HospitaliTV Podcast

Dan Valerino, SOMMCON 2024

Dan Valerino, partner at Finca in North Park, San Diego, sits down with me during SommCon 2024 in San Diego.  We talk about the panel he presented on, Your Volume is Showing, tips for leveraging relationships, and the best advice he's ever heard. 

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NATE RIVERA - Wine Director for Two Travelers Wine Bar

Got to sit down with Nate Rivera of Two Travelers Wine Bar in Temecula; we talked about his background in the industry, contributing to the industry, attracting great talent, best tactics for a successful wine bar and a lot more!!  Let us know what you think!

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ANGIE WEBER - Owner of Cowboy Star Steakhouse in San Diego

So humbled to sit down and talk with one of my favorite people in the San Diego restaurant scene, Angie Weber! We go over her life experience in owning and running one of the most iconic restaurants in SD, her time in sales and brand development, her inspiring stances and leadership throughout the pandemic, and a lot more.

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Full podcast available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most platforms.

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Please follow the podcast on IG at:  @hospitalitv and follow Angie on IG at:  @angie_uncorked @cowboystarsd

ZACK MUSICK - Director of Education for The German Wine Collection

Grateful to have sat down with my buddy and bad ass sommelier Zack Musick, director of education for The German Wine Collection.  We discussed all things German wine, as well as Zack's background in hospitality, best advice to young sommeliers, overcoming obstacles to create a diverse and engaging wine list, and much more!

Please follow the podcast on IG at: 

@hospitalitv

and follow Zack on IG at: 

@zackymuse

@thegermanwinecollection 

SCOTT ROSE - Wine Director @ Mr. A's in San Diego

Sat down with one of the veterans in the San Diego wine scene, Mr. Scott Rose.  We talked about creating wine programs, his philosophy when it comes to tasting wines for his list, employee longevity, dealing with the changing demographic, and much more! 

The HospitaliTV podcasted was created with the intent of interviewing leaders in the hospitality industry so that we can learn insights, best practices, and gain the tools that we need to grow and achieve our goals.  Please follow on all social @hospitaliTV

AMANDA MALCOM BROWN - Owner at Well Balanced SD, Feelbombdotcom

Sat down with Amanda and talked about her journey into becoming a health and wellness coach, and later a life coach.  With a deep background in hospitality, DJ'ing, and operating in the night life, we discussed being able to maintain balance, taking care of yourself, and being able to plan out your life with intention.  This has been one of my favorite topics lately as it's easy to get lost in the commotion of the industry, and so important to not lose sight of what our own goals are.  You can find Amanda at:

@feelbombdotcom

@wellbalanced.sd

The HospitaliTV podcasted was created with the intent of interviewing leaders in the hospitality industry so that we can learn insights, best practices, and gain the tools that we need to grow and achieve our goals.  Please follow on all social @hospitaliTV

CESAR SANDOVAL, National Portfolio Ambassador Casa Lumbre Spirits

Incredibly thankful for the opportunity to sit down and chat with my buddy Cesar Sandoval.  He's exploded quickly in his role as National Brand Ambassador for Casa Lumbre Spirits.  We chat about how he got into this role, how to develop new products in the market, best qualities he looks for in brand ambassadors, managing social media and much, much more.  Follow Cesar on IG @saysar

The HospitaliTV podcast was created with the intent of interviewing leaders in the hospitality industry so that we can learn insights, best practices, and gain the tools that we need to grow and achieve our goals! Follow on all social @hospitaliTV

CHRIS WOOD - Regional Operations Manager, Trust Restaurant Group

Sat down with Chris Wood of the Trust Restaurant Group, one of the most charismatic and welcoming individuals in the game. We spoke about his journey, people who have influenced his career, employee longevity, his speech for the USD men's basketball team, and a lot more. Please leave us a comment and tell us what you think!! Follow @hospitalitv on IG and please subscribe on YouTube! 

MAURICE DIMARINO - State of the Beverage Industry

Very grateful to have had MAURICE DIMARINO, beverage director of the Cohn Restaurant Group, donate his time to do a seminar on: State of the Union in our Industry – how to be viable in an ever changing business through guest & staff engagement while managing a positive P&L. This is the 3rd installment of educational seminars around hospitality followed by networking sessions here in San Diego, with more on the way! If you're interested in attending, please reach out. Don't forget to SUSCRIBE to this channel for more update!

MS Will Costello - Sommeliers in the marketplace; seminar and San Diego networking session

Today’s episode was a recording of a recent seminar delivered by Master Sommelier Will Costello for the Somm community in San Diego.  The subject of the seminar was navigating the current marketplace, negotiating salaries, contract work, and proving your value as a somm from a dollars and cents perspective.   This is by far, in my opinion, one of the most important skills to have in order to create more job opportunities and growth for the industry.  

Time stamps: 

2:20 wills background 

27:40 so easy to complain 

34 restaurant stages

37:30 salary negotiation 

38:40 incentives 

41:30 knowing your value in the market

46:30 payment structures 

50 proving your worth 

59:35 creative programming 

1:04:15 certifications 

1:06:10 contracts + consulting

I recently started hosting these educational seminars followed by a networking session for the local community, if you are interested in participating in these please DM me and I can add you to the list.  We are hosting about every other month.  

As a friendly reminder you can get these full podcasts on spotify, Apple Podcasts, and the full video version on YOUTUBE. Thanks for listening!!