Ep 50 What energizes you and makes you happy is what you should be doing with your life with Matt Hunnel
Ep 50 What energizes you and makes you happy is what you should be doing with your life with Matt Hunnel
Matt’s energy and care for the people he gets the opportunity to work with is unique and unlike most leaders you may cross paths with. His dedication and commitment to himself and the teams he works with is powerful and obvious. Matt shares his path that was always paved with the desire to learn more, be more respectful to his peers, and advance his career forward. He is now an owner / operator of TRUCE in Chicago - almost one year to celebrate with so much to recognize and what he is most proud of is the team he gets to work with and the leader and human he has evolved into today.
About Matt
Matt Hunnel is a Chicago-based bar owner and hospitality veteran. His roots in this industry stem from Lincoln, Nebraska, beginning a lifelong career of infusing midwestern hospitality and a selfless sense of community in each shake, stir, and pre-shift led. In the past ten years, Matt has led cocktail programs at iconic Chicago catalysts like 2-Michelin starred restaurant, L2O, and Jimmy at the James Hotel, as well as been a hospitality leader in larger-than-life staples like Cindy's Rooftop and RH, having the opportunity to lead hundreds of emerging hospitality professionals in service, wine, and the art of opening new businesses. Over the past two years, Matt has been working alongside his business partners at Good Company Hospitality Group to open TRUCE, one of Chicago's top new bars, offering coffee and cocktails, and that deeply intentional midwestern hospitality that started it all. In his rare-but-free time, Matt can be found doing leg workouts at the gym, watching reruns of Rupaul's Drag Race with his fiancé David, or daydreaming about what the next hospitality space he and his team will open next.
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