Bar Hacks Podcast
1) Episode 140 with Finian Sedgwick
Long-time listeners know we love it when previous guests return! On this episode, Finian Sedgwick, chief growth officer at BAXUS, comes back onto the podcast.Finian and David chat about the growth of ...Show More
2) Episode 139 with Matthew Rangel
We sit down with real-life bartender, actor, and social media creator Matthew Rangel (@therealmattyrangel) an hour before he needed to open one of the three bars at which he works in Wisconsin to talk...Show More
3) ReFire: "We're Having Dinner—You're Not"
We managed to squeeze three real-world hospitality situations into episode five of ReFire!On the last episode, David and Bradley talked about guest perception, and how the "little" things can have a b...Show More
4) ReFire: Brilliant Burgers, Sloppy Service & Persnickety Perception
Guest experience drives perception, and perception shapes value. As you may have already learned, perception can be impacted on what may feel trivial to operators and their teams but is incredibly imp...Show More
5) Episode 136 with Hayden Lambert
Hayden Lambert, co-founder of the unique and award-winning Above Board bar in Melbourne, Australia, pops by for an incredible chat.When Lambert would explain the reductionist philosophy behind the con...Show More
6) Episode 135 with Jackie Williams
Jackie Williams, event vice president of Bar Convent Brooklyn, pops in to chat about this year's BCB!If you're listening to this podcast, you're likely well aware of BCB. But, just in case, this annua...Show More
7) Episode 134 with William Brooks
On this episode, host David Klemt sits down with William Brooks, the Global Brand Ambassador for Tequila Herradura. With a background from Johnson & Wales University and extensive experience in the sp...Show More
8) Episode 133 with Michael Suomi
Suomi Design Works is an award-winning hotel design studio dedicated to approaching every hospitality project with an exceptional level of creativity. In fact, Michael Suomi, president of the studio, ...Show More
9) ReFire: Bad Behavior & Ridiculous Regulars
We're back! Hosts David Klemt and Bradley Knebel tackle two real-life restaurant and bar situations in the first ReFire of 2025.The two tackle the topic of an operator who's hesitant to believe it whe...Show More
10) Episode 131 with Barbara Harmon
In 2008, Barbara Harmon volunteered at an outreach program for individuals with mental illness. Half of the patients attending the program wanted to work but were told by their clinical staff that the...Show More