About Our Guests:
Michelle Clark is the co-owner of the Brisbane Brewing Company, a brewery and two brew pubs in Brisbane, Australia. She and her husband Grant met in a pub and decided to own their own pub and brew their own beer. Michelle's role in the business involves coordination of functions, ensuring that each event is unique and memorable for the customers.
Ellen is Michelle's daughter and has already started working in the pub to gain experience and earn money. She is 14 years old and is considering a career in either occupational therapy or architecture. Ellen is passionate about water polo and rowing, and she enjoys being part of a community in these sports.
Episode Summary:
In this episode of "Bring Your Kid to Work," host Nicole interviews Michelle Clark, co-owner of the Brisbane Brewing Company, and her daughter Ellen. Michelle and her husband Grant own two brew pubs in Brisbane and have been working in the hospitality industry for many years. Michelle's role involves office work and coordinating functions, ensuring that each event is unique and memorable for the customers. Ellen, at the age of 14, has already started working in the pub and is considering a career in either occupational therapy or architecture. She is passionate about water polo and rowing. The episode explores their experiences in the hospitality industry and their perspectives on work and life.
Key Takeaways:
Michelle's role in the Brisbane Brewing Company involves coordination of functions, ensuring that each event is unique and memorable for the customers.
Ellen has already started working in the pub to gain experience and earn money. She is considering a career in either occupational therapy or architecture.
Michelle and Ellen emphasise the importance of flexibility in balancing work and family life as working parents.
Michelle believes in creating great memories for customers through their functions and events, as they are left with nothing but memories after the event is over.
Ellen enjoys serving customers and finds satisfaction in ensuring that the right orders are delivered to the right people.
Notable Quotes:
"We try and make every function unique and honour the person who's having the function in the way that they want to be honoured and create the memories that they want to have." - Michelle Clark
"I love serving because when I go up and I serve food, I love just saying their order. I just love saying, 'Did anyone order this?' And it's always good to hear that someone does say it because sometimes you get orders that don't actually ever go through." - Ellen
Resources:
Brisbane Brewing Company website: https://www.brisbanebrewing.com.au/
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