Hospitality is NOT Just a Job!
Hospitality in Michigan: Not just a job:
One of the most important life skills you can have is how to work with and get along with people. Working in the hospitality / service industry is a great opportunity to expand those and can also lead to a rewarding career. Most of the people that make up our team, work in other industries as well – outside of hospitality. And for those non-service industry jobs working from home has stopped a lot of them from even needing to leave their houses. That leaves people craving actual human interaction and at least for us, it’s identified how much we need it!
Grand Valley State University (GVSU) and Visit Detroit, the convention and visitors bureau in Metro Detroit, decided to invest in developing a video to help encourage the under 25 market to work and/or develop a career in the tourism industry and guess who they picked to include ? You guessed it, The HandleBar (Props to our guy Kevin for his starring role and to Stone Hut Studios for producing it). Check it out here:
It is definitely an honor to be included in some of the best companies within the entire State of Michigan! ( Detroit Opera House, Detroit Zoo, Great Wolf Lodge, Cherry Republic, DNR Tahquamenon Falls State Park, Mackinac Island Shepler’s Ferry, Stafford’s Perry, Frederick Meijer Gardens, City Built Brewing, Firekeepers, AC GR, Black Star Farms, TC Pizza Company, Happy’s Taco & Pit Spitters)
Our Story in the Hospitality Industry
As an adult, it is not always easy to expand your social circle – between our customers and drivers that has been probably our favorite part about The HandleBar!
COVID-19 & Human Relationships:
It’s hard to believe that it’s been over 2 years since COVID-19 has entered our lives. It goes without saying that there are plenty of negatives with that, but if we focus on the positive – the perspective it has given us has been an eye opener. The pandemic has put a magnifying glass on the simple things that we sometimes took for granted and at the top of that list for us is our relationships. Literally our favorite part about owning The HandleBar is the PEOPLE! We’re surrounded by fun people who are generally celebrating something and enjoying themselves – that is EXTREMELY contagious for us. Think about it; When is the last time you left work, excited ? LoL it happens to us everyday! The BEST part is our staff though – drivers have become best friends, multiple have gotten married and MANY have become our really good friends and even business partners. COVID made us realize what life was like without that and we’ll never take it for granted again.
Final Thoughts:
We didn’t really think of the hospitality industry as a career and that was a mistake. In our world it means showing people the city we love, jamming out to music and putting smiles on people’s faces by doing extremely simple things, like cracking a drink or leading a happy birthday song. If you’re interested in joining our team you can also email or just apply (suuuper quick process) here: And if you’re looking to get some school training give GVSU a look. Either way, we really do love what we do and are looking forward to seeing you guys all soon!
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