The Post Shift Podcast with Shawn Soole

This week we talk about the market you are in, becoming the driving force on making the market bigger over just taking a slice of it. some good points about market saturation, education and my take on awards and media.  Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including ba...

One of the best bartenders in Canada with a deep love and affection for the maritimes; I had an absolute pleasure asking him why he never left Halifax.   Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. G...

This week, it's time for some self-reflection and learning to chase gratification over gratitude. Being an entrepreneur or a leader in your field can be lonely AF but if you work hard for the right reasons, it is extremely rewarding.   Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around t...

Camper English is one of the most enigmatic food and drinks writers in the world and for me to have an opportunity to sit down and chat was a dream come true.   Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry suppor...

A veritable lynch pin in the Toronto bar scene, a GP for a penchant for crazy mezcal and absinthe. Someone who I adore and look up to immensely and have the crazy pleasure to call him a friend. An amazing session from Toronto Cocktail Conference.   Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top tal...

It's been a while but I am back with some work I have been working on with a couple of companies. Human Resources as businesses expand is something that sometimes goes to the wayside. Here are a few pointers.  Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders,...

Get to know the one of the gents behind an Australian vermouth, three books and a penchant for gin.   Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the backstories every...

What happens when you combine two of Canada's best beer, whisky, cocktail and spirit writers together; you get my guests today chatting about cocktails, beers, pizza boxes and more.   Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distill...

I had the fortunate pleasure to be on a panel with Joaquin a few years ago at Tales and he let us in to some serious hospitality philosophy that I hadn't heard before. Enjoy!   Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and...

One half of the Trash Tiki duo, Kelsey lets us in on all the secrets to how she got to where she is today.  Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the backstories every...

Listened to an amazing podcast, Bartender at Large with Erick Castro and Simon Ford; it was raw and unabashed. I wanted to tell my story and give some real advice on the world of entrepreneurship, I don't class myself as an entrepreneur at all; I am in the business of hospitality and have various projects that I am so grateful to have.  Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning indu...

I get to sit down and chat to Paul Clarke about Imbibe Magazine, websites in the early 2000's and cocktail trends. Enjoy!  Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the ba...

Had an absolute killer time in Bangkok last week, I am late this week but check out this Facebook Post and is what sparked this whole podcast. Be patient, take your time and build on foundations is the main take aways.  Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including ba...

Got to hang out on one of his brief stints in Singapore, learnt some new things about him and of course chatted about Excel Spreadsheets Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice a...

With me travelling pretty often these days, I pitched a question to Facebook and asked how a lot of my friends do it.  Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and the backst...

A dear old friend that I don't get to chat to nearly enough and thoroughly enjoyed this episode, he is by far one of the best managers in the country and I recently called him to get advice for my work. One of the nicest and hardest working guys I know. Enjoy!  Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top...

One episode from Toronto Cocktail Conference that I was itching for, to get in the head of the Beverage Director of the Alinea, Aviary and so much more now. Enjoy!  Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry support...

Some negativity took the wind out of my sails this last couple of weeks, so as always; I give my way that I deal with it.   Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and...

What an opportunity to sit down with mentor and friend and chat about his latest endeavor along with brand work and what's in store for 2020.   Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points...

In the second episode of the Toronto Cocktail Conference Series, I sit down with one of my "kids" and discuss cocktails, life in the Edmonton scene, Brendo Nintendo and World Class.  Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers an...

It's 10pm in Singapore and 29C and I wanted to take a chance to reflect on the amazing time I had at TOCC just last week. Thanks Josh, Jess, Jon and Gord for absolutely everything, thank you.   Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owner...

Had to start the Toronto Cocktail Conference Series off strong with good friend and industry stalwart, Matt Jones, the Whisk(e)y Chef. Enjoy.  Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of vie...

I break down why I think that you've got time to achieve everything you want so quickly. Hope this gives you some perspective.  Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers and industry supporters. Get points of view, advice and t...

Known Jeff for a number of years and he's had a stellar year, winning Diageo World Class and Bols Around the World Bar Team with the team at Botanist. Good insights into what it takes to win and some of his life back story. Hope you enjoy.   Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from ar...

Something a little different this week, I did an Instagram Live video and then turned it into a podcast. So you get a ton of people's point of views spattered in there. Enjoy.   Join us every Tuesday & Friday as award winning industry stalwart, Shawn Soole interviews some of the hospitality industries top talents from around the world including bartenders, venue owners, distillers an...