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The Spirits are Calling. Will you answer? Join us July 15-19, 2015 as the international spirits community answers the call, returning for another spirited round of Tales of the Cocktail®.
Thursday, July 16 • 10:00am - 11:30am
Nomadic Barkeep: Travel-learn-repeat!!!

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How many of articles as “20 things you learn while living abroad” have you seen? What if it say something like “20,000 things to learn & use in future life while living abroad”?

There is a lot to be absorb every shift, every normal day. Same as we don’t think about breathing, we forget to process & use most of our new experiences. Our mind is simply too occupied with day to day routine. Why don’t we pause to absorb so we can use every little thing we learn each day. The biggest & best companies in the world are leaning more towards EQ (Emotional Intelligence) rather than IQ or other intelligences during hiring interviews. Bartending & living abroad exposes us to an enormous amount of cultural influences. Imagine being able to re-use in your own way every single new experience from each shift behind your bar or new country you living in. How much would choices you make change, bend or adjust?

In this seminar we’ll break down what EQ is, how it works and how it can be improved. Our world traveled “Jack of all trades” panelists will share their tricks & lifetime experiences as well as debating about how important it is to find right position for each member of your staff to build on their skill set which leads to happier team which leads to healthy business & longevity of your operation. You shall be leaving with a good idea what to do everyday to improve knowledge about yourself, work & society, therefor live enriched life.

Moderators
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Zdenek Kastanek

Barkeep/General Manager, 28 HongKong Street/Proof & Company
OVERVIEW One of the most respected names in the bar industry, Zdenek is a cocktail competition veteran who has trained thousands of bartenders across four continents. He has twice represented the United Kingdom in cocktail world cups and has been a shortlisted finalist for the industry’s... Read More →
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George Nemec

“It’s a world of fashion, music, remarkable interiors and unique personalities. It’s like one big Salvador Dali artwork, and in the middle, you are the one able to add a new color.” George Nemec         In 2004 George Jiri Nemec’s contribution to professional bartending... Read More →

Speakers
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Jacob Briars

Advocacy Director, Bacardi
Jacob Briars likes to describe himself as New Zealand’s 7th most famous bartender, but usually that just gets people asking where New Zealand is and who the other 6 bartenders are. For the past few years he has travelled the world as a much-loved spirits educator for some of the... Read More →
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Ali Dedianko

InsideBelve.  Ali Dedianko is a Baltimore native but moved to NYC in 2003 to attend New York University. While she majored in European Studies and minored in Russian Language, she has always had a true passion for spirits. After 7 years behind the bar, working everywhere from speakeasies... Read More →
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Jim Meehan

Jim Meehan, author of the The PDT Cocktail Book, entered the hospitality business in 1995 while studying at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He worked his way through school as a bartender, then moved to New York City in 2002 to hone his palate and develop his craft in venues... Read More →
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Nick van Tiel

Keeping it real
Nick van Tiel is a world-renowned authority on spirits, cocktails and the craft of bartending. He is also an obsessive music fan and has fed this passion by DJing, producing music, and consulting for a number of venues across the world on music and sound design. Beginning his career... Read More →

Sponsors

Thursday July 16, 2015 10:00am - 11:30am CDT
La Nouvelle Orleans West at the Hotel Monteleone 214 Royal Street New Orleans, LA 70130