Viewers can expect plenty of drama among the team, from workplace squabbles to romance.
It’s a completely different show, a completely different premise, but it’s still Southern.
We’re still in the South.
They want to be like, “Oh, Miami and the big city.”
You don’t have to dress that way.
I love that my staff is warm and sweet.
People are coming here to spend good money and spend a special day of their lives with us.
It’s definitely a lot younger.
Will we see any familiar faces from “Southern Charm” on the show?
You’ll absolutely see everyone make cameos.
That was the beginning of me and Madison making up.
You’re going to see almost everybody, and in real life, they’re always here.
What are you most excited for?
I’m excited for everyone to meet our business.
Republic, DMG the whole group is in itself four of my little babies, these restaurants and clubs.
It’s going to be fun.
Let’s have fun again.
It’ll be fun for people to see that business is personal.
I don’t believe business is not personal.
I’ve always thought that [it is].
Yes, it gets messy, and it gets crazy, and I definitely get a little stressed out.
It’s hard opening your business up.
I didn’t clean up."
There’s no time to do that.
You’re literally opening your underwear drawer to the world.
It’s very vulnerable, so give us some grace.
It’s a messy business, but we’re doing our best and having a great time at it.
I hope other people do that, too.
Is it that Charleston way?
Charleston is a hospitality city.
[It’s what] we’re known for.
That’s a big thing.
It’s grown a lot larger, and it’s known for its food.
I would always say to my husband, “Where do you go?
Where are the people at on a Monday?”
It’s not like Charleston.
People are not out drinking at 10:00 p.m. on a Monday."
My family had a multinational outsourcing company, so we traveled to both.
That Latin culture where people are out having coffee at 10:00 p.m. is very European.
I love that about Charleston, and I love that about King Street.
You’re never not going to see people walking around.
It feels alive all the time.
I love that.It sounds a little like New Orleans maybe not as crazy.
It’s so beautiful and clean.
But we’re known for a lot of things.
People here want to work in hospitality, and they make a killing.
It’s like they’ve already arrived now they’re trying to work up in the ranks.
That’s the difference between us and other cities.
Here, I’m the boss; I’m not just a friend.
You’ll have some context about why I am always trying to get down to business.
It’s who I am.
Can we move past this?
Can we get here?"
I’m also a little bossy where I’m like, “Can we go here?
Can we figure this out?”
That’s my everyday life, 24/7.
It’s one big thing that requires compartments and some organization and some boundaries.
Sometimes we wonder why we did it, but it’s all heart and soul.
It’s what we love to do.
It’s a love affair.
It’s like when you’re married you love and you hate almost at the same time.
It’s one big thing.
That makes a lot of sense based on the key in of business you’re in.
Viewers will see a different side ofyou on this show, right?
Will we see any of your life at home on the show?
[With my personal life and the business], none of those things are separate.
My son’s in here; my husband could walk in here at any given moment.
My sister-in-law could walk in here any given moment, my sister.
It’s all one big blend.
At home, we’re boring, to be honest.
It’s just me and Lamar and our sweet 4-year-old.
That is probably the most interesting thing about us.
As of recent, I hired an assistant, which has been great, but it’s been tough.
Every season, you expand, [and] you have to let go of certain things.
I’m one person.
Also, at this point, we’re a restaurant group, so we have an operational manager.
We have an entire corporate office back there of corporate managers that manage things.
We do have other businesses as well.
It’s about hiring the right team.
My dad’s a businessman, and he always said, “Grow slowly, take your time.
If you get too consumed by making more money, then the foundation of your house will crumble.”
That’s who I was a few years ago.
I was all, “Come on down, come meet me, I got a table for you.
I got this for you, I got that for you.”
Now, these kids that you guys will meet are that for us.
They’re the “it” kids that are getting everyone in here.
You don’t just open a bar and people walk in.
People think that’s the way it works, and it’s not the way it works.
People don’t get that about the bar business.
You guys are going to see that, and it’s cool.
It’s a fun, adrenaline-filled, mad, crazy business.
No day is the same here.
Lamar tries to keep things very black and white, and that’s where we disagree.
Business is run by humans, not machines.
I would love to help some of these kids that work for me build cool things.
What else is life about?
You’re going to catch a lot of that.
You’ll see a lot of that.
What can fans expect?
I don’t hire like, “Oh, you’re cute, you could bartend.”
It’s such a great time.
That makes for all these interesting people and probably very attractive people on all levels.
My big rule is if you’re a manager, you may not date someone that you manage.
I’m not okay with that.
But these kids have worked for me … some of them up to seven years now.
One had a child, some have dated in college, and some date other people.
There’s a lot.
I can’t keep up on any given day.
As long as they keep it outside of my walls, I’m fine with it …
In the past and possibly in the future, people have been fired and reprimanded and all that.
You’re going to see a lot of business, personal business.
It’s chaotic and it’s gritty and it’s messy.
That’s the real side of this business, so I’m hoping people can see all of it.
“Southern Hospitality” premieres Monday, November 28, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo.
This interview has been edited for clarity.
