Sick Leave

Connor and I chat about the pressures of account management in the coffee industry, the lasting effects and impact of suicide, and Connor shares the purpose of his mental clarity initiative - Grave Runners. WARNING: This episode contains discussion around suicide.

Jamie Robert Johnston AKA Sauce Boss Head Chef at Everybody Eats shares his experiences with depression and anxiety, experiencing foster homes and adoption as a child and the benefits of counseling.

Sophie wrote an awesome article in The Spinoff titled "Hospitality is broken and the Covid-19 crisis gives us the chance to fix it. We discuss the many great points raised in this article, and 'blue-sky' what the future could look like.

There are resources and help out there for hospo business owners. James Bennie is the Business Growth Manager for Wellington NZ and shares some valuable information about some of the resources that are available. We also talk about the transition for businesses from level 4 to 3; HR considerations, contactless ordering and much more...

Great korero with Renee Coulter about pre and post lockdown, what the next 6 months may look like, and the robustness of the hospitality industry leading up the pandemic.

Sean shares some positivity with us musings about what's around this lockdown corner. He also shares some sage advice for operators navigating the current landscape.

Musings about what the future may hold with Matt Lamason - Founder of Peoples Coffee, Wellington, NZ.

You are now quarantined with Al Keating and myself, in our pyjamas, isolated-hard, creating our way out of the storm.

First of hopefully many episodes from isolation. No guest on this one fam, just me rambling, hopefully some lols and sage. Kia kaha. Shaun K

Greg Cornes, owner-operator of Goodness Gracious cafes in Auckland shares his experiences around opening and managing a multi-site business, opening cafes in the midst of family tragedy, and the pressures of managing and leading your team whilst dealing with what life throws at you.

Al Brown - Chef, Author, Restaurant Owner, TV Presenter - discusses the reality of running multiple businesses and the effect it has on family life and mental health. Al discusses the benefits of psychotherapy, the importance of looking after your teams and early cheffing life. 

CEO of Coffee Supreme, Al Keating joins me to talk about the pressure of running a successful coffee company and its affects on mental wellbeing. Al also drops some sage advice and learnings from many years spent serving in Hospo.

Jackie Lee Morrison - British Chef and Owner of Lashings - brownie bar in Wellington, NZ joins me to talk about her struggles with Graves disease, the stress of the kitchen and its affects on her mental health.

Owner of Staple Espresso (Wellington) - Nik O'Connell - joins me to chat about managing ADHD and anxiety, the realities of hospo-life, and benefits of being open about our struggles with mental health. 

Damaris Coulter - Co Founder of Coco's Cantina and Founder of The Realness joins me to talk her roots in hospo, the stress of running a restaurant on Auckland's 'K Rd' in the early days, and reading people's minds.