The Restaurant Innovator is a podcast from the editors of FSR magazine—the leading publication for full-service restaurants—that dives into the world of running restaurants and explores the latest trends, strategies, and technologies being used by today's NextGen operators. Each episode features insightful conversations with trailblazing restaurateurs who are leading the charge in creating new and memorable experiences. From cutting-edge menu design and front-of-house operations to back-of-h ...
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Stand up comedian & client Tank Smith talks sex work and interviews industry professionals. New episodes on Tuesdays! You can follow the podcast at @fullservicepod. You can follow Tank at @tankfunkadelic.
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Redefining the Value Menu, Ft. The Culinary Edge CEO Graham Humphreys
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Graham Humphreys, CEO of The Culinary Edge, shares how innovation and strategy go beyond the PowerPoint deck with FSR editors Callie Evergreen and Sam Danley. We chat about plant-based menu trends, redefining the value menu, why now is the best time to be in the F&B industry, and more.By FSR magazine
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‘The Restaurant Diva’ on Being the Face of a Growing Culinary Empire
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Michele DiMeo, co-founder of MONTE Restaurant Development Group and Squisito Franchise enterprises, shares her journey to success with FSR editors Callie Evergreen and Sam Danley. We chat about the ups and downs of scaling a restaurant empire, turning her “Restaurant Diva" nickname into a bona-fide brand, achieving viral fame on TikTok, and more.…
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Indigo Road’s Steve Palmer on the Human Touch in Hospitality
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Founder, managing partner, and chief vision officer of Indigo Road Hospitality Group Steven Palmer joins FSR editors Callie Evergreen and Sam Danley to talk about developing a strong company culture. We chat about vulnerability and transparency in leadership and dive into Ben’s Friends, a support group for hospitality professionals who struggle wit…
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Revolutionizing Tech in Hospitality with Harri CEO Luke Fryer
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Discover the future of restaurant management with Luke Fryer, founder and CEO of Harri, a human capital management platform. He joins FSR editors Callie Evergreen and Sam Danley to talk about the industry’s tech struggles and data-driven workforce solutions.By FSR magazine
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From Greek Deli to 30-Concept Hospitality Group: Alex Smith’s Mission to Bolster Baltimore’s Restaurant Scene
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Alex Smith, CEO of Atlas Restaurant Group, is one of the youngest restaurant group owners in the U.S. He shares how he built his company to now over 30 concepts nationwide with second-generation properties, approaching $200 million in sales, and growing organically, with FSR editors Callie Evergreen and Sam Danley.…
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Full Course’s Lauren Fernandez on Playing Both Franchisor and Franchisee
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Former General Counsel of FOCUS Brands turned restaurant operator, Lauren Fernandez brings nearly 20 years experience in brand licensing; franchising; and consumer product development to her role as founder and CEO of Full Course, an incubator, accelerator, and investor in early-stage food and restaurant brands.…
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James Beard ‘Outstanding Chef’ Rob Rubba on Rethinking our Food System
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James Beard "Outstanding Chef" Award winner Rob Rubba joins FSR editors Callie Evergreen and Sam Danley to talk about Oyster Oyster, his Washington, DC-based restaurant championing local produce. We chat about bringing a hyper-seasonal and sustainable approach to the fine dining world, building a restaurant for the future from the ground up, and ta…
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Frankie Olivieri on Keeping a Family-Run Legacy Brand Relevant
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Frankie Olivieri, the fourth-generation owner of Pat’s King of Steaks, joins FSR editors Callie Evergreen and Sam Danley to talk about the origins of the Philly cheesesteak, his family history, keeping a legacy brand like Pat's King of Steaks relevant, and his journey to becoming a trained chef and serial entrepreneur.…
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Sparking Social Equity in Restaurant Franchising with Everytable’s Bryce Fluellen
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Food justice veteran Bryce Fluellen joins FSR editors Callie Evergreen and Sam Danley to reveal his journey to becoming the executive consultant of social equity franchise and philanthropy for Everytable, a southern California-based restaurant and freshly-prepared food business. We also chat about Everytable’s unique model for empowering individual…
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Inside True Food Kitchen’s Incredible Evolution with Christine Ferris
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True Food Kitchen Director of Marketing Christine Ferris joins FSR editors Callie Evergreen and Sam Danley to discuss the brand’s recent total menu overhaul, the launch of its first quick-service location, and how the wellness-forward concept plans to grow. We’ll also chat about how TFK prioritizes giving back to the local communities its stores ar…
