Martinez Brings Farm Philosophy To DVD Wednesday - August 19, 2009 By Linda Dela Cruz
The DVD Olomana Gardens Permaculture and Aquaponics provides a one-hour tour of the Waimanalo farm to help farmer Glenn Martinez spread the word that everything can work together for a sustainable future.
Martinez produced it in partnership with Al Cloutier, who also has a personal documentary project about sustainable food supplies in Hawaii. Martinez was one of the many interviews in that project.
“He said, how would you like to do a how-to DVD for me?“recalled Cloutier.“So we did the DVD, and he’s selling them like hotcakes. They’re just flying out of his hands, God bless him.” Cloutier explained that the Martinez farm has a system where everything works in synergy in a symbiotic relationship. “The earthworms that he raises and sells eat the garbage; he feeds the earthworms to his chickens. The earthworms also eat the waste from the chickens - it’s self-perpetuating.”
Sales proceeds from the $24.95 DVD are divided equally between Martinez and Cloutier.
Cloutier uses his Olomana Gardens Permaculture and Aquaponics profits - as well as some funds from his day job managing Hawaii Kai Retirement Community - to complete Lono’s Bounty.
Al Cloutier wins Accolade
Accolade Award
New Honolulu filmmaker wins accolade award
Al Cloutier of World Class Productions LLC has won a prestigious Honorable Mention from The Accolade Competition. This award was given for World Class Production LLC's exciting training film, World Class Restaurant Service, which is specifically designed to orientate employees entering the service profession.World Class Restaurant Service features the time-honored techniques of great table service, with a decidedly modern and Hawaiian flair. Contrary to the usual, sleep-inducing training/industrial genre, this film includes footage of surfing, sailing, hula dancing, and beautiful ocean vistas to help emphasize instruction in great customer service, with Aloha. Local Oahu actor and UH Marching Band announcer, Steve Dulce, provided the voice-over narration for this unique training film. The film wa co-produced, filmed, and edited by Eric Jordan, a filmmaker known for his excellent work in several documentaries (Paving the Wave, For the Love of Surfing, and Waikiki, Riding the Waves of Change), World Class Restaurant Service showcases Eric's unique talents and perspective.
World Class Restaurant Service was written, directed, and produced by 20 year veteran restaurant manager, Al Cloutier who said. "On behalf of World Class Productions LLC, my co-producer, Eric Jordan, and all those who participated, I am extremely honored to accept this award. It's always been my belief that a restaurant manager is like a coach. A coach needs to take massive action to ensure that their team stays focused. You can't just stand back and hope for the best. The World Class Restaurant Service film is the perfect training tool to orientate new hires, or to show long-term employees, re-focusing them on the game plan of providing not just good service, but World Class Service!"
The Accolade recognizes film, television, and videography professionals who demonstrate exceptional achievement in craft and creativity, and those who produce standout entertainment or contribute to profound social change. Entries are judged by highly qualified professionals in the film and television industry. Information about The Accolade can be found at www.accolade.net.
In winning an Accolade, World Class Productions LLC joins the ranks of other high-profile winners of this internationally respected award. Thomas Baker, Ph.D., who chairs The Accolade, had this to say about the latest winners, "The Accolade is not an easy award to win. Entries are received from around the world. The Accolade helps set the standards for craft and creativity. The judges were pleased with the exceptionally high quality of entries. The goal of The Accolade is to help winners achieve the recognition they deserve".
People Building News Letter December 2008
Top restaurateur AlCloutier has clearly found the right strategy for cooking up a success.
Having had 25 year in restaurant management experience, he is well aware that a restaurants success has more to do with the people than the food that is dished up. So he has now developed a DVD training programming for those who own restaurants and are wishing to empower their staff. The key to the training programme, he attributes directly to the NLP techniques he has embedded in the "World Class Restaurant Service DVD."
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New Restaurant Service Training DVD 1st of it's Kind to Use Neuro- Linguistic-Programming Techniques (NLP)
World Class Restaurant Service Training DVD Teaches New Generation of Restaurant Employees with Cutting Edge Art and Science of Interpersonal Communication Model NLP
Honolulu, HI (1888PressRelease) September 05, 2008 - In the restaurant industry it is a cold hard fact : It doesn't matter if you have the best food in the world or the most attactive ambiance, if the service is bad, customers will not come back!
When it comes down to the bottom line, people are the most important part of a restaurant's success formula. It behooves today's smart restaurant owner to make sure the service staff is properly trained before they send them out on the floor. This is where the creators of World Class Restaurant Service DVD believes they can help.
World Class Restaurant Service Training DVD is the first of it's kind to employ techniques of Nuero-Linguistic-Programming (NLP). NLP studies the structure of how humans think and experience the world. This study has led to models of how the mind works. From these models, techniques for quickly and effectively changing thoughts, behaviors and beliefs that limit behavior have been developed.
This innovative DVD utilizes key images, music, and phrases to "anchor" the trainee into a more receptive learning state. This leveraging of human potential enables the subjects to subconsciously absorb the information. The stated goal is the viewer quickly and effectively models precision, purpose and skill. It is reported that after viewing this program, service staff performs at a higher level.
The World Class Restaurant Service DVD was written, directed, and produced by veteran restaurateur Al Cloutier. Al's years of study and practice of Nuero-Linguistic-Programming (NLP) brings another dimension to his training successes.
Al credits NLP as the key factor in his complete recovery from a badly broken leg in the year 2000. In that year, Al shattered the bones in his right leg after being thrown from a horse.
The grim prognosis that he would never walk again normally and that he might even lose the leg, did not stop him. Al utilized the techniques of NLP to overcome this disempowering belief. After spending six months in traction and learning how to walk again, he was back riding horses a year later. He now manages two successful restaurants, walking without even a limp. While writing the World Class Restaurant Service DVD Al drew on his knowledge of NLP and also on his key philosophy of guest service.
Al's philosophy of guest service stems from his belief that true success always focuses on building strong human relationships or "connecting with the guests from the heart". Without this quality, mere technique is empty. Al is passionate about the food & beverage profession and is able to communicate that passion to others. Having worked his way up through the profession many years ago, he brings a solid knowledge of table service, bartending, and product knowledge to his industry films.
The World Class Restaurant Service DVD just received this review: "World Class Restaurant Service is a training film on DVD created especially to guide entry-level employees entering the time-honored profession of restaurant service. Filmed in beautiful Hawaii, World Class Restaurant Service covers on-the-job basics of proper teamwork, how to greet customers, winning confidence, wine service nuances, how to make a good impression, and much more. In addition to demonstrating what to do, World Class Restaurant Service also features a comic relief waiter who gives a contrasting demonstrations of what not to do! A thoroughly accessible, easy-to-follow resource, World Class Restaurant Service is an absolute must-have for any sit-down restaurant, whether owned by a small family or a large corporation - and also a useful study-at-home tool for anyone considering a career in restaurant service. 27 minutes, color."
Tech vs Oldies Competition - Make a Mini-Doc and Win $10,000 The LFMP 'Video meets Baby Boomers' is looking for some talented filmmakers to document how people 50+ interact with technology. So grab your video camera and make a short documentary featuring yourself, family members, teachers or other acquaintances.
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