Nashville Restaurant Radio · 2026-05-15 · 1h 41m
This all-new episode features Austin Smith, COO of Honky Tonk Party Ventures and founder of Party Fowl Hot Chicken. Whatever your opinion is on Nashville’s transportainment industry, Austin pulls back the curtain and explains how it really works. He also opens up about what actually happened with Party Fowl, shares stories from his friendship with Brandon, talks about playing softball with Shaquille O’Neal, and gives us a look inside everything Honky Tonk Party Ventures is building. From party buses to a freestanding bar to a hat bar and more, Austin and his team are doing some incredibly creative things in Nashville. If you’ve ever been curious about the transportainment industry, this conversation may challenge what you thought you knew.
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