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Rising Tides Live: The Production Machine

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Interview Takeaways

  • Buy-in before workflows. Processes only stick when the whole team helps shape them; listening first earns the buy-in that makes any system work.
  • One hub, two channels. Keep production simple and trackable with a single Notion hub, plus two Slack channels per project: a shared client channel and an internal team channel.
  • Clip small, post often. Mine episodes with the “five senses,” publish “cake pop” clips that tease the full story, and prioritize consistency to compound results.

Producers Mike Bisceglia and Kyle Pfluger, from Cali BBQ and filling in for host Shawn Walchef, break down how Cali BBQ Media turns ideas into a repeatable production engine. They dig into the balance of art and science in content, why team buy-in matters, and how the right mix of generalists and specialists keeps work moving. The room swaps practical systems too, including Notion for tracking, shared Slack channels with clients, and tools like Descript. Community guests add frameworks like “five senses” content mining, a “cake pop” clip strategy, and the Lindy effect to stay consistent. It’s a candid, tactical look at process, communication, and the habits that ship.

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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Homework

Map lanes (10 min): List your current team as “generalists” vs “specialists,” and write one sentence on what success looks like for each lane.

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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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