public liaison for the Craft Distillers Alliance and Lift Canadian Spirits that represents 220 distilleries from across the country. We…
Created by Acclamation Media for the Forty Creek Whisky Weekend 2021. We had the amazing opportunity to create a series of cocktail videos for Forty Creek's Virtual Whisky Weekend. The team and I did approachable cocktails on location for the event and showcases the product, our skills and style of…
Created by Acclamation Media for the Forty Creek Whisky Weekend 2021. We had the amazing opportunity to create a series of cocktail videos for Forty Creek's Virtual Whisky Weekend. The team and I did approachable cocktails on location for the event and showcases the product, our skills and style of…
I am late this week with the podcast and it's because we are getting back into events and tastings at the lounge; this week I did 4 tastings in 3 days and it was a lot but got me to thinking how these events, especially the general public sessions. The…
Elayne Duff has been championing brand ambassadorship through her BBAA , mentoring young bartenders on how to hit the ground running and maximizing their opportunities as brand ambassadors. The gap between what brand ambassadors actually do between marketing teams and the overall perception of bartenders becoming ambassadors has been known…
The supply chain issues that we are seeing across most of the industry aren't new but they are posing serious problems for small brands breaking into new markets. With increasing freight costs and long delays in shipping, small brands are being left on the outer for both government run monopolies…
Always a good time to have a throw back episode and chat Social Media for your restaurant, it is more important than ever to do and be at least relatively good at it. I have some pointers for you in this episode, hope it brings you value. TEXT ME on…
Been wanting to do this for a while, I reflect a lot for better or worse after 20 years in the industry. These are my ten points that I hope will help young bartenders and industry people look to the future and beyond in this fast changing industry. TEXT ME…
We chat to publisher, magazine editor, award wrangler and entrepreneur Kristin Ackerman Bacon from Sip Publishing about Pacific Northwest drinking culture, 10 years of Sip Magazine and awards and the future of print media, pivoting into digital during the pandemic and what's in store for the next 12 months for…
This one has been bugging me a lot as of late, the amount of money being thrown around by establishments to get staff; signing bonuses, increased wages (which as sorely needed regardless, but not in the manner they have been overinflated) and more. My main concern right now is that…
With all the spreadsheets I released a few weeks ago, this is a follow up on some tips and tricks to bar costings and leveraging sales mix to your benefits, you can check out the Ultimate Costings Sheet here. I think the little things are what are getting missed in…
This was a fun and inspirational episode with David Knapp Fisher, speaker and author of the Punch Failure in the Face: Adventures & Lessons From An Awesome-Yet Imperfect-Life. We chat about his start in the hospitality industry and his road to speaker at TedX and events worldwide, what pushed him…
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 beyond. TEXT ME on COMMUNITY - +1 250…
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 alone piling on the added need…
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 to show up. This is a special flashback to a live event I did…
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 have spent a couple…
