This week on The Walk-In Club Podcast, we sit down with the one and only Jessica Maria—owner of the iconic Hotsy Totsy Club and living proof that your hospitality path can (and probably will) look nothing like what you planned. From her early days making fluffernutters and crushing on line cooks at Uncle Tony’s, to cocktail waitressing at hotel bars and deadlifting keg up and down stairs at Bill Graham Presents, Jessica takes us through a journey rich with grit, growth, and just the right amount of figuring things out. We hear how a “year abroad” learning graphic design turned into joining a traveling improv group landing the goal to opening a bar in Thailand. Her first cocktail she ever put on a menu was called Sex with a Goat (yes, really), and what it means to rebuild a space from scratch—with your community, for your community. This episode is full of laughter, honesty, and a reminder that you don’t have to follow anyone’s script to make magic. Whether it’s passing along fluffernutter traditions or using fresh juice for the first time, Jessica’s journey is a wild, heart-filled ride—and we’re lucky to hear it here at the Walk. In Club Podcast.