Ops Nerd Podcast - Building Independent Spirits and Hospiality Brands

12 Anthony Caporale - Educator, Operator, and Broadway Producer

S1E12
41:34
June 15th 2025

Anthony Caporale is an award-winning pioneer in the beverage world, internationally known for being the first to bring mixology to both YouTube, with his seminal web video series Art of the Drink TV, and then to the New York stage with his groundbreaking Off-Broadway musical comedy series, The Imbible. He has been a professional Bar Instructor and Bar Chef for two decades, and has been involved in the opening of over a dozen major restaurants in roles ranging from Bar Operations Consultant to General Manager to Owner.

Be sure to check out his website and connect with him through LinkedIn.

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Current Library:

The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin [Audiobook]

Atomic Habits by James Clear

Weinberg on Writing (The Fieldstone Method) by Gerald M. Weinberg

This is Marketing by Seth Godin

Feeding Your Demons by Tsultrim Allione

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Tools, methods, and obsessions for building bars, businesses and brands produced by and for an ambitious bartender. This podcast is jam packed with information about how to turn your craft into a brand and a business. I interview my heroes to gain insight on their path from getting paid for what they do to getting paid for what they know.