Iris got her start bartending in San Francisco at a historic lesbian bar and has since transformed her career into organizing large scale LGBTQ and Pride events. For years she worked as a bartender and successful event planner, but those two roles have recently stalled due to the pandemic. On this episode of Bar Dive, we talk about the awkwardness of starting out as a new bartender, what it’s like to plan inclusive events and what Iris hopes will be the next evolution of the service industry.
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