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March 24, 2023

World Class Nationals "Meet the Judges" - Massimo Zitti

Massimo Zitti's exuberance for life is second to known and chatting with him on the show really shows the tenacity it takes to become a World Class champ, his balancing act of work, life and this competition is great inspirat...

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March 21, 2023

World Class Canada Nationals - Adrien Roque

A very special World Class Canada 10th Anniversary series, I will be bringing back the podcast for this special series. I will be interviewing the competitors on the first day of competition, through to the judges and finally...

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March 20, 2023

World Class Canada Nationals - Xavier Aleba

A very special World Class Canada 10th Anniversary series, I will be bringing back the podcast for this special series. I will be interviewing the competitors on the first day of competition, through to the judges and finally...

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March 20, 2023

World Class Canada Nationals - Harry Tham

A very special World Class Canada 10th Anniversary series, I will be bringing back the podcast for this special series. I will be interviewing the competitors on the first day of competition, through to the judges and finally...

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March 19, 2023

World Class Canada Nationals - Daphnee Vary Deshaies

A very special World Class Canada 10th Anniversary series, I will be bringing back the podcast for this special series. I will be interviewing the competitors on the first day of competition, through to the judges and finally...

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March 19, 2023

World Class Canada Nationals - Steven Jorgenson

A very special World Class Canada 10th Anniversary series, I will be bringing back the podcast for this special series. I will be interviewing the competitors on the first day of competition, through to the judges and finally...

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March 18, 2023

World Class Canada Nationals - Kate Chernoff

A very special World Class Canada 10th Anniversary series, I will be bringing back the podcast for this special series. I will be interviewing the competitors on the first day of competition, through to the judges and finally...

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March 18, 2023

World Class Canada Nationals - Sam Clark

A very special World Class Canada 10th Anniversary series, I will be bringing back the podcast for this special series. I will be interviewing the competitors on the first day of competition, through to the judges and finally...

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March 17, 2023

World Class Canada Nationals - Jacob Martin

A very special World Class Canada 10th Anniversary series, I will be bringing back the podcast for this special series. I will be interviewing the competitors on the first day of competition, through to the judges and finally...

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March 17, 2023

World Class Canada Nationals - Ben Kingstone

A very special World Class Canada 10th Anniversary series, I will be bringing back the podcast for this special series. I will be interviewing the competitors on the first day of competition, through to the judges and finally...

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March 16, 2023

World Class Canada Nationals - Emily Vey

A very special World Class Canada 10th Anniversary series, I will be bringing back the podcast for this special series. I will be interviewing the competitors on the first day of competition, through to the judges and finally...

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Feb. 18, 2022

Episode #154 - Brad Bodnarchuk, Half a Dozen Hospitality

Finally was able to nail down some time with the very busy, Brad Bodnarchuk. I was on his podcast months ago, and the conversation was enlightening as was this one. Brad takes a very different approach to industry consulting ...

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Feb. 11, 2022

Episode #153 - Naren Young, Sweet Liberty

As an Australian kid growing up, Naren was one of the guiding lights of the early years of the cocktail scene in Australia. From editor of the tome that many of us learnt from, Australian Bartender Magazine to running the …

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Feb. 4, 2022

Episode #152 - Tim Siebert, Citrus and Cane

We are highlighting local this week with Tim Siebert from Citrus and Cane; originally from Australia, we go on the journey of where it all started, opening a bar in the pandemic and how he keeps his understated positivity thr...

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Jan. 28, 2022

Episode #151 - Kelsey Ramage

If you don't know who this amazing bartender come entrepreneur is, then you have been missing out; check out the interview I did almost 2 1/2 years ago to get her origin story. Kelsey is an absolute tour de force …

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Jan. 27, 2022

Shot #168 - Stop Using "Old School" as a Reason to be a Poor Leader

This is something I have been lamenting for some time, I will preface all of this with the fact that my upbringing and childhood lead me to use this in the beginning of my career; but I believe that I …

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Jan. 21, 2022

Episode #150 - Returning to Resilience

I think after the last couple of years, we all need to be reminded how to keep our chins up and be resilient against what has been one of the worst eras for the hospitality industry. I hope that if …

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Jan. 19, 2022

Shot #167 - NFT, Crypto and the F&B Industry

Been watching the digital space, NFTs and Crypto for over a year now and trying to figure out how to apply it to the hospitality sector. With the announcement of the first NFT restaurant opening in NYC next year, it …

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Jan. 14, 2022

Episode #149 - Throwback to Side Hustles and Entrepreneurship

It's the start of 2022, let's get it! It's time to build equity in yourself over for someone else, what is your passion, what do you truly want coming out of this pandemic? Push yourself, achieve what you want and …

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Jan. 12, 2022

Shot #166 - Finding Direction in 2022

I am going to be honest with all of my listeners, the last 3 months has been tough. I know a lot of people have been feeling the grind of the tail end of the pandemic (I hope the tail …

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Dec. 29, 2021

Shot #165 - BC Restrictions on Restaurants and Bars

This was a cathartic rant about the lockdowns across the country but specifically BC. I understand that we have been in a pandemic for almost two years now but the fundamental misunderstanding from the government about what a...

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Dec. 24, 2021

Episode #148 - Favorite Episode #3 - Dale DeGroff, King Cocktail

This was one of my favorite episodes and the 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 …

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Dec. 21, 2021

Shot #164 - Favorite Episode #2 - Jill Cockson

The epitome of the hospitality entrepreneur is the amazing, Jill Cockson. She is one of the minds behind Swordfish Tom's, Drastic Measures and Chartreuse Saloon and her mentality towards business, the industry and building a ...

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Dec. 18, 2021

Episode #147 - Favorite Episodes #1 - Jeffrey Morgenthaler

I thought going into Christmas and the holidays that I would post some of my favorite episodes and why not start with my 100th episode with Jeffrey Morgenthaler all the way back in January, 2020! A lot has happened over …

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