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Rising Tides Live – “Scrappy vs Spielberg”

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Interview Takeaways

  • Document instead of curate. Share real moments from your business without waiting for perfect lighting, polished edits, or a scripted performance.
  • Waiting has a cost. Delaying a post, podcast, or catering launch can mean lost relevance, missed connections, and revenue left on the table.
  • Improve by doing. Start with the tools you have, learn from the response, and make each attempt better through speed and consistency.

Shawn Walchef led this Rising Tides Live conversation about “Scrappy vs Spielberg” and why waiting for perfection can hold businesses back. Restaurant operators, entrepreneurs, and hospitality leaders shared stories about creating content, launching catering programs, and learning as they go. From Elizabeth Doss’s advice to document instead of curate to Iano Dovi’s confession that a camera angle delayed a podcast for six months, the group explored the cost of overthinking. The message was clear: Use what you have, share your story, and improve through practice. Your next opportunity could start with something you almost didn’t post.

Listen to the replay of the latest room where the participants discussed community service and follow Cali BBQ Media to keep up with the latest and join the rooms to tell your story and have your voice heard.

Every Wednesday and Friday at 10am PT, Shawn Walchef hosts the Rising Tides Live room streaming with StreamYard on YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, and more. Leading voices in hospitality, and otherwise, from near and far join to discuss all things business and much more.

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About Cali BBQ Media

Digital Hospitality is an interview-based video podcast hosted by business owner Shawn P. Walchef (@shawnpwalchef) and produced by his Cali BBQ Media company. The weekly digital series explores the ways successful businesses and entrepreneurs have merged old and new with innovative digital strategies that harness the power of the Internet and social media. Shawn is the founder of Cali BBQ Media and creator of the Restaurant Influencers podcast on Entrepreneur Media.

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