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Post Shift, The Hospitality Podcast

Post Shift, The Hospitality Podcast

By Shawn Soole

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 provocative stories that are helping to define the creative, culturally-necessary space of ‘modern hospitality’—covering topics from front-of-house service, to back-end business operations, and every inch between.

“Tales of the Cocktail” - Top 10 Best Broadcast or Podcast (2020).

New episodes posted every Tuesday and Friday.
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Post Shift, The Hospitality Podcast Feb 12, 2019

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World Class Canada Bartender of the Year 2023 - Jacob Martin
Apr 01, 202306:57
World Class Nationals "Meet the Judges" - Lynnette Marrero, Tim Philips and Dennis Tamse
Mar 31, 202316:53
World Class Nationals "Meet the Judges" - Jeff Savage and Massi Zitti
Mar 30, 202316:30
World Class Nationals "Meet the Judges" - Kaitlyn Stewart and James Grant
Mar 29, 202318:47
World Class Nationals "Meet the Judges" - Grant Sceney
Mar 28, 202312:13
World Class Nationals "Meet the Judges" - Jenner Cormier
Mar 27, 202313:51
World Class Nationals "Meet the Judges" - Shane Mulvany
Mar 26, 202312:26
World Class Nationals "Meet the Judges" - Chris Enns
Mar 24, 202307:41
World Class Nationals "Meet the Judges" - Massimo Zitti
Mar 24, 202308:58
World Class Canada Nationals - Adrien Roque

World Class Canada Nationals - Adrien Roque

Mar 21, 202306:24
World Class Canada Nationals - Xavier Aleba

World Class Canada Nationals - Xavier Aleba

Mar 20, 202305:43
World Class Canada Nationals - Harry Tham
Mar 20, 202305:38
World Class Canada Nationals - Daphnee Vary Deshaies

World Class Canada Nationals - Daphnee Vary Deshaies

Mar 19, 202306:25
World Class Canada Nationals - Steven Jorgenson

World Class Canada Nationals - Steven Jorgenson

Mar 19, 202305:55
World Class Canada Nationals - Kate Chernoff

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 the winner, Jacob Martin. Strap in and get ready for some old school Soole podcasting and we will have tons of fun along the way.

This one makes me very proud because Kate Chernoff is a Victorian bartender really doing amazing things, not just on the Victoria scene but also on the competition circuit, watch out for her in the near future. She made Top 4 this year and she definitely wants more! 

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 provocative stories that are helping to define the creative, culturally-necessary space of ‘modern hospitality’—covering topics from front-of-house service, to back-end business operations, and every inch between.

“Tales of the Cocktail” - Top 10 Best Broadcast or Podcast (2020).

New episodes posted every Tuesday and Friday.

Brought to you by www.soolehospitality.com

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM – Shawn Soole https://www.instagram.com/shawnsoole/

Soole Hospitality Concepts https://www.instagram.com/soolehospitalityconcepts/

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER - https://twitter.com/ShawnSoole

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Mar 18, 202305:31
World Class Canada Nationals - Sam Clark
Mar 18, 202305:03
World Class Canada Nationals - Jacob Martin

World Class Canada Nationals - Jacob Martin

Mar 17, 202305:48
World Class Canada Nationals - Ben Kingstone
Mar 17, 202305:29
World Class Canada Nationals - Emily Vey
Mar 16, 202304:07
Episode #154 - Brad Bodnarchuk, Half a Dozen Hospitality

Episode #154 - Brad Bodnarchuk, Half a Dozen Hospitality

Feb 18, 202253:37
Episode #153 - Naren Young, Sweet Liberty

Episode #153 - Naren Young, Sweet Liberty

Feb 11, 202256:60
Episode #152 - Tim Siebert, Citrus and Cane
Feb 04, 202249:44
Episode #151 - Kelsey Ramage

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 for the hospitality industry for Canada, running uber successful venues, pop ups, and one of the thought leaders in sustainable bartending and the future of the industry. Loved this chat thoroughly. 

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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 provocative stories that are helping to define the creative, culturally-necessary space of ‘modern hospitality’—covering topics from front-of-house service, to back-end business operations, and every inch between.

“Tales of the Cocktail” - Top 10 Best Broadcast or Podcast (2020).

New episodes posted every Tuesday and Friday.

Brought to you by www.soolehospitality.com

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM – Shawn Soole https://www.instagram.com/shawnsoole/

Soole Hospitality Concepts https://www.instagram.com/soolehospitalityconcepts/

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER - https://twitter.com/ShawnSoole

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Jan 28, 202233:25
Shot #168 - Stop Using "Old School" as a Reason to be a Poor Leader

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

Jan 27, 202208:33
Episode #150 - Returning to Resilience
Jan 21, 202210:08
Shot #167 - NFT, Crypto and the F&B Industry
Jan 19, 202211:36
Episode #149 - Throwback to Side Hustles and Entrepreneurship
Jan 14, 202205:52
Shot #166 - Finding Direction in 2022
Jan 12, 202206:41
Shot #165 - BC Restrictions on Restaurants and Bars

