Upcoming Speakers
Shawne Soole
May 14, 2025
Our Hospitality Industry
Our Hospitality Industry

Shawn Soole has lived, breathed, and imbibed hospitality for decades. Now, he delves into the advice, opinions, and provocative stories that are helping to define the creative, culturally-necessary space of ‘modern hospitality’—covering topics from front-of-house service, to back-end business operations, and every inch between via his podcasts. 

Shawn has co-authored the books Cocktail Culture (2013) Great Northern Cocktails (2019), BC Spirits Cocktail Book (2021), the second edition of Great Northern Cocktails (2022) and provides ongoing contributions to publications such as Liquor.com and EAT Magazine.

As a dedicated and vocal proponent of the industry, Shawn has presented keynote speeches (Lisbon Bar Show), increased public awareness for distillers in BC, Canada (BC Spirits) and continues to advocate his mission ‘to make the industry better for everyone’ (Post Shift Podcast.)

His input has been vital to the launch and/or ongoing success of numerous highly-acclaimed bar and beverage programs, such as Little Jumbo [2013], OLO [2015], Cafe Mexico [2016] and Pagliacci’s [2018].

To accommodate his growing role as a consultant, Shawn founded Soole Hospitality Concepts (SHC) - a network of industry leaders with decades of multi-faceted experience. Together they provide innovative responses to all the needs of hospitality-oriented businesses.

His firm belief in the importance of consistent personal growth drove him to recently complete a diploma in Advanced Hospitality and Tourism Management (Camosun College), achieving a level of distinction that placed him on the Dean’s List.

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Typical MeetingOne of the best ways to find out more about Rotary is to attend a meeting. We meet Wednesdays at the Union Club of British Columbia at 805 Gordon St, Victoria, BC V8W 1Z6.   Use main Gordon Street entrance up the stairs,  here is a map to Union Club.  

We also offer Hybrid-Zoom attendance.  Details here.

We start to gather at 6:30am, breakfast starts at  7:00 sharp. Guests are always welcome. Feel free to text or email us for more information.

What To Expect At Our Meeting

Attending our morning meeting is a great way to start your day. We begin our meeting with a breakfast. This will give you an opportunity to chat with our members and get to know our club better. After breakfast, we have a speaker then we discuss club events. Meetings usually last 1.25 hours. We look forward to welcoming you to the Rotary Club of Victoria Harbourside.