ABOUT US
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Bar specialist duo, bringing years of experience to venues and hospitality professionals in Berlin and beyond
Jake Connell
Before hospitality, Jake worked as a practice manager at a law firm in his birthplace, Birmingham, England. While travelling through Australia, he swapped the desk for the bar. Over the years, he combined his management background with hands-on experience in speakeasy-style cocktail bars in Auckland, Bristol, and Berlin — resulting in an experienced bar manager with a deep understanding of people, team dynamics, gastronomy, and leadership.
Xochilt Mejia
Born in Sweden to Salvadoran parents, Xochilt’s background in art has always shaped the way she sees hospitality. She began her career at eighteen, starting as a runner and waitress before moving into bartending. Her inherent artistry, determination, and industriousness soon took her into management, where she developed a deeper knowledge of mixology, bar operations, and structure — approaching her work with a combination of creativity and operational insight.
· Berghain · Waldorf Astoria ·
Horse Meat Disco · TiER Bar · Beuster's · Das Hotel · Dog-Eared
· La minga · OXI GARTEN ·
BERLIN
· The Golden Dawn: Tavern of Power ·
Miss clawdy ·
AUCKLAND · NZL
· Moriska Paviljongen · grand bar · belle ·
MALMÖ · SWE
· Mikkeller · The Unicorn · The peacock inn ·
COPENHAGEN · DNK
CORNWALL · ENG
BIRMINGHAM · ENG
· GARBICZ FESTIVAL · ROSKILDE FESTIVAL ·
GARBICZ · POL
ROSKILDE · DNK
After more than a decade working side by side — and a combined thirty years across hospitality and other industries — we approach each project with the same passion and enthusiasm that first drew us here in the first place.
From start-ups and pop-ups to five-star hotels, dive bars, and clubs — we’ve worked from the ground up in the industry we love. We learned our craft in some of the most renowned and dynamic venues in Berlin and beyond.
We offer experience-driven advice from people who’ve been there and done it themselves — who know what it takes to bartend, lead a team, and run a business. We understand the challenges bar owners and managers face to achieve results while staying grounded in the realities of bar life.