How to Turn Your Passion for Serving Drinks into a Fulfilling Career

👋 Hi, I'm Marina.

Through the years, I've worked in multiple professions that all have one thing in common - I like to serve people the drinks and experiences that help frame their best memories.

I've been serving my family coffee since I was 4, and every job since has been a subconscious ode to that time.

Back in 2012, I went to college for Theoretical Mathematics while I was simultaneously becoming an award winning traveling showgirl, burlesque performer, pole dancer, podcast host, show producer, and model. (Psst... that's how Marina Mars came to be. It was my stage name!)

While doing so, I always held onto a supportive job position in the food/beverage service industry or in the adjacent nutritional chemistry testing industry. So I've spent well over a decade working on both sides of the bar, and very intimately with 1000's of unique ingredients.

When the pandemic caused the quarantines and shut downs in 2020, it forced me to reevaluate my income streams, purpose, and direction. I spent that year working on refining and refueling my endeavors.

Nowadays, I'm an operations expert, zero-proof mixologist, business management coach, and generally multi-passionate entrepreneur currently working in the hospitality and business consulting industry.

I'm the ringleader of both @enjoymodernmocktails + @functionalflowapp, working alongside my husband 💕

Since I quit drinking alcohol in 2019, it has really become my passion to create menus + businesses that support a holistic lifestyle of flow.

With my team, I'm working on creating more online educational resources to help both casual consumers and business professionals who would like to better understand the inner workings of the service industry.

From bar and menu design, to managing a staff who love to come to work and never want to leave - I'm here to help business owners and managers learn how to bring more flow to the areas of the business that bring them pain.

I host a podcast, called Mocktails with Marina

Want to hang out with me, learn more about operations, and ask me questions? LET'S DO IT!

Let's be friends! Introduce yourself in the comments by telling me your favorite story 👇