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Top Chef David Viana on Revolutionizing the Restaurant Industry
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Heirloom Kitchen executive chef and Top Chef alum David Viana joins FSR editors Callie Evergreen and Sam Danley to introduce a new revolutionary team structure designed to burn down the boundary between front-of-house and back-of-house employees, plus mitigate the ever-common burnout of restaurant workers. Also, we'll talk about his new NextGen Cas…
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! For the last episode of the podcast, I take a look back at some of my favorite moments from 2021. Thanks to all of my guests and listeners for making 2021 the best year yet! You can follow Full Service on IG & Twitter at @fullservicepod. You can follow me on IG & Twitter at @tankfunkadelic. You can follow my new…
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110. Better Together with Jessie and PJ Sage
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! On my final interview of the show, I sit down with Pittsburgh, PA based sex workers, writers, partners, and hosts of The Peepshow Podcast, Jessie and PJ Sage. We talk life in Pittsburgh, explore their paths into sex work and how they've evolved in the industry, and look back on the early days of The Peepshow Pod…
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I fly solo and discuss the end of the podcast. You can follow Full Service on IG & Twitter at @fullservicepod. You can follow me on Twitter at @tankfunkadelic. Thanks so much for listening! Please Rate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends! Intro/Outro: John Ricatelli Full Servi…
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108. Connection is Key with Sarah Dow
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with Charleston, SC based companion Sarah Dow. We talk life in Charleston, her love of travel, the upcoming holidays, and plans for the end of the year. We explore her start in the industry in Phoenix doing sensual body massage, working as a Domme in a dungeon, and look at her transition int…
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107. The Diversity of Why with Georgie Wolf
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I take a trip back down to Melbourne, Australia and sit down with sex worker, writer, sex educator, activist, and podcaster, Georgie Wolf. We take a look at post-lockdown life and sex work in Melbourne, and discuss her newest endeavor, The Satisfaction Project, which aims to help clients of sex workers…
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106. My Time as a Sugar Baby with Nadia (Patreon Only)
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! Today I sit down with my friend Nadia as we look at her experience as a sugar baby. We explore her start in sugaring as a freshman in college, joining Seeking Arrangements, and navigating the waters of being a sugar baby. We look at different sugar relationships, whether sugaring is sex work, and she gives advic…
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105. A Whole Different World with Cameron Jay
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with Atlanta based companion Cameron Jay. We talk life in Atlanta, her favorite strip clubs, explore her start in the industry working for an agency, going independent, and establishing herself as a companion. We also talk Onlyfans, her love of travel, leaving and re-entering the industry, m…
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104. Looking Back at My Time in the Industry (Patreon Only)
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! Today I sit down with a former Atlanta-based sex worker. We discuss his start in the industry at eighteen selling content on Snapchat, working as both an escort and Domme, and explore his experience as a trans sex worker. We look at his evolution within the sex work, he gives advice for clients and talk what he'…
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with Bay Area based companion and pornstar Zuri Love. We talk Halloween, their start in sex work sugaring, transitioning to companionship, touring, and the importance of representation in porn. We discuss the impact of Onlyfans' adult content ban decision and reversal, misconceptions within …
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! Fresh off of our three week break, I sit down with Durham, NC based artist and escort, El Blue. We discuss her start in the industry doing online work on Onlyfans, branching out into escorting and establishing herself, life in Durham, and her passion for writing. We look at marketing via Reddit, explore misconce…
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I fly solo and discuss the early days of the podcast, I look at some stats for the show, and talk updates and upcoming plans. I also reflect on how far we've come since the show's start in October of 2019. You can follow Full Service on IG & Twitter at @fullservicepod. You can follow me on IG & Twitter…
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with Friend of the Podcast, Aiken, SC based companion, Alexis Reynolds. We catch up on what she's been up to since her last appearance on the show in August of 2020 (Episode 50). We talk photography, kink clubs in Atlanta, Frolicon, and she gives us an inside look at her dungeon. We reminisc…
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97. F*ck It, I'm Just Gonna Go Be a Stripper with Patricia