Shot #165 - BC Restrictions on Restaurants and Bars

Dec 29, 202108:20
Episode #148 - Favorite Episode #3 - Dale DeGroff, King Cocktail
Dec 24, 202101:09:02
Shot #164 - Favorite Episode #2 - Jill Cockson
Dec 21, 202146:33
Episode #147 - Favorite Episodes #1 - Jeffrey Morgenthaler
Dec 18, 202144:08
Shot #163 - Advice for a Solopreneur
Dec 15, 202108:43
Episode #146 - Cedd Moses, Pouring with Heart

Episode #146 - Cedd Moses, Pouring with Heart

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 careers by 2030; helping the people in their organisation realize their dreams of having their own space as well as stability through working conditions and structure. Get a copy of his book here. 

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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 provocative stories that are helping to define the creative, culturally-necessary space of ‘modern hospitality’—covering topics from front-of-house service, to back-end business operations, and every inch between.

“Tales of the Cocktail” - Top 10 Best Broadcast or Podcast (2020).

New episodes posted every Tuesday and Friday.

Brought to you by www.soolehospitality.com

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM – Shawn Soole https://www.instagram.com/shawnsoole/

Soole Hospitality Concepts https://www.instagram.com/soolehospitalityconcepts/

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER - https://twitter.com/ShawnSoole

FOLLOW US ON YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGgDDJZM7HvJiQCaqmXEVNA

Dec 10, 202140:35
Episode #145 - David Wondrich, Award Winning Bar History Author

Episode #145 - David Wondrich, Award Winning Bar History Author

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 from the books, he has helped develop multiple award winning spirits with brands, rebirthing long dead spirits and categories. He just released the Oxford Companion of Spirits and Cocktails with Noah Rothbaum, a ten year labor of love that is the modern encyclopedia of everything drinks related. Get a copy today. 

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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 provocative stories that are helping to define the creative, culturally-necessary space of ‘modern hospitality’—covering topics from front-of-house service, to back-end business operations, and every inch between.

“Tales of the Cocktail” - Top 10 Best Broadcast or Podcast (2020).

New episodes posted every Tuesday and Friday.

Brought to you by www.soolehospitality.com

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM – Shawn Soole https://www.instagram.com/shawnsoole/

Soole Hospitality Concepts https://www.instagram.com/soolehospitalityconcepts/

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER - https://twitter.com/ShawnSoole

FOLLOW US ON YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGgDDJZM7HvJiQCaqmXEVNA

Dec 03, 202149:28
Shot #162 - Leadership through Empathy

Shot #162 - Leadership through Empathy

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 shouldn't. I have been known has a hard ass, a tough person to work with and I am still to a degree but I have become more open to talking to the team and finding the best path for everyone instead of just my goals. Leadership through empathy is where I believe where I am now, I still expect a great deal from my team every day but my communication, transparency and honesty are what drives us forward. 

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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 provocative stories that are helping to define the creative, culturally-necessary space of ‘modern hospitality’—covering topics from front-of-house service, to back-end business operations, and every inch between.

“Tales of the Cocktail” - Top 10 Best Broadcast or Podcast (2020).

New episodes posted every Tuesday and Friday.

Brought to you by www.soolehospitality.com

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM – Shawn Soole https://www.instagram.com/shawnsoole/

Soole Hospitality Concepts https://www.instagram.com/soolehospitalityconcepts/

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER - https://twitter.com/ShawnSoole

FOLLOW US ON YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGgDDJZM7HvJiQCaqmXEVNA

Dec 02, 202104:53
Episode #144 - Micah Dew, Maker's Mark Diplomat
Nov 26, 202157:51
Shot #161 - Transitioning from Management to Ownership
Nov 25, 202111:32
Episode #143 - Nick Nemeth, Miracle Pop Up and Sipping Santa
Nov 19, 202141:14
Shot #160 - Transitioning from Staff to Management
Nov 18, 202111:11
Shot #159 - Reflecting on 300 Episodes
Nov 02, 202105:26
Episode #142 - Monica Berg, Tayer + Elementary

Episode #142 - Monica Berg, Tayer + Elementary

For the huge 300th episode of the Post Shift Podcast, I had to get one of the most prolific hospitality industry professionals in the world, Monica Berg. From helping to create and build Norway's cocktail culture to the long road to open her and partner, Alex Kratena's cutting edge Tayer + Elementary, a combination local bar and high concept bar in the same space. Monica has been behind so many projects and initiatives that we only scratched the surface of what she has accomplished in her career. 

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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 provocative stories that are helping to define the creative, culturally-necessary space of ‘modern hospitality’—covering topics from front-of-house service, to back-end business operations, and every inch between.

“Tales of the Cocktail” - Top 10 Best Broadcast or Podcast (2020).

New episodes posted every Tuesday and Friday.

