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Introducing Pablo Antinao, California Author & Sommelier.  Mr. Antinao grew up in Chile.  He watched his father worked in the hospitality industry at a young age.  He found that he enjoyed the hospitality industry at a young age.  He followed in his father's foot steps and enter the hospitality field.  This was a means to pay for his college education.  He graduated with a degree in social work.  Mr. Antinao made his way to the United States.  At a point in time while in California, he dreamed of moving on from social work.  He saved up and put himself through school to become a sommelier.  He has combined his two loves of hospitality and sommelier.  Mr. Antinao has just launched the Monterey Wine School.  Click to learn about this young entrepreneur. 

We all know that single-use plastic pollution harms marine life, so what better place to model throw-away free concessions than America’s aquariums?

In this episode we talk with Aimee David, the Ocean Conservation Policy Director for Monterey Bay Aquarium, a co-creator of the Aquarium Conservation Partnership, and visionary advocate for throw-away free venues and policy. Aimee shares the story of how Monterey Bay Aquarium has paved a path to reuse-based concessions that offers a model for transitioning food service away from single-use disposables. Listen in for some golden lessons learned, inspiring stories, and visionary exploration of how iconic venues can help transition our culture away from throw-away.

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Find out more at: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/conservation-and-science/our-priorities/ocean-plastic-pollution

There isn’t a better subject for our first episode of Character Count than the quick and lively @MontereyAq.

We often tell clients to create a human personification of their business and use that persona to guide their “Twitter voice.” The Monterey Bay Aquarium— an ocean conservation non-profit dedicated to education and exhibits—is a best-in-class example.

@MontereyAq broke through the ice with popular witty memes, ASCII art (more on what that is in the episode), and a boat load of fish puns.

@MontereyAq’s social media content creator, Patrick Webster, talks about the most interesting and unexpected moments that honed the handle to where it is today. As you listen, use the links below to follow along.

• ASCII art sea slug edition
• Tasteful nudes with #NudibranchWeek
• The “Ladies if he” meme
• When you don’t have a SoundCloud: “Whoa this blew up!”
• American chopper meme @MontereyAq style
• The infamous upside-down Apple squid emoji thread

Hear more about how @MontereyAq makes the ocean everyone’s business, what it takes to develop a playful voice AND credibility, and how you end up at the bottom of the kelp forest with a broken Periscope broadcast but a lively community of supporters.

Curious about the tools that Ashli Dompier from our Customer Success Team mentions? See them here:

• Website Card
• Quick Promote
• Promoted Account
• In-Stream Video Ads

Character Count is hosted by @JoeWadlington and the @TwitterBusiness team. For more information visit business.twitter.com

Sheila Bowman is the manager of Culinary and Strategic Initiatives at Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch. Sheila was trained as a marine scientist and works with chefs, media, and industry to help make environmentally sustainable seafood the norm when sourcing “better food.” In 2014, the National Audubon Society recognized Sheila as one of their “Woman Greening Food.” For eighteen years, Seafood Watch has been the leading source of science-based recommendations for the seafood found in the U.S. market. They’ve distributed over 60 million of their popular pocket guides and nearly two million copies of their app have been downloaded, making it easy to choose ocean-friendly seafood.

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Today's show is ALL. ABOUT. CALIFORNIA.

We're joined in studio by Mike Edison, host of Arts & Seizures, and Patrick Martins, HRN Founder and Heritage Foods USA Founder for a round up of recent food news including Caity's recap of the Good Food Mercantile that took place in Washington DC last weekend.

Kat brings us some exclusive interviews from Monterey County, CA. First up, we hear from Tom Wright, Reporter from The Monterey Herald, about the insanely rainy winter season in Big Sur. Mudslides in the area caused a total shutdown of Highway 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) after the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge was condemned. Tom shares stories of the immediate aftermath of the storm (such as airlifting of food and supplies) and the lasting effects on the community. Many restaurants and resorts in Big Sur are still closed and don't plan to reopen until the bridge can be repaired or other travel alternatives are available to guests.

Moving slightly north, we hear from Sheila Bowman, Manager of Culinary and Strategic Initiatives for Seafood Watch at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Now in its seventeenth year, Seafood Watch is the leading source of science-based seafood recommendations in the U.S.

After a quick break, we share the latest news out of Ron Finley HQ in Los Angeles, what our engineer Vitor has planned for this weekend (hint: it involves chamber music and tickets are available HERE), and a preview of Cherry Bombe Jubilee & Marketplace happening August 8th and 9th. Catch HRN's table at the marketplace for your chance to win our "Sophisticated Home Cook" Raffle Basket!

To wrap things up, we play a round of "Girly Pop Culture Trivia" with Patrick and Mike in the hot seats.

More about our guests:

Tom Wright, a Northern California native, covers breaking news in Monterey County. He's been a journalist with the Monterey Herald for nearly five years, covering local government and sports in addition to working as a copy editor. Before joining The Herald, he wrote for the Daily Democrat in Woodland, California, and graduated from San Jose State University.

Sheila Bowman works with chefs, educators, media and industry with a goal of shifting them towards seafood products that are caught or farmed with the environment in mind. Trained as a marine scientist and passionate about conservation, her work takes her around the country and into kitchens where sustainability really begins. In 2014 the National Audubon Society recognized Sheila as one of their “Woman Greening Food."

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