No Bulls**t Guide To Marketing | Erik Shellenberger (BAR MARKETING BASICS) | DH135
No BS. That is the best descriptor for marketing specialist Erik Shellenberger. His approach to teaching bar and restaurant owners the best way to market their business. Years in the industry have equipped Erik with a unique insight as to what works and what doesn’t. ”There’s a lot of BS out there.” Digital Hospitality podcast […]
Commerce Moves To The Curb @ Curbivore Conference | Jonah Bliss (CURBIVORE) | DH134
Curbivore is a forward-thinking conference that highlights the necessary pivots of businesses and other tech pioneers in the modern era. Jonah Bliss of Curbivore was a guest on the Digital Hospitality podcast where he talked about the March 4 Curbivore conference in Downtown Los Angeles and how commerce is moving to the curb. Check out […]
How To Optimize Your Influence | Andrew Duffy (SPARKPLUG) Interview | DH133
SparkPlug aims to propel retail businesses and brands through personalized experiences and optimizing their influence. Andrew Duffy is a Harvard grad with the right amount of book smarts and business sense. Add tech savvy in the ingredients and one of the spark plugs behind the SparkPlug platform understands what it takes to build systems that […]
How To Raise Money with Crowdfunding | Cleve Oines (MÄNNKITCHEN) | DH132
How did MÄNNKITCHEN raise millions on crowdfunding platforms? By finding a need and creating a solution. How many cranks does it take you to pepper a steak using your pepper mill? Probably dozens, right? For MÄNNKITCHEN Founder Cleve Oines, it was around 70 pepper cranks one day when he realized there was a problem. Why […]
How To Become An E-Commerce Company | Ride1Up Electric Bikes | DH131
Ride1UP electric bikes (e-bikes) are built for performance and reliability. And so is the e-commerce company itself. Ride1UP developed a product they felt was life-changing: electric bikes. But how did the company leaders make sure they could get their e-bikes to as many people as they could? By becoming an e-commerce company. Ride1UP CEO Daniel […]
Preview: Restaurant Influencers | SAM THE COOKING GUY on Growing a YouTube Channel | DH129
The secret to YouTube is simple. It’s not about you. It’s about your audience. On this special preview episode of the Restaurant Influencers Podcast, Sam Zien (Sam The Cooking Guy) talks with host Shawn P. Walchef (Cali BBQ Media) about how he grew his YouTube channel to millions of subscribers and running multiple restaurants. “YouTube […]
The BBQ Must Go On | Feeding Navy Sailors After The Big Flag Practice for Holiday Bowl
Even though the Holiday Bowl 2021 game was canceled right before it was set to kick off, the BBQ MUST GO ON. At Cali BBQ we always do everything we can to feed as many people our slow-smoked barbecue as we can. https://calibbq.media Cali BBQ donated a catered BBQ meal for 250 hungry sailors […]
Believe in Others. Celebrate and Elevate | My Mentor David Meltzer (@davidmeltzer) | DH128
David Meltzer is a mentor to many. However, there are two titans he studies closely himself. Their names? None other than William Shakespeare and Albert Einstein. Taking lessons from both, David Meltzer (@davidmeltzer) has been able to pivot from being a powerful sports agent to a motivational media maven at the age of 50. “I […]
Hospitality is at the Heart of Holiday Bowl 2021 | Mark Neville (Holiday Bowl CEO) | DH127
At the heart of the annual Holiday Bowl is hospitality and community. On this episode of the Digital Hospitality podcast, Holiday Bowl CEO Mark Neville talks about the history of the NCAA bowl game in San Diego, the nonprofit’s future at Petco Park, and how the live event gives back to the community. At Cali […]
How To Raise Money + Execute Your Concept | My Yard Live Beer Co. Founders Jamie Minotti and Mark McLarry | DH126
You have a great business concept, but how do you raise the money needed to realize your vision? Check out the Digital Hospitality interview with My Yard Live Beer Co. co-owners Mark McLarry and Jamie Minotti to learn how they turned their grand vision into reality step by step. “(We thought) let’s do something brick-and-mortar […]