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with my friend, New Orleans based dancer, Patricia. We talk meeting at the Treasure Club Asheville in 2018 and her experience working there. We discuss me being new to strip clubs and having no idea what I was doing, Cardi B, boundaries within the club, the difference between men and women c…
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96. A Leap of Faith with Heather Riley
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with Chicago based companion Heather Riley. We discuss her start in the industry in Kansas City, establishing herself as a companion, moving to Chicago, discovering Sex Work Twitter and how it changed her business, growing and learning within the industry, and her passion for sex work. We al…
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95. A Slow Roll with Mylette Charles
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with Atlanta based companion Mylette Charles. We discuss her start in the industry working as a dancer less than a week after turning eighteen, we look at the Atlanta strip club scene, and establishing herself as a companion. We also talk Six Flags, her passion for helping children and the e…
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94. Professional Lover with Blythe Rex
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with Atlanta based companion, domme, artist, model, and wrestler, Blythe Rex. We explore her start in the industry working as a domme at a dungeon in Oakland, branching out into companionship, and discovering wrestling. We take an in depth look at wrestling, talk her love of writing and pass…
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I fly solo and give results from a recent Twitter poll, reflect on my first trip to Magic City, shout out Meals4Heels, a Portland based meal delivery service for sex workers, and look at recently introduced legislation that aims to legalize sex work in Oregon. I also discuss the newly signed law in Tex…
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92. An Aesthetic Life with Flora Sparks
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with Bay Area based companion Flora Sparks. Aside from being a companion, she also works as a photographer, is a teapot enthusiast, and a master gardener. We look at her work in companionship, talk misconceptions within sex work, and discuss what her last year has looked like. She gives advi…
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91. Get That Cash In Your Hand with Samantha Skye
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with Atlanta based companion Samantha Skye. We discuss her work as a dancer, strip club DJ, artist, and explore her experience as a companion. We talk strip clubs in Atlanta, how the industry has changed since her start, seeing younger clients, and her love of cosplay. We also look at how co…
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with my friend as we discuss his experience both as a client and working as a driver for an escort in Wilmington, NC. We also talk standup comedy, review websites, advice for new clients, and I read a few new podcast reviews. You can follow Full Service on IG & Twitter at @fullservicepod. Yo…
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with San Diego based sex worker Clover. We discuss her start in sex work in NYC, working in companionship, writing and producing her own porn, and why community is so vital to her work. We talk Marvel, her love of Hawaii, the importance of taking breaks, why porn gifs are better than porn, a…
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88. You're Gonna Make It with Simone Solnsa
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with Simone Solnsa, a Seattle based full-time traveling companion, writer, and creator. We discuss her passion for writing and traveling, creating websites and copyright for other sex workers, her experience as a dancer in Atlanta, and her work as a companion. We explore how to hire an escor…
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87. Naked Girl Therapy with Ayla Meretrice
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with Vancouver based sex worker Ayla Meretrice. We talk life in the burbs of Vancouver, her aspirations to become a mortician, working both online and in companionship, balancing college and sex work, and creating her company Center Stage Pro Writing, which specializes in CVs, cover letters,…
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86. Down with the Burrito with Sophia Soma
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week we celebrate 40k downloads, I read a new review, and take a look at the new perks on Patreon. I also play part of a recent Patreon exclusive episode with Atlanta based companion Sophia Soma. You can follow Sophia on Twitter at @SophiaSomaVIPXo and on Onlyfans at @SophiaSomaVIP. You can follow Full Serv…
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85. I'm a Human Being with Paige Savage
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with Paige Savage, a Minneapolis based companion, model, and content creator. We explore her experience as a woman of color in sex work, look at her path in both companionship and on Onlyfans, and talk life in Minneapolis, the importance of education, and staying true to herself. We discuss …
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84. Riding a Wave with Audrey Marina
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with ‘OG Chaturbator of the Decade’ Award nominee, cam model and artist, Audrey Marina. We explore how camming has evolved since her start in 2012, look at her experience on both Chaturbate and Onlyfans, and talk surviving the pandemic. We discuss the importance of consistency, free porn and…
