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Digital Hospitality

Shawn P. Walchef

Digital Hospitality is an interview podcast series that explores the ways successful people have harnessed the power of the Internet and social media. The show is hosted by Cali BBQ Media Founder Shawn P. Walchef.

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All Episodes

28:41

Solving the Tip Out Tangle: CRS Hospitality’s Kickfin...

Digital Hospitality ·

2025/12/08

Kevin Hildebrand is the Chief Operating Office of CRS Hospitality. He has spent his career helping operators cut through the noise and run restaurants with more confidence. In this Digital Hospitality episode, he shares the practical habits and systems that keep teams aligned, reduce stress, and make daily operations smoother. Kevin talks about the small adjustments that create big results, the importance of clear communication, and why consistency matters more than complexity. It is a grounded,

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1:03:33

Rising Tides Live: Thanksgiving Hospitality

Digital Hospitality ·

2025/12/02

In this session of Rising Tides Live, hosted by Shawn Walchef, the community turned Thanksgiving into a deeper conversation about what hospitality really looks like beyond the meal. Members reflected on honoring family traditions, creating space for overlooked voices at the table, preparing teams for the chaos of holiday service, and carrying gratitude through health scares, […]

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21:41

Why Every Restaurant Will Use the KNOW App in 2026

Digital Hospitality ·

2025/12/01

At the CREATE Conference in Nashville, surrounded by operators searching for practical solutions, Krish Sridhar is focused on a problem most people overlook. Not AI hype. Not elaborate software. Something much simpler. The checklist. The everyday tool frontline workers rely on to keep restaurants running the right way. Sridhar is the founder and CEO of […]

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49:08

Pitch The Tide – Charlie Eblen: Single Tree BBQ

Digital Hospitality ·

2025/11/28

In this episode of Pitch The Tide, Charlie Eblen shares how Single Tree BBQ grew from a food truck into a rising Tennessee brand built on family, community, and purpose. After losing his job in 2020, Charlie committed to building something of his own and turned Single Tree into a destination for real barbecue and […]

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7:00

Inside the Lessons Shawn Walchef Learned at Toast HQ

Digital Hospitality ·

2025/11/28

Shawn Walchef has spent his career trying to get better at two things: running a restaurant and telling the story behind it. When he joined the Toast Customer Advisory Board in late 2021, he thought he was signing up to give feedback on a point of sale system. Instead, he found a community of operators, […]

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50:31

Rising Tides Live – Solving the ‘Last Mile’ Problem...

Digital Hospitality ·

2025/11/25

Jason E. Brooks steps in this week for Shawn Walchef as he leads a deep conversation about one of the most overlooked challenges in hospitality tech: the last mile. A keynote speaker, longtime operator, and industry veteran, Jason breaks down why tools that look perfect in a demo often struggle once they hit the chaos […]

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20:26

Why Restaurant Operators Trust eero for Critical...

Digital Hospitality ·

2025/11/24

On the roof of Amazon’s campus in Santa Barbara, with the Palm Tree Music Festival only days away, Mark Sieglock, the Executive Vice President of Software and Services at eero, is focused on one thing: keeping people connected. For Sieglock and the eero team, this festival represents the future of hospitality, where internet reliability shapes […]

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39:28

Pitch The Tide – Brenda Saunders: Founder Of Trakr

Digital Hospitality ·

2025/11/21

In this episode of Pitch The Tide, Brenda Saunders shares how Trakr is making inventory simpler for every restaurant that’s still stuck with clipboards and spreadsheets. As the founder and CEO, Brenda built Trakr to solve a universal operational headache: inconsistent, time-consuming, error-prone counts that throw off ordering and create waste. Trakr gives teams a […]

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8:58

10X Your Media Output Immediately! 3 Time Saving...

