Sean Corpuel (Cool Cat Cafe)

Jason Evans of SilverShark Media speaks to Sean Corpuel, owner of Cool Cat Cafe. In this podcast Sean talks about his first exposure to the restaurant industry helping his dad run a small burger shack, how that eventually became his career path, opening the first Cool Cat Cafe in California, the decision to open a Cool Cat Cafe in Lahaina back in 2003, challenges in getting the original wharf location opened up, his approach to menu design, how the restaurant immersed itself in the Maui community, continuing the family business with his kids, the inspiration to open Captain Jack's at the wharf after the success of Cool Cats, the initial aftermath of the August fires, the decision and process that went into reopening Cool Cat Cafe in Kihei, what to expect from the south side menu, bringing a new Captain Jack's location back to west Maui, & lessons he learned in his teens about the industry that still resonate today.