Focus on Health

About Focus on Health

Focus on Health is a podcast dedicated to discussing and bringing to light the fundamental issues surrounding health and wellness in the Food & Beverage industry. A career dedicated to serving others can take its toll on your health. My goal for Focus on Health: to provide the hospitality community with the tools and resources to better their lives. From eliminating the stigma around discussing mental health to asking the tough questions about what fundamentally needs to change to make our industry a better place to work. Hospitality starts with taking care of yourself.

Publisher

Alex Jump

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

15 Nov 2020

Latest episode

6 Sept 2021

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Sept 2021

   Focus On Health Ep 27: Chris Lowder

   In this episode I chat with Chris Lowder about identity, the culture around work and balance, his move to Asia and how that effect him mentally and physically, and his journey to return to his athleticism. Chris Lowder, Founder of Gaishan Consulting, is one of the world’s most sought-after talents in corporate and multi-venue luxury bar consulting. Chris has successfully built globally recognized beverage programs in some of the world’s most challenging markets, including China, South Korea, Singapore and New York. Chris was nominated in 2018 and 2020 for Best Global Bar Mentor at Tales of the Cocktail, and in 2020 was named one of the 100 most influential figures in the global bar industry by Drinks International. Chris speaks fluent Mandarin and Japanese, and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in East Asian Studies.

2. 

   23 Aug 2021

   Focus On Health Ep 26: Carley Gaskin

   In this episode of Focus On Health I chat with fellow southern ex-pat Carley Gaskin. Carley Gaskin is the owner of Hospitality 201, a sustainability focused events and consulting agency located in Chicago. With over 10 years of hospitality experience, Carley noticed a need for more sustainable practices within the hospitality industry. In 2018, she won the "World's Most Imaginative Bartender" competition with a sustainability focused initiative creating a full menu of zero-waste cocktails. Since then, she has taught numerous sustainability conferences for both hospitality professionals and the home bartender. It is her goal to show that we can all reduce our waste while still creating delicious and well balanced cocktails. Through the episode we chat about making the move from working behind the bar to starting her own business, how important having a great support system is, and cocktail competitions.

3. 

   9 Aug 2021

   Focus on Health Ep 25: Kate Kavanaugh

   Welcome to season 2 of Focus on Health. During the second season of the podcast I hope to host conversations that shed light on topics such as workplace culture, self identity, work/life balance, interpersonal relationships, substance abuse, and any other challenges that hospitality workers may face. In this episode I chat with longtime friend, butcher, and farmer Kate Kavanaugh. In our conversation with discuss what it means to live in alignment, the decision that she and her partner Josh made to move away from their primary business in search of better alignment, how she's actively worked on returning to her health, how regenerative nature can be for our health, and so much more. Kate Kavanaugh set out on a mission to heal land, bodies, and communities through food ten years ago. She is the owner of a small butcher shop and grocery, Western Daughters, in Denver and a new farmer on a small farmstead in upstate New York. She is on a journey to connect with nature, experiment with regenerative agriculture and livestock raising techniques, and help others reconnect with practices that bring them back to health and vitality. Kate just launched Ground Work, where she wants to help connect people directly to their food through both a farm directory and a podcast where she muses about mind, body, and soil. In her spare time, she loves to cook, hang out with her goats, and go for long walks.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

3.5 / 5

2 ratings

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