Digital Hospitality

Find your talent, not your title. The term 'multi-hyphenate’ gets thrown around a lot these days. However, David Adamovich, an ordained minister, doctor, entertainer, and author, doesn’t throw his titles around. David throws knives instead. The Great Throwdini David Adamovich was a guest on the Digital Hospitality podcast where the impalement artist talked about transforming himself into the "Worl...

There's a reason we recommend every restaurateur read Restaurant Startup and Growth and join RestaurantOwner.com. Having up-to-date information aggregated from experts in the industry is vital to staying current in any business, especially for restaurant owners and operators. As we built up Cali BBQ and evolved the restaurant over the years, a vital and inspiring resource for us has always been th...

Uber Eats is doing their part to help the restaurant industry and change lives with Digital Hospitality.  They have among the most important jobs in the food industry, but the day-to-day duties of Uber Eats' Therese Lim and Francisco Bram aren't centered around pots and pans, taste tests, or cooking classes. Digital Hospitality podcast guests Therese Lim and Francisco Bram from Uber Eats help brid...

Doug Scheiding is an aerospace engineer. Doug Scheiding is also a business broker. But while this episode of Digital Hospitality is about multi-hyphenate Doug Scheiding, it’s not the merely the story of an aerospace engineer or a business broker. This is the story of a champion who gives his all no matter what. “Whether you’re playing tiddlywinks or chess, do it 150%,” says Texas pitmaster and fri...

As you'd expect for a Tech CEO, Jonathan Hensley is a busy man. Day to day, Jonathan Hensley serves as both the CEO of Emerge Interactive and as the technology advisor for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The tech titan who was raised in The Bay has seen his industry explode before his eyes dating back to his boyhood, well aware of both the game-changing innovation and the high-priced fluff...

If you want to survive and thrive in business then you have to start operating and thinking like a media company. Being in business in 2021 and beyond is about creating memorable moments online and offline. The world is changing and we all need to keep up. Digital Hospitality guest Josh Kopel shared our Cali BBQ Media origin story on his FULL COMP Podcast (presented by Yelp) in 2020. We talked in-...

Sam the Cooking Guy would like to propose a Toast.  Sam "The Cooking Guy" Zien has nearly 2.4 Million followers on YouTube. He's got tons to share about cooking, digital media, and creating a food empire. But for fellow restaurateurs he has one big piece of advice. It’s to invest in Toast. No, we’re not talking about avocado toast, forgoing flatbread or any menu changes at any of Sam’s properties....

David Meltzer has found success in all arenas of life.  Taking on title bouts in business, family and friendship, David Meltzer has gone toe-to-toe with doubt, loss, and a world that sometimes feels like it’s run out of love. Nevertheless, the inspiring leader continues to conquer and fight fear with a smile on his face. Whether tackling tough critics in his industry or catching inspiration off a...

The first rule of the Spotify Playlist Challenge is you will share the Spotify Playlist Challenge. Every week we try to help others become better digital storytellers. This challenge is a way to get someone who you care about to pick 10 Songs that matter to them and then publish that public playlist on Spotify.   Spotify Playlist Challenge Rules: * You will talk and post about the #SpotifyPla...

At Cali BBQ we learned early on that to get people to care about us, we had to reach out to them online. Veteran broadcaster and notable San Diego media personality Chris Cantore (our former podcast guest) featured our Cali BBQ Media story on his The Cantore Show podcast. Recording in his surf hut studio, Cantore dug into Cali BBQ Media's digital evolution and reaction to the fundamental changes i...

One day Dr. Justin Moseley asked himself: “If money wasn't an issue, what would I do?” Soon came an answer. "The Mindset Doctor" Justin Moseley is our guest on the Digital Hospitality podcast where he shared his inspiring journey to impact lives and help others with health, personal development, and improved mindsets. Dr. Justin Moseley is hosting The Power of Mindset Summit online from Nov. 18-22...

Getting involved and planting roots in your community as a business owner shows that you care about your village. Once you have a platform — and you use your voice to talk about the entire community, and not just your own business  — everything starts to change. Restaurant Unstoppable podcast host Eric Cacciatore visited Cali BBQ Media to record an episode of his hospitality show with us in late 2...

