On The Back Bar #16 Sven Almenning on his golden rule for growth and output, giving back to the industry through free online training and building healthy routines during isolation.

<p>In this episode of On The Back Bar Podcast, Chris talks to Sven Almenning, the managing director and owner of the influential Speakeasy Group of venues.</p> <p>The group includes iconic venues such as Eau de Vie Sydney and Melbourne, Boilermaker House, the Viking mythology-inspired Mjølner Sydney and Melbourne, and the Champagne and cocktail bar Nick and Nora.</p> <p>On top of this, he has an incredibly useful training and management platform for the hospitality industry named Ananas. Ananas has just become free for everyone during the COVID pandemic.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>The courses are in-depth and diverse and as Sven mentions in the show this is a great opportunity for us to upskill and learn.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We talk about this, his golden rule for concepts and also why he had to get a firearms license to import a cocktail shaker.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>Enjoy!</p> <p> </p> <p>Contact info:</p> <p>Insta: svenalmenning</p> <p>Website: <a href="https://speakeasygroup.com.au" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Speakeasy Group </a></p> <p>Website: <a href="https://ananasacademy.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ananas Academy</a> </p> <p>*****</p> <p>Join our community on Facebook! <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/beveragenetwork">Beverage Network</a></p> <p>This podcast relies on our listeners to keep the show going!</p> <p>If you could support us by joining our Patreon it would really help this podcast grow.</p> <p>Patreon is a platform where you can support the podcast with a small monthly donation. This funding will help with all manner of things to equipment costs, editing and even getting some hard to reach people to sit down with me.</p> <p>Or you can just buy me a coffee to say thanks with the link below! :) </p> <p><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/onthebackbar">https://www.patreon.com/onthebackbar</a></p> <p><a href= "buymeacoffee.com/chrismenning">buymeacoffee.com/chrismenning</a>                </p>