#125 Steve Schneider: What Does It Take to Run the Best Bar in North America?
#125 Steve Schneider: What Does It Take to Run the Best Bar in North America?
Steve Schneider, Marine veteran, 19-year Employees Only alum, star of Hey Bartender, partner at Sip & Guzzle with Shingo Gokan, and now holder of the number one spot on North America's 50 Best Bars, is our guest today. He didn't chase fame or accolades; he showed up, took at-bats nobody else wanted, and stayed when the work got hard. This episode covers craft cocktail history from the flair era through molecular mixology into today, the real economics of bar partnerships and passive income, how to train a staff into a culture they've never seen, and why hospitality skill outlives drink-making skill.
Expect to Learn:
- Why he refuses to be the sole owner of any bar he's in
- The theater performance that changed how he manages staff
- What Hey Bartender edited out of his actual promotion timeline
- The mental switch that turns a hard guest into a non-event
Links:
- Sip & Guzzle
- Steve Schneider on Instagram — @mightyschneidey
- Employees Only
- Hey Bartender (documentary)
- North America's 50 Best Bars
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I talk to people in and around the service industry space. I'm looking to hear from the people I wish I could have talked to when I was coming up in bars. Said another way: I am trying to make sense of this wild, beautiful mess that can be a life working in bars, and help others that are feeling similarly confused and/or lost. Check out the Podcast Website Here and get in touch with me!
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As always, I’m just here taking notes, trying to figure out what it all means.
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