Being grateful and at your best is a day-by-day journey — from Sunrise to Moonlight and back again. 365 days a year. Digital Hospitality guest Emily Silva Hockstra is an inspiring author and life coach. Her 2020 book Sunrise Gratitude shares 365 morning meditations to help others find the joy and the sacred every day. Along her journey in life, Emily Silva has experienced bumps along the way. As s...

Two days after the passing of the legend Kobe Bryant, I had a tremendous and rich conversation on the You Winning Life podcast about finding a Mamba Mentality and  mental health. This special episode of Digital Hospitality is a way to let you in on the awesome talk I had earlier this year with You Winning Life host Jason Wasser, a therapist and certified coach. We're going to be releasing a lot mo...

The best time to post to social media is yesterday — the next best time is now. That's one of the many social media marketing and digital content creation lessons and insights that Mate's Samantha Trottier and Hernán Regiardo shared with us on this episode of the Digital Hospitality podcast. “The best moment to do things is yesterday and the second-best moment is today,” says Hernán Regiardo while...

Where is the youth of San Diego blossoming on the daily? The Barnes Tennis Center. Led by General Manager Ryan Redondo, the Digital Hospitality team got an inside look at Southern California’s garden for the next generation of student athletes. At the Barnes Tennis Center, the youth of today are encouraged and inspired to nurture life skills such as integrity, leadership, and a strong spirit. The...

Youth Tennis San Diego CEO Ryan Redondo and his team aren’t just teaching tennis, they are changing lives. Ryan Redondo was a guest on Digital Hospitality, where we sat courtside on a beautiful San Diego fall day at the Barnes Tennis Center to talk about the future of tennis, his life and career, and how technology is being adopted in traditionally offline businesses and organizations like at Yout...

Lessons are best taught by stories. As humans, we learn best by hearing — and making sense of — stories that resonate with us. It helps to better understand a confusing world to hear a narrative with a moral. On this special episode of the Digital Hospitality podcast, we bring you inside another of Shawn Walchef and his mentor David Meltzer's Business Coaching Calls. This time around the mentor an...

As a Millenial Mayor, Pavel Gudzherov knows the power of social media firsthand. The 38-year-old leader of Rakovski, Bulgaria uses the digital tools available to him — and a willingness to always learn more — in order to show progress on projects, engage the community, and join the conversation. A leader has to be where the people are. In 2020, that's online. Digital Hospitality podcast host Shawn...

On his journey, Darryll Stinson learned the power of positivity as a way to defeat despair. Now Darryll Stinson is sharing his stories and lessons with the world to help others on their path from pain to potential. Darryll Stinson is a guest on the Digital Hospitality podcast, where the inspirational leader talked with host Shawn Walchef about pulling himself up out of darkness and finding light t...

Cloudbeds is on fire. As one of the hottest tech startups around, the company is growing at a steady rate while adapting to an ever-changing work culture. https://youtu.be/XLXW8_FkWrU Digital Hospitality toured Cloudbeds' San Diego headquarters with company cofounders Adam Harris and Richard Castle as they returned to their amazing and — currently unused — office space for the first time since it...

Stover E. Harger III is telling brand stories — and so should you. To be successful at anything, you have to know your "Why." For Stover Harger III, content publisher and digital strategist for Cali BBQ Media (and producer of this very podcast Digital Hospitality), his "Why" as a content creator has always been simple: “Any good reporter really just wants to help the world with information." An in...

Be featured on the Digital Hospitality podcast. All you have to do is send us your best business strategies, tech tips, and other info to us podcast@calibbq.media. Cali BBQ Media strives to help small businesses survive — and thrive — in 2020 and beyond. Visit https://calibbq.media online to learn more about our business and lives. Digital Hospitality | David Meltzer Coaching Call Thank you for li...

YOU and your ideas can be featured on the Digital Hospitality podcast. All you have to do is send us your best advice, strategies, tech tips, and other information to podcast@calibbq.media. When you send us an Instagram message, a note on Facebook, a Podcast Review, or however you want to get in touch, it helps us grow our Digital Hospitality mission. Cali BBQ Media strives to help small businesse...

Did you know that YOU can be featured on the Digital Hospitality podcast? Send your best tips, quotes, ideas, recommendations, and more to podcast@calibbq.media so we can feature them on the show. Thank you to our loyal listeners for being with us on our podcasting journey. We've learned so much making this show and hope you have too. When you send us a Tweet, a DM, an Email, a Review, or however ...