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Dec. 11, 2020

Episode #99 - H. Joseph Ehrmann of Elixir SF

A great chat with H from Elixir SF and so many more things, we get down to the driver of buying a 150 year old bar in 2003 and how he continues to leverage and build on the Elixir brand …

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Dec. 8, 2020

Shot #115 - Upselling Revisited

With the drop in guests over the last few weeks, I have been harping on the need to track and push per head spend and the education of training. This is something that is rarely looked at as closely as …

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Dec. 4, 2020

Episode #98 - Ian Burrell of Equiano Rum

I chat to The Rum Ambassador and one of the team behind Equiano Rum, the latest rum to hit the market. We chat rum, launching a brand during covid and long term plans for the first Afro-Caribbean Rum on the …

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Dec. 1, 2020

Shot #114 - 10 Things to Reflect On on my 40th Birthday

I taped this last week on my 40th birthday, thought I would get the top ten things I reflect on, on this milestone. 1. You have time, you aren’t that old 2. Find someone that accepts you but doesn’t try …

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Nov. 27, 2020

Episode #97 - Raj Nagra of Bartender Boxing Organisation

I chatted to long time friend and peer, Raj Nagra from Bartender Boxing Organisation and how he turned a side hustle into a tour de force that is helping bartenders the world over with health and wellness. His passion for …

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Nov. 24, 2020

Shot #113 - Passion vs Business, a Throwback

One that I still struggle with, as a passionate creative, it is sometimes difficult to balance these mantras out. That being said, I have gained a huge amount of experience and have learnt slowly to play the balance of both …

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Nov. 20, 2020

Episode #96 - Charles Gibb of Fever-Tree North America

Had an amazing chat with Charles Gibb of Fever-Tree North America, over 3 decades in the spirits realm leading teams the world over from the UK to Australia and the US. Had an incredible chat with him on everything from …

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Nov. 17, 2020

Shot #112 - Self Awareness when Setting Goals

Been really busy with new projects and running Clive's and I wanted to do something a little different when it comes to setting goals and being self aware. Self Awareness is the key to success when creating and striving for …

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Nov. 13, 2020

Episode #95 - Vic Food Guys Part #3

The last episode from the monster session I did with the Vic Food Guys. I have cut it up into 3 sections for your listening pleasure. We go indepth across the board on my upbringing, the hospitality industry and so …

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Nov. 11, 2020

Shot #111 - Awards and the World's Best 50 RAW

I wanted to give my raw take on the awards, especially the World's Best 50 that was just announced. I spoke with Mark Sansom from the organisation a few weeks back about the changes they have made over the last …

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Nov. 6, 2020

Episode #94 - Vic Food Guys Part #2

This episode was from a monster session I did with the Vic Food Guys. I have cut it up into 3 sections for your listening pleasure. We go indepth across the board on my upbringing, the hospitality industry and so …

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Nov. 3, 2020

Shot #110 - Vic Food Guys Part #1

This episode was from a monster session I did with the Vic Food Guys. I have cut it up into 3 sections for your listening pleasure. We go indepth across the board on my upbringing, the hospitality industry and so …

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Oct. 30, 2020

Episode #93 - Marc Farrell, Ten to One Rum

This was a perfect storm of an interview, a blend of what I love spirits, the industry, and entrepreneurship. An absolutely amazing story about Ten to One Rum founder, Marc Farrell. From his years in his home country of Trini...

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Oct. 27, 2020

Shot #109 - Vancouver Magazine with Neal McLennan

This is from a Instagram Live with Vancouver Magazine about the life and times in Victoria in the last 6 months, our amazing cocktail culture and a little talk about entrepreneurship. Share a dram with the hospitality industr...

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Oct. 23, 2020

Episode #92 - Dale DeGroff, King Cocktail

This is my huge 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 amazing episode, I fanboyed out …

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Oct. 20, 2020

Shot #108 - Skeptic Distillery, Chicago, IL

This one was a very different shot this week, I did a Instagram live with the entrepreneurs behind startup distillery Skeptic in Chicago. Never done this before, but I hope that the advice I gave them brings you value. Share …

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Oct. 16, 2020

Episode #91 - Jason McBride, REAL Hospitality Network

Great chat about the macro business in the restaurant industry with Jason McBride from the REAL Hospitality Network , hopefully giving you some unique insights into the restaurant industry and his aim to disrupt the whole thi...

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Oct. 13, 2020

Shot #107 - Mark Sansom of World's 50 Best

This was a great interview with Mark Sansom of World's Best 50 as he gives us a peek behind the curtain on the organisation, how it has revolved over the last 12-18 months and how it's helping the industry in …

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Oct. 9, 2020

Episode #90 - Eric Alperin of Varnish, LA

Eric and I met almost a decade ago in Cognac on one of my very first bartender junket trips, he has achieved a ton since then and his new book, Unvarnished is a testament to that. We chat about his …

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Oct. 6, 2020

Shot #106 - No, Can't be Done, Not Possible are my Favorite Words

From a social media post I did yesterday, I still struggle with this but I love being told I can't do something due to other people's shortcomings. Don't let someone else tell you what you can and can't do; that …

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Oct. 2, 2020

Episode #89 - Julie Reiner of Clover Club, NY

This is a great episode with someone that I aspired to be coming up through the ranks of the industry. Loved chatting with Julie and getting to know her better, seeing the direction the industry is headed and hospitality entr...

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Sept. 29, 2020

Shot #105 - The Long Game

This is a throwback episode but it is one I like to revisit regularly and remind myself of the long game, over and over again. Especially right now where a lot of us have been cocooned up for the last …

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Sept. 25, 2020

Episode #88 - Kara Newman, Food & Drinks Writer and Author

Loved chatting to one of the most passionate advocates for the hospitality industry in North America, writer and author Kara Newman. She has written seven books, hundreds of articles and covered more stories behind the people...

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Sept. 22, 2020

Post Shift Shot #104 - Break Even Points and Why They Are Important

This is a more in depth and follow up to a video I did on Instagram last week; with lock downs and shrunken hours, there are a few fundamentals that you have to calculate as an owner operator to make …

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