Cheers with Nat

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Today's guest is Lynette Pires, Master Brewer at Flying Fox Brewing in Bangalore, India and founder of India's Women Brewers Collective. You'll hear how Lynette's background in biochemistry and engineering helped her turn a homebrewing hobby into her career, but you may be surprised by her answer when I ask abo...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Today's guest is Janice Snowden, UK Brand Ambassador for Bushmills Irish Whiskey. Janice shares how her childhood dream of opening a restaurant eventually led her to discover the world of whiskey – and the big leap she took that started her journey to the job of her dreams. You'll hear where her role as a brand...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Today's guest is Roberta Mariani, On-Trade Director for Italspirits , a branding, marketing, and advocacy agency. If you've ever wondered what advocacy actually means in the world of drinks, and how to do it well, we get into all that in this conversation, including what Roberta is an advocate for: the aperitiv...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. In this episode, we're continuing our conversation with Claudia Carrozzi, Fleet Beverage Development Manager at Cunard cruises and President of the UK Bartenders' Guild . If you haven't yet heard part 1 of this episode, do start there, then come on back here for more. For those of you that are caught up, Claudi...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Today's guest is Claudia Carrozi, Fleet Beverage Development Manager with Cunard cruises and President of the UK Bartenders' Guild . Claudia and I had a lot to chat about, so our conversation will be coming at you in two parts. Now, for those of you who listened in to last week's episode with Jo, you might feel...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Today's guest is Joanne Love, Craft Marketing Manager at hop company BarthHaas and co-host of the podcast A Woman's Brew . Jo's been working in the beer industry for just over 4 years now, but she discovered her love of beer in her previous role… as a costumer on a cruise ship! A self-proclaimed 'creative perso...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Today's guest is Claire Warner, consultant and co-founder of the Good Measure Guild . Claire shares how she went from studying law, to succeeding in cocktail competitions – yes, there's a link there – and how that catapulted her into to a career as a brand ambassador, and later in spirit creation and innovation...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Today's guest is Michelle Brampton, CEO of WSET , the world's leading provider of drinks education. Michelle shares how she first 'fell into' the drinks industry two decades ago, all thanks to a 6-month contract as a finance analyst in wine company. After working her way up to finance director then managing dir...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Exciting news! Cheers with Nat season two kicks off this Wednesday, September 16th. Each week on the show, I host curious, career-focused conversations with women who work in the drinks industry, so you can learn how each guest got to where they are today, what their day-to-day looks like now, what keeps them g...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. When I (re)launched this show back in March 2026, the idea was to have conversations that made us all feel connected, celebrated, cheered up, and cheered on. (So, I hope you'd agree you feel that way when listening!) Importantly though, I didn't want those feelings to end after each episode. My vision for Cheer...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. It's time for the final episode of my NYC mini-series! Today's guest is Victoria Garcia , senior bartender at Sip & Guzzle. You'll hear how Victoria got her start in hospitality, what keeps her here, and what it's really like to work at the recently crowned ' Best Bar in North America '. She also shares why men...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. We're continuing our four-episode mini-series from NYC! Today's guest is Mandy Naglich , an author, journalist, and professional taster. Mandy tells us about the daytime TV icon she aspired to be when she grew up, and the winding career path she navigated in pursuit of her passion for broadcast journalism. We a...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. We're continuing our four episode mini-series from NYC! Today's guest is Tara Hankinson, co-founder and co-CEO of TALEA Beer Co . TALEA was founded with a mission to bring craft beer to a broader audience – and you're about to hear exactly how they're doing it. From brand voice, to customer experience, to colla...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. We're about to kick off a four-episode mini-series from my recent visit to NYC! Today's guest is Courtney Iseman , freelance drinks writer and media consultant. Courtney shares how her childhood love of Broadway turned into a degree in journalism and screenwriting and, later, a career as a writer. We also learn...

In our final throwback episode, we're catching up with another guest from Beer with Nat season two, who I chatted with back in June 2019. Today's guest is Lucy Do, owner of The Dodo Micropub . We start by hearing what Lucy has been up to over the past 7 years, then we revisit our original conversation. Lucy shares us what a micropub is and why she decided to open one. She also reflects on some of...

In this throwback episode, we're catching up with someone from season two of Beer with Nat who I recorded with back in May 2019.  Today's guest is Annabel Smith, Beer Sommelier and founder of the training, consultancy, and events business, BeerBelle . We'll start by hearing what Annabel has been up to over the past 7 years, then we'll revisit our original conversation.  You'll hear about Annabel's...

This episode is another trip down memory lane, as we hear from a guest from the first season of Beer with Nat who I initially recorded with back in December 2018. Today's guest is Lotte Peplow, American Craft Beer Ambassador for Europe at The Brewers Association. We'll start by hearing what Lotte has been up to over the past 8 years, then re-run our initial conversation. You'll learn how Lotte got...

In today's episode, we're digging into the archives! You're going to hear from a guest from the first season of Beer with Nat, who I initially recorded with way back in December 2018. Today's guest is drinks educator, author, and founder of the School of Booze , Jane Peyton. We'll start by hearing what Jane has been up to over the past 8 years (wow!), then re-run our initial conversation. You'll l...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Today's guest is Erika Haigh, founder of Mai Sake . Erika talks us through her career to date, including how her work in wine led her to discover her true passion for sake, and how she went from opening London's first dedicated sake bar to setting up a boutique fine sake merchant. A true sake educator, Erika te...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. In this episode, we're continuing our conversation with Becky Paskin, drinks journalist and founder of the OurWhisky Foundation . If you haven't yet heard part 1 of this episode, do start there, then come on back here for more.  For those of you that are caught up, we pick up right where we left off – with the...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Today's guest is Becky Paskin, drinks journalist and founder of The OurWhisky Foundation . We had so much to talk about, this episode will be coming at you in two parts! In this first half, Becky tells us how she got her start as a drinks writer, what it takes to make a living as one today, what an editor actua...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Last week, you heard from Amélie, the founder of the Women in Beer mentorship programme. This week, you're going to hear from one of the mentees! Today's guest is Elizabeth Townsend, co-owner of Kerroo Brewing Company . Elizabeth shares how she went from studying music at university to opening a brewery with he...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Today's guest is Amélie Tassin, founder of Tipple Marketing and Women in Beer . Amélie shares how her career in marketing began, what led her to focus on beer, and how the social group she started after moving to Scotland grew into a festival, a mentorship scheme, and an awards programme – you'll hear the whole...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Today's guest is Luma Monteiro aka @WineriaOfficial on Instagram and Head of Marketing at  Davy's Wine Merchants . We start by discussing the many hats Luma wears, how she first got into wine, and how she got to where she is now – by building both her wine knowledge and her business expertise. Luma then tells u...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Today's guest is Nicola Hart, founder of Agua de Madre . Nicola starts by telling us all about Agua de Madre's signature product – water kefir – including what it is, where she first discovered it, and what led her to start making it herself. From there, we discuss how the business has evolved over the years, w...