Opening a beer faster, with Oli Tomson (Era)

<p>This is a special episode for two reasons: (1) it is my long-awaited debut in Australia, a market that's slipped through the gaps for too long on this show, and (2) it's a birthday bonus episode. Well, no, actually, it's actually special for three reasons, because it is also a story about taking chances. First, someone had to take a chance on Oli, when he was a restaurant manager looking for a change into credit risk management. Then Oli had to take a chance on a restaurant of his own, when he was looking for a change out of credit risk.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Oli is now at ERA, which you can read about here https://era.bar/ and if you're in Brisbane, book yourself a table (they're at 3/75 Redcliffe Parade, Redcliffe, QLD 4020)</p><br><p><br></p><p>You can read more about the fight to save Suttons Beach Pavillion here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-29/qld-redcliffe-sutton-beach-pavillion-rally/101106584</p><br><p><br></p><p>On a happier note, Oli wants you to visit Tasmania, if you agree check this out: https://www.discovertasmania.com.au/</p><br><p><br></p><p>And you'll have heard about Oli's fantastic wine guy, he's at http://www.thewinetradition.com.au/#/home or if beer is more your thing, he also gave shout outs to https://www.catchmentbrewingco.com.au/, https://www.bentspokebrewing.com.au/pages/beer-core-range, and https://yourmatesbrewing.com/products/larry </p><br><p><br></p><p>You can learn more about myself, Brendan le Grange, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanlegrange/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on my LinkedIn page</a> (feel free to connect), my action-adventure novels are on <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0133U3HGC/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_6VS5451P6XEAX61A9G5J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon, some versions even for free</a>, and my work with ConfirmU and our gamified psychometric scores is at <a href="https://confirmu.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://confirmu.com/</a> and on episode 24 of this very show <a href="https://www.ho