Season 4

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 ...

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 …

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...

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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...

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 …

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 ...

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 …

Had a phone call from a friend and fellow solopreneur last week, which is when I meant to do this episode but I wanted to get some advice down for the solopreneurs out there that may have doubts in themselves …

This was an amazing, in depth chat with Cedd Moses about opening 25 bars in 15 years, promoting from within (their CEO was a bar back 15 years ago) and how he and his team are striving to have 2030 …

What an amazing opportunity this was for me, having the opportunity to speak with David Wondrich from his humble beginnings as a junior professor to one of the most prolific hospitality history researcher in the world. Apart ...

Over the years, I have worked hard to become less rigid, less hard and worked heavily on my soft skills. Coming from a military family, the practice was hard and authoritative, which in this day and age doesn't work and …

Had a great catch up with Micah Dew, the Maker's Mark Diplomat for Western Canada; where he regaled the years flairtending across the world, the infamous Roxy in Vancouver and how he made the transition to brand ambassadorshi...

Last week I did the episode about the transition from staff to management, so this week I wanted to delve into the next step of management to ownership. I go deep on this one because I have done this successfully …

Back after a month, chatting with Nick Nemeth from the Miracle Pop Up and Sipping Santa. We chat the history of Miracle Pop Up and Sipping Santa and how this initiative helps bars and charities the world over and how …

With the current state of the industry and mass resignations and people leaving the industry altogether, I wanted to tackle the transition from being a hourly staff member to a salaried manager from the staff perspective and ...

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 …