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Part II:  Tori explores the ancient adage "to whom much is given, much is required" with a soul star and Grammy Award winner and soul storyteller for Part II of this fun, insightful, and warm conversation. As a self-described "country boy" and "soul man whisperer", he never forgets his roots, and is determined to always fuel his communities that he stays connected to through his music, and his soul. He has been nominated for 17 Grammy Awards, sold nearly 50 million albums around the world, and has been compared to such icons as Sam Cooke and Al Green. He is the torch bearer... with a sound that is vintage R&B, while impacting modern culture. Love Is The New Black is the title of his latest album, and the first under his own label "My Music Box." They talk about the breakthroughs he's made, not only in music, but in the art form of business, acting, and life itself... and how his incredible spirit feeds into a legacy that will be celebrated with our greats. 

"Here's To Life" welcomes back the brilliant, soulful and authentic talent, and one of our favorite soul storytellers to spread more love, more laughs, and realness... Anthony Hamilton. 

"If you have the opportunity to put something in the music that can change somebody’s perspective and the way they view, not just you but view others, I think we have the obligation to do that." - Anthony Hamilton

This episode on "Here's To Life":
•  How he stays grounded
•  Why he loves being a Black man 
•  Express oneself and the responsibility of an artist with a platform 
•  Working with Prince, D'Angelo, Isaac Hayes, Al Green and others during his illustrious career
•  How Denzel Washington inspired him and what roles he would like to take on as an actor
•  His power move to have his own label "My Music Box" and what it means to own your masters
•  Hear his impersonating the great Ruby Dee in her role as "Mama Lucas" in the film, American Gangster

CREDITS: 

Guest:  Anthony Hamilton 
Host and Producer:  Tori Reid
Executive Producer:  Patrick A. Howell
Co-Executive Producer:  Tori Reid
Writers:  Patrick Howell with Tori Reid 
Post Production:   WeEdit Podcasts with Cutting Edge Editing 
Post Production Consultant:  Brian K. Jackson at Maven Soundz
Post Production Assistant:  Sydney Rhone
Show Intern Affiliation:  Howard University
Voiceover Artist:  Vïntóry Blake Moore
Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water Systems
Advertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden West
Ad Voiceover Artist:  Ginger Levert
Logo Photography:  Bobby Holland / MPTV Images
Logo Graphic Design:  Henny Vallee 
Photo credit for Anthony Hamilton:  Antwon Maxwell

Very special thanks to Tim Reid II and Eli Davis.

Music:
Intro and Outro - "Power of the Bull" by Stereo Mixtrumental
For Commentaries - "Beautiful" (Priority) - Inst. by Stereo Mixtrumental

Vivreau Ad Music - "That's What Left Us Behind" by Christian Anderson

a Victory & Noble production
@ 2022 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights Reserved.

Connect with the Guest:
Official website for Anthony Hamilton
Anthony Hamilton on Instagram
Anthony Hamilton on Apple Music

Here's to Life with Tori Reid is a show about living your best life, living it out loud and always using the reservoir of the spirit to fill in life's valleys and mountain tops. Find more of our shows at www.HerestoLifeEveryday.com, also find out more about our host Tori Reid on Instagram at www.instagram.com/iamtorireid.

He is a soulful storytelling master. As a matter of fact, he is in the soulful lineage of Sam Cooke, Al Green, or Bill Withers in his vocal mastery, storytelling prowess and evolution of self, as well as his sound. He could be one of the last of his kind in an era characterized by quick fixes on social media, streaming music and the evolution of Hip Hop.  He is a soul man who takes his sweet Southern time and by his own lyrical admission, "my soul is on fire!"  This time, he is tuning all of our spirits to the highest possible frequency with an earthy homage to love. Perhaps, this is not only a season of love, but an age of love that he himself is ushering in.

"Love is the New Black" is the title of this multi-platinum Grammy Award winning artist’s latest creation in a career umbrellaing nearly 4 decades. It's also his first album under his own label "My Music Box". Widely acclaimed by critics and music lovers, the album has received 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon. He has been nominated for 17 Grammy Awards, sold nearly 50 million albums around the world and has worked side by side with D'Angelo and Prince at Paisley Park Studios. He is a singer, songwriter, and producer who rose to fame with his platinum-selling second studio album "Comin' from Where I'm From", which featured the title track single "Comin' from Where I'm From" and the follow-up mega hit "Charlene".

