What Every Bar Owner Needs to Know Now: Jeff Guignard on Industry Advocacy
In this episode, I chat to Jeff Guignard of ABLE BC and dive into the wins and losses for the industry in 2024 and the hopes and aspirations of 2025. If you are an operator and want a deep dive on the...
17 Tammi 202552min
Shot #187 - The Shaft
In this episode, I kick a hornet's nest with Josh from Bartender Atlas when he did a deep dive on the creation and proliferation of Victoria's cocktail (or is it?) The Shaft. always love chatting to c...
14 Tammi 202514min
Chris Elliott on Data, Trends, and the Future of Canadian Restaurants
In this episode, I chat with Chris Elliott, Chief Economist from Restaurants Canada about how the industry did during 2024 and where it's headed in 2025. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM – Shawn Soole https://w...
10 Tammi 202544min
Shot #186 - The Early Days of Victoria's Cocktail Culture
Another exert from my session with the Camosun College talking about the early days of the cocktail scene here in Victoria. Those days were tougher than I would like to remember but still a lot of fun...
7 Tammi 20257min
How Simon Ford Built a Global Gin Brand (And What You Can Learn)
In this episode, we get a masterclass on brand building from Simon Ford, owner of Ford's Gin. We dig deep on his journey, the early days and how he built it into the "bartender's gin" and the new chal...
20 Joulu 202456min
Shot #185 - SUCCESS
In this episode, I do a throwback to a series I did leading up to 2021 called FOCUS, PATIENCE, SUCCESS. And with the re-release of the podcast this year and this being my mantra, I wanted to repost fo...
17 Joulu 20249min
Kait Stewart on Making Cocktail Content That Actually Connects
In this episode, I get to chat social media stardom with like.a.ble cocktails, Kait Stewart and how it all started and the direction it is heading in for her. Great chat for young bartenders looking a...
13 Joulu 202446min
Shot #184 - PATIENCE
In this episode, I do a throwback to a series I did leading up to 2021 called FOCUS, PATIENCE, SUCCESS. And with the re-release of the podcast this year and this being my mantra, I wanted to repost fo...
10 Joulu 202411min
