We Recover Loudly - Serving Essential Hospitality Conversations
Welcome to We Recover Loudly the podcast.
In season one, the mission was to spark conversations about addiction, recovery, and drinking cultures within hospitality. What we found was that these topics are closely linked to much bigger issues that we face in the industry, which truly deserve our attention and a space to be discussed. The podcast has evolved to delve into important matters surrounding addiction and recovery, as well as significant themes like burnout, sexual harassment, gender imbalance, mental health, chronic illness, stress, and eating disorders—the list goes on! This podcast isn’t just for individuals in recovery from drugs and alcohol working in hospitality; it’s for anyone who has dealt with challenges, tough working conditions, or health issues related to their experiences in this industry, who want to hear inspiring stories of strength and recovery.
Each episode features a mix of personal stories from myself and other incredible individuals who are currently in the industry or connected to the industry via a mental health space. We engage in conversations with hospitality leaders who are paving the way in providing training and resources to cultivate healthy workplace environments for their teams. This podcast aims to be a welcoming platform for everyone to share the challenges they've faced while working in hospitality and how they’ve overcome them... loudly!
So, let's turn it up and get loud, because when we recover loudly we stop others dying quietly.
We Recover Loudly - Serving Essential Hospitality Conversations
S2 Episode 009 - Jordan Childs (Mash Gang) - From Lockdown Loses to Fermentation Gains
This week’s episode is a total riot. Shell is joined by one of the brains behind the incredible brewery Mash Gang. Jordan talks about the journey from a hobbyist homebrewer during lockdown to launching a successful non-alcoholic beverage company. He discusses how their initial experimentation with fermentation led to creating some rather unique products before getting to the beers we know and love, collaborating with breweries like Northern Monk and BrewDog, and navigating challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite setbacks, Jordan reflects on their adventurous spirit of the Mash Gang team and how their sheer determination and hard work to turn their hobby into a thriving business has come to fruit in such an extraordinary way.
We also discussed
- The importance of knowledge sharing and collaboration within the industry, highlighting initiatives like free training sessions for industry professionals.
- The commercialisation of addiction, with a powerful perspective on how things like Dry January can infact cause challenges for people due to a lack of safety.
- Jordan shares his personal experience with addiction, rehab and rehabilitation.
- Societal perceptions of sobriety and the need to respect individual choices without judgment.
- The obsession recovered addicts have with shortbread.
Jordan is a massive character in the NA industry, and his personality is as delightfully refreshing as his beers. This episode really highlights that the NA beer space is full of energy, creativity and excitement. Whatever your reason for reaching for an NA beer, Mash Gang have really raised the bar.
Connect with Jordan:
@ mash_gang linkedin.com/in/mashgangjord
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