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"Coffee Watch" serves as an international non profit and watchdog organization that has eyes all over the globe. Executive Director Etelle Higonnet joins the podcast to discuss how they're protecting workers throughout the coffee industry and ensure companies aren't utilizing slave labor or child labor.

The international watchdog group also focuses on putting a stop to worldwide deforestation.

Coffee is one of the top six drivers of worldwide deforestation as some of the coffee capitals in the world include countries with dense forests such as Brazil, Colombia, Vietnam and Ethiopia.

Worker exploitation is also a MAJOR issue in coffee producing countries. Some major coffee giants such as Starbucks, Nestle, Dunkin, and McDonald’s get their beans from these countries that in many cases involve slave labor and a gross use of human exploitation.

Coffee Watch is the #1 coffee industry watchdog organization in the world overseeing a 223 billion dollar a year industry involving over 100 million farm workers worldwide. Take a listen!

If you've watched the documentary, tips are INDEED going to the top. What I didn't know is just how bad the scale actually is.

Wow.

I can't think of another example of worker exploitation currently happening in the country right now with a dollar figure that exceeds $220,000,000 a year. Money being taken directly from the lowest earners in the city all by the highest earners in the city, right in front of us. If you've dined in a restaurant in Miami, you unfortunately and unknowingly become a part of this.

I list only a fraction of these insane examples in this episode with much much more to come. This is just an update.

Elected officials need to know about this, restaurant guests need to know about this, service workers need to know about this and a few of these restaurants might need lawsuits that take action and have class....TAKE A LISTEN

Attorney Jordan Richards, owner and founder of USA Employment Lawyers, joins the podcast today. Jordan specializes in collective and class action litigation across the country but is based down here in South Florida and has recovered over 10 million dollars in unpaid wages for workers. Jordan’s also a former prosecutor with the State Attorney’s Office for the 17th Judicial Circuit in Broward County Florida. We focus on Miami restaurants taking upwards of 9% of the "service charge" aka what most people, even service workers, consider to be the TIP (yes it actually does go back to the restaurant owners). We also talk about Jordan's experience with class action lawsuits against restaurants across the country, along with highlighting my upcoming documentary "TIPS FOR THE TOP" which will provide a deeper insight into a lot of these unknown business practices.

Information for where you can find out more information on Jordan Richards and the USA Employment Lawyers:

Website: https://www.usaemploymentlawyers.com/

Instagram: @usaemploymentlawyers

Email: [email protected]

Felix Bendersky, Miami's Restaurant Guru & founder of F+B Hospitality Brokerage, one of Miami’s top commercial brokerages that specializes in the restaurant and hospitality industry, joins the podcast. We discuss the service charge that's a hot topic right now, my pending documentary on the industry "TIPS FOR THE TOP," the new law that is "partially" being rolled out, and of course - the current status of the industry as the city enters its notorious "slow season."

1:00 - 18:40 Analyzing the Brickell, Wynwood, South Beach, Edgewater and Midtown restaurant scene from a business side

18:41 – 38:30 Is this summer going to be a bloodbath for the restaurant industry? Successful Miami restaurants vs unsuccessful ones

38:31 – 1:05:32 Behind the scenes of the SERVICE CHARGE…what my entire documentary “Tips for the Top” is based on.

1:05:33 - 1:30:14 –A deep dive into Salt Bae’s “Nursret” restaurant and its many lawsuits explained. Also examples of a service charge being “legal” vs “illegal”

1:30:15 – 1:32:50 Remember the state law Florida proposed where they would take out the service charge on parties of less than 6? I have the answer in this segment that I read word for word.

1:32:51 – 1:46:49 What should be done to fix the Service Charge Debacle??

You can find more on Felix below:

Website: https://www.fandbleasing.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandbmiami

Mike Terrell, Curator of Animal Experiences for the Palm Beach Zoo, joins the podcast. We discuss what caused the Florida Panther to become an endangered species and we also analyze the human perspective on wildlife. Table of Contents below:

00:00 – 05:20 Who is the Florida Panther?

05:21 – 12:00 Florida Panthers by the numbers

12:01 – 28:52 Road tragedies and human encroachments, the challenges the panther faces

28:53 – 36:15 How panthers hunt, breed, travel, socialize, and raise their young

36:16 – 1:09:06 Viewing wildlife and humans from a comparative psychological perspective

1:09:07 – 1:14:34 What do you do with the animals in the zoo during a hurricane?

1:14:35 – 1:16:59 Have you ever had an animal escape from the zoo?

1:17:00 Where you can find out more about the Palm Beach Zoo?

A 6 month research project into over 150 of Miami's most popular restaurants. Uncovering the the deceptive tipping and labor practices used everyday against bartenders, servers, and service workers throughout the city of Miami.

FULL RELEASE COMING THIS MAY

Executive Director Nina Fascione joins the podcast to discuss the current status of one of the world's most endangered & iconic species - The Rhino. This endangered species was once a thriving and formidable force in the wild and has been nearly poached out of existence. Nina and I discuss the elements of poaching, to the illegal wildlife trade, to the South African Rhino court called the Skukuza Court where you can get over 30 years in prison for killing a rhino.

Presidential Assassinations: analyzing the completed, to the unsuccessful, to even discussing Mexico's pandemic of assassinations against party officials. Dr Feinman, author of the book: Assassinations, Threats and the American Presidency joins the podcast to chat.

01:33 – 19:04 The 1865 Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln

19:05 – 28:09 The 1881 Assassination of President James Garfield

28:10 – 42:00 The 1901 Assassination of President William McKinley:

42:01 – 01:04:43 The 1963 Assassination of President John F Kennedy:

01:04:44 – 01:07:38 Could another Presidential assassination happen again?

01:07:39 – 01:12:34 Mexico’s ASTOUNDING 31 Completed Assassinations LAST YEAR

01:12:35 – 01:22:40 The Attempted Assassination of Nancy Pelosi and Brett Kavanaugh

01:22:41 – 1:23:51 Where you Can Find Dr Feinman’s Book: Assassinations, Threats, and the American Presidency: from Andrew Jackson to Barrack Obama

Ben Prater of Defenders of Wildlife joins the podcast to discuss the current status of the Red Wolf - the most endangered wolf in the world currently with less than 2 dozen in total left in the wild. From analyzing what led to the population decline, to the behind the scenes work Ben and the team do to keep one of the world's most vulnerable species alive.

See you in the new year!