Had a great time on the Fever-Tree Happy Hour with Alexis Green on Instagram, we made one of my favourite cocktails, The Averna Limone and chatted about the industry, my experiences and where I see Clive's Classic Lounge going. Share a dram with the hospitality industry’s top global talents: bartenders,…
Was interviewed by Ben Waterworth from Capital Daily about the Post Shift Podcast and why I started podcasting, gets a little bit behind the podcast and why I keep doing it. Share a dram with the hospitality industry’s top global talents: bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry aficionados. Shawn Soole…
Had a great Happy Hour with Sean Finter and his team chatting about my upbringing, what I am up to now and making a couple of drinks through it all. Share a dram with the hospitality industry’s top global talents: bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry aficionados. Shawn Soole has…
To preface this whole podcast as a tough one is an understatement, I like to keep my personal life very personal but lately, I have been getting a lot of questions and asking for advice on maintaining a long relationship in the industry. I took some questions from Instagram and…
We chat with absolute legend this week, Donnie Wheeler; former Havana Club Rum brand ambassador, we chat about his love not just for the rum but how he dived deep into the product, the process and the culture behind it. He is forever giving back to the community that he…
Dave Mitton and I go way back and he has the illustrious title of being both one of my first interviews and also one of the highest listened to episodes in Post Shift history. You can listen to his original back story here, we catch up and see how his…
I did a very in-depth episode with my partner in Exemplar LM a few weeks back, but with how much I am doing in this realm right now; I wanted to get down some thoughts that may be a bit more approachable way. I am really deep into this now…
This is a fantastically raw and down to earth interview with Tim Etherington-Judge on why Healthy Hospo started, his way back from being in deep depression, why he decided to start a calvados company and how turning down big money for it spawned his need to give back to the…
This is a seminar that I was supposed to present in New Orleans in March for the American Distillers Institute Conference; obviously, due to COVID, this didn't happen and it went virtual. In this seminar, I talk about helping to create award-winning spirits here in British Columbia and beyond shortly.…
Influencer marketing has been demonized in the last few years and rightly so, but that being said. I do strongly believe, like any marketing strategy, that a well thought out, properly planned and instigated influencer marketing strategy can reap benefits. But as I mention in the video, it's a two…
I chat to partner and graphic designer, Colin Parks from Human Construct Design + Branding about the importance of brand, logo and collateral to the long term success of your business along with geeking out about fonts, favourite eras of design and how we combine 20 years of graphic designing…
Sean and Jack have been an inspiration to me for nearly a decade, from the years creating the bar at the Merchant Hotel to the award-winning Dead Rabbit; we also talk about their partnership, it's strengths and weaknesses and how they continue to power on through thick and thin. Great…
This week's mash up talks about resilience, dealing with negativity and becoming better at loving yourself to combat it all. Share a dram with the hospitality industry’s top global talents: bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry aficionados. Shawn Soole has lived, breathed, and imbibed hospitality for decades. Now, he delves…
Had a great chat about productivity and time management expert, Mike Vardy, the Productivityist about applying a lot of his techniques to the bar industry and for entrepreneurs as a whole. This episode brings a ton of value for anyone wanting to get more out of their day. Share a…
A mash up of how to define what you want and how to achieve it. Share a dram with the hospitality industry’s top global talents: bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry aficionados. Shawn Soole has lived, breathed, and imbibed hospitality for decades. Now, he delves into the advice, opinions, and…
Angus Winchester has been a leading educational powerhouse for decades, I have been lucky enough to call him a good peer for years and it was great to catch up and chat about how he got to where he is and of course to prove or disprove some legends about…
Have a follow-up chat with Z from Proof & Co. and more importantly EcoSpirits, a new packaging and shipping technology that is going to disrupt the spirits industry over the next few years. Great to get down to how and why the product came about and the plans for the…
This came out of a post about people pigeon holing people, this isn't your perception, it's there's and there's alone. To break perceptions of yourself out of the pigeon hole you may find yourself in; you will need to work twice as hard to prove you are half as good.…
My first Post Shift Shot in a while, wanted to tackle Inventory Management this week due to people reopening, struggling with inventory and cash flow. Wanted to give 5 pointers including some that I got from peer, Sean Finter of Barmetrix this week. Share a dram with the hospitality industry’s…
I have been preaching since day one of the pandemic to come out of the other side of it better than we went in as an industry and ourselves. I sat down with Ren Navarro from Beer. Diversity and chatted about her work with the project along with how you…
I was taken aback by just how raw and insightful this episode was with Chris Patino, formally an award-winning brand ambassador with Pernod Ricard and now running his own agency and is one of the owners of the Raised by Wolves in San Diego. If you ever want some real…
Had a great chat with Erik from Modern Bar Cart about my love of Victoria, BC, the force behind my second book, Great Northern Cocktails and so much more. Could have chatted for another hour about entrepreneurship, the industry and further beyond. Share a dram with the hospitality industry’s top…
We deep dive into an online presence, website design and social media marketing for all types of businesses from large to small. Trying to demystify how to create a reliable, sustainable and effective online strategy to get the biggest bang for your buck. Kristoff and I have partnered to build…
Had an amazing and raw conversation with Christina Veira of Side Duties about the state of the industry, who work in advocacy and training, intersectionality in the industry along with some indepth advice pieces of changing the culture in venues across the country and globe. If there is any episodes…