Digital Hospitality ·

2025/11/20

Shawn Walchef wants every operator to understand one truth: you are not posting enough. The founder of Cali BBQ and Cali BBQ Media has built a business around one simple habit most operators still overlook. He pulls out his phone. He records. He shares. And over time, those micro moments have turned into millions of […]

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39:44

Rising Tides Live: Stepping Outside Of Your Comfort Zone

Digital Hospitality ·

2025/11/18

In this session of Rising Tides Live, hosted by Shawn Walchef, , the conversation focused on stepping out of your comfort zone and why growth only happens when you do. From live reports at RFDC in Las Vegas to community members sharing their own real-world stories, the group explored how discomfort fuels learning, leadership, and momentum. Operators […]

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13:16

Real Operators. Real Experience. A New Approach to...

Digital Hospitality ·

2025/11/17

Ty Wilson and James Tice took different professional routes, but both grew up in restaurants and understand hospitality at its core. Wilson spent his childhood working in his parents’ restaurants before moving into investment banking. Tice started in restaurants too before building a career in payments and technology. Their shared background gives them a deep […]

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52:09

Pitch The Tide – Beth Hussey: Founder of Shifty

Digital Hospitality ·

2025/11/13

In this episode of Pitch The Tide, Beth Hussey, founder of Shifty, steps up to share how her platform is transforming restaurant training and retention. A lifelong operator turned tech founder, Beth built Shifty to solve one of hospitality’s biggest pain points: high turnover and inconsistent onboarding. Her solution replaces clunky binders and outdated manuals […]

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19:44

The Michael Jordan Rule for Discipline with David...

Digital Hospitality ·

2025/11/12

In this latest Coaching Call with entrepreneur, podcast host, and mentor David Meltzer, host Shawn Walchef share a wide-ranging conversation that moves from the NFL to personal discipline, from content creation to faith. It is part mentorship, part friendship, and always a reminder of how purpose and consistency shape success. “Motivation will get you up,” […]

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57:21

Rising Tides Live: Treat Your Content Like Experiments

Digital Hospitality ·

2025/11/11

In this session of Rising Tides Live, hosted by Shawn Walchef and Elizabeth Doss, the conversation focused on treating content like experiments rather than finished products. The group explored how play, creativity, and imperfection lead to growth both personally and professionally. By removing the pressure to be perfect, creators and operators can rediscover the fun […]

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17:05

Meet Patty AI: The Smart System Built for Restaurants

Digital Hospitality ·

2025/11/10

When Luis Martinez-Moure and Adarsh Nagesh started talking, it wasn’t a pitch meeting. It was a collision of two people who saw the same problem from different worlds. Luis had spent years inside DoorDash and Instacart, learning how chaotic operations could get when data was scattered and decisions were made on gut feeling. Adarsh came […]

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1:00:34

Pitch The Tide – Pathway: Luis Martinez-Moure

Digital Hospitality ·

2025/11/07

This weekly Friday series gives founders the mic to share their vision and get unfiltered feedback from a community of operators, leaders, and peers. In this session, Luis Martinez-Moure presented Pathway, the company behind Patty, an AI-powered assistant built to help restaurant owners run smarter, faster, and more profitably. Patty connects to the systems operators […]

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MaaS Media as a Service The HOT New Business Model

Digital Hospitality ·

2025/11/06

Media as a Service: The New Blueprint for B2B Creators Shawn Walchef believes the future of business storytelling belongs to creators who act like media companies. The founder of Cali BBQ and Cali BBQ Media has turned a San Diego barbecue joint into a digital media brand that now partners with major companies like Amazon, […]

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55:15

Rising Tides Live: 2026 Starts Now! Stop Waiting For...

Digital Hospitality ·

2025/11/04

In this session of Rising Tides Live, hosted by Shawn Walchef, the conversation centered on closing the year strong, not circling back. The group discussed how operators, creators, and partners can stay proactive during the final stretch of the year by showing up, sharing stories, and planning ahead for 2026. Themes of accountability, consistency, and generosity […]

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24:03

Modernizing Electronic Tip Payments with Kickfin

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2025/11/03

Great restaurant groups are built behind the scenes long before guests take their seats. RA Ventures is one of those groups. It has grown to 55 locations across multiple concepts by investing in the invisible work that makes restaurants run: training, administration, and real leadership development. The group elevates the operators who build culture every […]

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