Perspectives
Season 2
Leadership is
What should leadership look like in bars? We talk to bar owners and respected leaders who have worked hard to build and lead teams that work together harmoniously to be some of the best in the business. From effective communication to navigating failure and adversity, they explain what it takes to truly lead a team.
Contributors
Will Guidara
Author And Restauranteur, NYCThe author of the Unreasonable Hospitality, Guidara is also the founder of hospitality company Thank You, and co-founder of the Welcome Conference. Previously co-owner of Eleven Madison Park, his career in the restaurant industry has resulted in numerous accolades.
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Author And Restauranteur, NYCThe author of the Unreasonable Hospitality, Guidara is also the founder of hospitality company Thank You, and co-founder of the Welcome Conference. Previously co-owner of Eleven Madison Park, his career in the restaurant industry has resulted in numerous accolades.
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Jean Trinh
Co-founder, Alquímico CartagenaOne of the most recognisable bartenders in the world, Trinh is the co-founder of Alquímico, a three-story mansion bar that champions diversity and sustainability. He now spends most of his time on the bar's 25-acre farm in Finlandia which has become central to his business.
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Co-founder, Alquímico CartagenaOne of the most recognisable bartenders in the world, Trinh is the co-founder of Alquímico, a three-story mansion bar that champions diversity and sustainability. He now spends most of his time on the bar's 25-acre farm in Finlandia which has become central to his business.
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Inés de los Santos
Owner, Cochinchina & Kona, Buenos AiresHaving spent the last 25 years in hospitality, de los Santos has been a key figure in the Argentine training and education space. While she has previously focused on joint ventures, she now owns CoChinChina & Kona a bar and restaurant reflecting her love of Southeast Asia.
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Owner, Cochinchina & Kona, Buenos AiresHaving spent the last 25 years in hospitality, de los Santos has been a key figure in the Argentine training and education space. While she has previously focused on joint ventures, she now owns CoChinChina & Kona a bar and restaurant reflecting her love of Southeast Asia.
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The Future is Yours to Create: Emilio Valencia
The second interviewee in our new series asking bartenders how they can shape the future of the industry is Emilio Valencia, group beverage development manager for Soho Luxury Restaurants in Dubai. He tells us the most helpful career advice he’s been given, what a good role model means to him and the one thing he […]
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The Future is Yours to Create: Ginevra Castagnoli
The first interviewee of our new series asking bartenders what they want from the future, is Ginevra Castagnoli, founder of community project, Ellas Empowerment. She talks to us about becoming her own best friend, eliminating egos and why leaders shouldn’t always be mentors A little bit about me I’m an Italian from Milan who has been […]
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Up Close & Personal: Sly Augustin
In the first of our new series, we talk to Sly Augustin, owner of London’s Trailer Happiness, about the ins and outs of running a bar business, how he deals with failure and setbacks, and what he wish he’d known before becoming a bar owner
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Jean Trinh talks human sustainability, community and being fearless
During the pandemic, Jean Trinh turned the role of a bar leader on its head. The founder of Alquímico explains why caring for a community drives everything he does in his business – and how it taught him not to fear anything Don’t get me wrong, I love Paris, where I’m from. But the thing […]
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Bartending as a career: Asia
As Asia continues to grow in visibility on the global bar stage, we take a look at how the profession has been perceived in the past – and ask how this could be changing. From Tokyo to Goa, six bartenders on the ground tell their stories Biznu Saru has his father to thank for introducing […]
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Why we need to re-examine the meaning of leadership in bars
As we kick-off a brand-new season of Perspectives with a new theme, Campari Academy creative director Monica Berg examines the role of leaders in bars today – and what needs to change for a stronger future This month marks one year since we launched the Global Campari Academy (you can read more about it here) so […]
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With insight and knowledge from industry icon Monica Berg, we’re looking beyond the bar to educate and inspire bartenders at all levels of their careers on a global scale in a way that’s never been seen before.
