E271 That Great Business Show. From Dublin Chef to US Bar King: The Wild, True Story of Shane Carty and the Trinity Bar, Connecticut”
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Episode 271 — “You've got to squeeze the boll*x out of it" The hilarious story how a Dubliner became a US Bar King: The Wild, True Story of Shane Carty and the Trinity Bar, Connecticut”
What does it really take to succeed in the cut-throat US hospitality business? Forget the glossy Instagram stories and the “living the dream” nonsense — this is the true, outrageous, impossible-to-make-up journey of Dublin man Shane Carty, now co-founder of one of New Haven’s most successful Irish bars: The Trinity Bar & Restaurant.
Fires. Covid shutdowns. Insurance battles. 70-hour weeks. Local politics. Massive US taxes. And somehow… a thriving business, a packed bar, a community of veterans, and a Guinness volume that is...impressive! On this VERY different episode Shane reveals: – How a Morrison Visa changed everything – Why his first days as a US bar owner involved a bomb-site renovation and a 400-person event with no warning – The real cost of doing business in America (spoiler: EVERYTHING is taxed) – How feeding US veterans built a following no marketing budget could buy – Why Yale students, Liverpool fans, and random Irish blow-ins all treat the bar like home – Covid horror stories you will not hear anywhere else – What it actually takes to run a bar in the US: graft, grit, Guinness, and gallons of coffee – The secret to creating a true Irish bar atmosphere — and why most Irish bars don’t do it – Why he still loves America… and will never move home – And why his daughter’s US college fees may kill him before the hospitality industry does
This is not a standard business episode. It’s a raw, hilarious, unvarnished masterclass in survival, luck, stamina — and pure Irish stubbornness. That Great Business Show — Episode 271. You’ve never heard a story like this. Powered by De Facto Shaving Oil — ditch the foam, switch to De Facto.
Irish business abroad, US hospitality, Trinity Bar New Haven, Morrison Visa story, Irish entrepreneurs America, running a bar in the US, veterans support, Yale New Haven, Covid hospitality survival, Irish pubs USA. New Haven CT, Connecticut, Yale University, Dublin Ireland,Dublin Ireland, Manhattan, Boston, Hamden CT. Find all episodes at www.ThatGreatBusinessShow.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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