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83. A Passion for Panty Selling with Dalma Rosa
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I welcome back to the podcast Dalma Rosa, a Global Pantypreneur, author, mentor, and host of The Panty Selling Podcast. We discuss what she's been up to since we last spoke, her passion for panty selling and mentoring sellers, the industry during 2020, helping to build the panty selling community, paym…
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82. Living the Fantasy an Hour at a Time with Ashlynn
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with Ashlynn, an Edmonton based escort, and host of the No Life Skills Podcast. We discuss her start in sex work at eighteen at a studio in Edmonton, deciding to go independent, her first international tour in Hong Kong, why Onlyfans sucks, creating her podcast, No Life Skills, and so much m…
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81. I'll Just Do It All with Skylar Ryan
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with Skylar Ryan, a Denver based companion and pro domme. Skylar was on a cross country tour and we were able to meet at friend of the podcast, Sophia Soma's place. We discuss her recent tour, her start in sex work at a nuru agency, going independent, her work in companionship and domming, g…
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I look at the recent spa shootings in the metro Atlanta area. I discuss the media coverage on racism, the missing conversation around sex work, and read the response to the shootings from Red Canary Song. You can follow Full Service on IG & Twitter at @fullservicepod. You can follow me on IG & Twitter …
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79. I'm Not Gonna Wait with Janelle Park
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with Chicago based escort Janelle Park on her recent trip through Atlanta. We discuss living in Chicago, brewing kombucha, why I need to see The Player's Club, how she was affected by SESTA/FOSTA, racism in sex work, misconceptions within her job, the power of information, standup comedy, an…
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77. It Is Who I Am with Anna Perrena
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with Anna Perrena, a Montreal based elite companion and entrepreneur. We discuss her being part of the fetish community in Montreal, working as a pro domme, dating and sex work, studying tantra, transitioning to companionship, where she see herself in the future, and so much more. This inter…
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76. Listening to Margo St. James (Part II)
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I take a little break and play another interview from sex worker, sex worker rights activist, and feminist, Margo St. James (1973). Even though this interview was recorded 48 years ago, it's still relevant to things that are happing today. You can follow Full Service on IG & Twitter at @fullservicepod.…
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75. There's Power in Stories with Parker Westwood
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with Parker Westwood, a Detroit based sex worker, artist, activist, and the host of the podcast, A Sex Worker's Guide to the Galaxy. We discuss her start in sex work dancing in college, her transition to full service sex work, her passion for community and organizing, working with Answer Det…
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74. Becoming a Bimbo with Layla Bimbolina
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with South Wales based sex worker Layla Bimbolina. We discuss her love of music and animals, the Glastonbury Music Festival, her start in sex work in reception at an escort agency, going independent, her passion for bimbofication, camming and phone sex, Covid lockdowns in the UK, porn aspira…
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! For the first solo episode of the 2021, I take a look at the contributions of sex worker and sex worker rights activist Margo St. James (1937-2021) and play one of her interviews from 1985. I check back in on the Pornhub fallout from the December 2020 NY Times Article, read a new review, and look at recent pushe…
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72. The Experience Doesn't Have a Color with Amori Bordeaux
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with Atlanta, Nashville, and Chicago based companion Amori Bordeaux. We discuss her recent trip to Dubai, her start in sex work sugaring, The Sugar Bowl, her journey into companionship, the importance of establishing boundaries, working with clients with disabilities, the sex work community …
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with New York City and San Francisco based escort Mia Lee. We discuss her love of travel, leaving her corporate finance career to pursue sex work, coming out as a sex worker, being in a relationship, her experience as an Asian woman in sex work, how she's been affected by the pandemic, plans…
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70. The Walking Business with Aniston Bleu
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Welcome to the Full Service Podcast! This week I sit down with Detroit based elite provider, dancer, and content creator Aniston Bleu. We discuss her start in sex work dancing at a club in Detroit, branching out and going independent, why I should be vegan, going viral on Twitter, creating content for Onlyfans, working during the pandemic, and so m…
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