Bartender Lifestyle Academy

"Starting his journey as a bartender in 2007, Aldo completed the Planet One American Bartending School Advanced course and went on to work in a 5-star hotel in Italy for the next five years. Eventually becoming a bar manager, he left Italy to start a new career in London, at a restaurant chain called Balans in Soho, and in 2014, he became a certified bartender and trainer at Be At One.

As Be At One’s Learning and Development Manager, he managed and coordinated all training at the company’s West End bars, being responsible for more than 100 bartenders’ personal development. He also managed the training element, which involved designing the bar schematics, bar stations, setting up back-of-house storage, and ensuring all bars opened with a fully trained team.

Furthermore, he managed the Be At One bartender challenge, the company’s biggest annual event, which involves all 350 bartenders in an internal competition to find the Best Bartender, Best Bar Team, Best Newcomer, Best Technical Bartender, and Fastest Bartender."