The Industry

Kypp Saunders

Booking Overview

This is an interview podcast focused on the bar, restaurant, and hospitality industries, with regular external guests including bartenders, beverage directors, restaurateurs, and other service-industry professionals. Agencies could credibly pitch hospitality operators, beverage experts, mixologists, industry educators, and creators with distinctive career stories or expertise; booking difficulty is low because the show generally features accessible working professionals rather than exclusively high-profile celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 273

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: Canada

Contact Information

dsereda@me.com

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Host

Kypp Saunders - Host of a podcast covering the people, careers, and craft of the bar, restaurant, and hospitality industries.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Working professionals in bars, restaurants, hotels, and related hospitality businesses, including bartenders, beverage directors, restaurateurs, hospitality educators, and industry creators with meaningful experience or a distinctive perspective.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership of a bar, restaurant, hotel, or beverage program, Recognition in hospitality or cocktail-industry publications and competitions, Professional certifications or specialized expertise, Restaurant or bar ownership and program development, Substantial audience or content-creation reach

Recent Guest Discussions

Patrick McMurray - Oyster Expertise, Merroir, Shucking Technique, Restaurant Ownership, Hospitality Education, And Beverage Pairings.

Nicole White - Bartending Career Development, Mindful Service, Sobriety, Beverage Education, Cocktail Programs, And Hospitality Work Across Different Markets.

Marina Ferreira - Building Destination-hotel Beverage Programs, Hospitality Operations, Mocktails, Mentoring, Cocktail Development, And Career Progression.

Emmanuel Hernandez - Bartender Career Progression, Spirits Certification, Mentorship, Cocktail Technique, Bar-back Culture, And Recovering From Workplace Gun Violence.

Matthew Rangel - Bartending As Performance, Content Creation, Mental Health In Hospitality, Acting, Emotional Labor, And Building An Audience Through Authentic Industry Stories.

Recent Topics

Hospitality, Bartending, Restaurants, Cocktails, Service Industry

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Industry
:

E274 Patrick McMurray

August 03, 2026

A conversation with Guinness World Record holder Patrick McMurray on merroir, the art of the perfect shuck, and building a career around one ingredient.* In this episode of The Industry Podcast, we sit down with Patrick McMurray, a Toronto-based oyster sommelier, restaurateur, and two-time record holder — 2002 World Oyster Shucking Champion and current Guinness World Record holder at 39 oysters shucked in a minute. Patrick got his start as a teenage butcher's apprentice before working the fro...

E273 Nicole White

July 20, 2026

In this episode of The Industry Podcast, we sit down with Nicole White, a bartender currently working at OPA, a Greek and Mediterranean restaurant in Waterville, Maine. Nicole traces her path through the hospitality industry — from her first job at Panera Bread and serving at Ruby Tuesday, to learning the craft behind the bar at The Speakeasy in Waterville, to becoming a full-time bartender in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Nicole's career eventually took her to San Diego, where she spent six y...

E272 Marina Ferreira

July 06, 2026

Inside the remote desert resort redefining hospitality, one cocktail at a time Guest Bio Raised between Brazil and New York, Marina Ferreira developed a deep appreciation for how food, drink, and hospitality bring people together. With more than 12 years in the industry, she's built a career rooted in creativity, connection, and guest experience — growing from host to beverage director along the way. She currently leads the bar team at Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel in California's high desert, wh...

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