Brought to you by www.soolehospitality.com

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM – Shawn Soole https://www.instagram.com/shawnsoole/

Soole Hospitality Concepts https://www.instagram.com/soolehospitalityconcepts/

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER - https://twitter.com/ShawnSoole

FOLLOW US ON YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGgDDJZM7HvJiQCaqmXEVNA

Oct 15, 202146:22
Shot #158 - The Speakeasy Podcast

Shot #158 - The Speakeasy Podcast

This was one for the books, being on Sother Teague's podcast, The Speakeasy was definitely bucket list material. We chat the pandemic (obviously), writing, bartending and creating a small city cocktail culture in Victoria, BC. This was a great honor to be on the show and share some insights. 

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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 provocative stories that are helping to define the creative, culturally-necessary space of ‘modern hospitality’—covering topics from front-of-house service, to back-end business operations, and every inch between.

“Tales of the Cocktail” - Top 10 Best Broadcast or Podcast (2020).

New episodes posted every Tuesday and Friday.

Brought to you by www.soolehospitality.com

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM – Shawn Soole https://www.instagram.com/shawnsoole/

Soole Hospitality Concepts https://www.instagram.com/soolehospitalityconcepts/

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER - https://twitter.com/ShawnSoole

FOLLOW US ON YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGgDDJZM7HvJiQCaqmXEVNA

Oct 12, 202152:41
Episode #141 - Stephen Beaumont, World Atlas of Beer

Episode #141 - Stephen Beaumont, World Atlas of Beer

With the impending release of the 3rd(.1) edition of the World Atlas of Beer, I sit down with author and intrepid beer drinker, Stephen Beaumont to discuss, the changes in beer culture, surprising global markets and the business of craft breweries. Make sure to pre-order the book and support your local brewery. 

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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 provocative stories that are helping to define the creative, culturally-necessary space of ‘modern hospitality’—covering topics from front-of-house service, to back-end business operations, and every inch between.

“Tales of the Cocktail” - Top 10 Best Broadcast or Podcast (2020).

New episodes posted every Tuesday and Friday.

Brought to you by www.soolehospitality.com

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM – Shawn Soole https://www.instagram.com/shawnsoole/

Soole Hospitality Concepts https://www.instagram.com/soolehospitalityconcepts/

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER - https://twitter.com/ShawnSoole

FOLLOW US ON YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGgDDJZM7HvJiQCaqmXEVNA

Oct 08, 202134:14
Shot #157 - Dork Uncorked, BC Spirits Cocktail Book
Oct 05, 202143:56
Episode #140 - World Class Canada
Oct 01, 202101:01:31
Shot #156 - My Entrepreneurial Journey
Sep 28, 202110:16
Episode #139 - Tyler Dyck, Craft Spirit Taxes and Excise

Episode #139 - Tyler Dyck, Craft Spirit Taxes and Excise

This was a deep dive episode into the taxes and excise that face the craft spirit movement across Canada. Tyler Dyck of Okanagan Spirits is the president of the Craft Distillers Guild and public liaison for the Craft Distillers Alliance and Lift Canadian Spirits that represents 220 distilleries from across the country. We break down exactly what makes up the price of a bottle of craft spirit in Canada and how you can help them break down the barriers for scaling, growth and export.

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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 provocative stories that are helping to define the creative, culturally-necessary space of ‘modern hospitality’—covering topics from front-of-house service, to back-end business operations, and every inch between.

“Tales of the Cocktail” - Top 10 Best Broadcast or Podcast (2020).

New episodes posted every Tuesday and Friday.

Brought to you by www.soolehospitality.com

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM – Shawn Soole https://www.instagram.com/shawnsoole/

Soole Hospitality Concepts https://www.instagram.com/soolehospitalityconcepts/

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER - https://twitter.com/ShawnSoole

FOLLOW US ON YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGgDDJZM7HvJiQCaqmXEVNA


Sep 24, 202140:22
Shot #155 - Grateful
Sep 22, 202105:12
Episode #138 - Elayne Duff, Creating Better Brand Ambassadors

Episode #138 - Elayne Duff, Creating Better Brand Ambassadors

Elayne Duff has been championing brand ambassadorship through her BBAA , mentoring young bartenders on how to hit the ground running and maximizing their opportunities as brand ambassadors. The gap between what brand ambassadors actually do between marketing teams and the overall perception of bartenders becoming ambassadors has been known for years, rarely with systems or direction; Elayne's courses break down the steps from signing on to the end of the first year, if you ever wanted to know how to do better in the brand ambassadorship role, this is for you! 

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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 provocative stories that are helping to define the creative, culturally-necessary space of ‘modern hospitality’—covering topics from front-of-house service, to back-end business operations, and every inch between.

“Tales of the Cocktail” - Top 10 Best Broadcast or Podcast (2020).

New episodes posted every Tuesday and Friday.

Brought to you by www.soolehospitality.com

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM – Shawn Soole https://www.instagram.com/shawnsoole/

Soole Hospitality Concepts https://www.instagram.com/soolehospitalityconcepts/

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER - https://twitter.com/ShawnSoole

FOLLOW US ON YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGgDDJZM7HvJiQCaqmXEVNA

Sep 17, 202149:53