"Here's to Life" welcomes the brilliant, soulful and authentic talent that is Anthony Hamilton. 

“I learned patience, perseverance, and dedication. Now, I really know myself, and I know my voice.  It’s a voice of pain and victory.”  - Anthony Hamilton 

This episode on "Here's To Life":
•  Why is LOVE the new black?  What does this mean?
•  The reasons why Anthony Hamilton sings about love
•  Hear why Anthony is comin' from where he's from...
•  Love shows itself in various ways; not just romantic
•  Find out why Lucille gets a little more love than Charlene
•  Delight in an impromptu version of Anthony singing "Superstar" and more

CREDITS:

Guest:  Anthony Hamilton
Host and Producer:  Tori Reid
Executive Producer:  Patrick A. Howell
Co-Executive Producer:  Tori Reid
Writers:  Patrick Howell with Tori Reid
Post Production:  Cutting Edge Editing
Post Production Consultant:  Brian K. Jackson at Maven Soundz
Voiceover Artist:  Vïntóry Blake Moore
Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water Systems
Advertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden West
Ad Voiceover Artist:  Ginger Levert
Logo Photography:  Bobby Holland / MPTV Images
Logo Graphic Design:  Henny Vallee
Photo credit for Anthony Hamilton:  Antwon Maxwell (Love is the New Black, album cover)

Very special thanks to Tim Reid II and Eli Davis.

Music:
Intro and Outro - "Power of the Bull" by Stereo Mixtrumental
For Commentaries - "Beautiful" (Priority) - Inst. by Stereo Mixtrumental
 
Vivreau Ad Music - "That's What Left Us Behind" by Christian Anderson

a Victory & Noble production
@ 2021 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights Reserved.

Connect with the Guest:
Official website for Anthony Hamilton
Anthony Hamilton on Instagram

Here's to Life with Tori Reid is a show about living your best life, living it out loud and always using the reservoir of the spirit to fill in life's valleys and mountain tops. Find more of our shows at www.HerestoLifeEveryday.com, also find out more about our host Tori Reid on Instagram at www.instagram.com/iamtorireid.

https://restauranttopia.com/episode-56-your-restaurant-can-increase-ticket-size-with-dessert-and-coffee-sales/

Your Restaurant Can Increase Ticket Size with Dessert and Coffee Sales. How to increase ticket size at your restaurant? A great technique for boosting profits is to increase the average order amount per customer. In this episode, we show you easy and simple ways to wow your customers with desserts and coffee. Each additional after-dinner item you can add will increase the ticket size and expands a restaurant’s margins. Listen to Chef Hamilton, Brian Seitz and Pablo Lopez to help you enhance the customer experience, train your staff and design your dessert/coffee menu to drive bigger ticket sizes.

We want to send a thank you to the following:

https://www.hillcrestfoods.com/ https://www.tri-c.edu/programs/hospitality-management/culinary-arts/index.html

Mocina Coffee https://www.mocina.coffee

https://pierres.com/

https://alamarra.com/

https://restauranttopia.com/episode-55-put-the-salary-on-the-job-post/

Labor is one of the biggest costs that operators have to manage and contend with.  Given this, it is no secret that cutting costs in this department are ubiquitous. 

Strategies such as clever schedules, phase-outs, breaks, menu pricing and cross-training are all recommended and welcome.  For a manager, this ideal can become somewhat of a sport and maybe even a passion. 

Ultimately, it resembles a chess match, but the consequences reach far beyond taking a simple “L” in a friendly game.  It can lead to deteriorated guest satisfaction by way of overloading a short staff with an influx of business, or employee burnout as a result of demanding too much from them on a regular basis. 

One move in this game that is not recommended is the “competitive wages” play.  Throughout my career, I used this strategy often and ultimately to my detriment.  Many employers in this industry simply will not commit to a wage on their job postings as a means of making sure they don’t overpay for a prospect, and perhaps so they don’t lose out on another because the posted wage is just too low to persuade anyone. 

Once I got the prospect in for an interview, the very last thing we discussed, even after a working interview, was “How much do you need to make?”  While waiting for the answer, I would sit and hope they fell in my range if not on the low side.