C-Suite & Executive Episodes

I've known today's guest loosely for a number of years and was delighted to read earlier in the year that she had been promoted to the Managing Director role for the UK & Ireland at IHG ( www.ihg.com ). I am of course talking...

I was thrilled to get some time with todays guest, Mark Fenelon, CEO of Clink Hostels ( https://www.clinkhostels.com/ ). Not just to chat to someone from within another sector of hospitality that we have not yet covered, but...

I love who I get introduced to as part of the Podcast. Todays guest represents that. I chat to Stephen Carter OBE, one of Scotland's most legendary hoteliers. For someone whose career has spanned over 40 years, you can imag...

I'm not going to lie, I'm a huge fan of the venue that today's guest leads. I got some time with Andrew Coggings , Managing Director of Entertaining and Hospitality at the Goodwood Estate ( https://www.goodwood.com ). It's an...

Episode 78, the day that Hospitality Meets ACTUALLY MET SOMEONE. Yes, this week, we got some actual face to face time with the epicness that is Paul Spencer , Operations Director at Locke (https://www.lockeliving.com). He sh...

What a treat we have for you this week as we bring you the natural story teller that is Debra Ward , Global Transition Director at ISS Facility Services UK. Debra has some brilliant stories from a truly spectacular career bui...

Another wonderful story from hotels awaits you this week. We got some time with the superb Chris Wayne-Wills , CEO of Crerar Hotels ( https://www.crerarhotels.com ) in Scotland. This is a packed chat and we cover off:- Gainin...

What a treat we have for you today as we have someone who has built an amazing career so far but backs this up with extra work she does for the Institute of Hospitality and Charities such as Hospitality Action We got some tim...

What a corker we've got for you this week. We got some time with the bundle of positive energy and influence that is Andrew Fishwick , CEO of Salt ( www.worthoursalt.com ) & The Pepper Collective ( http://www.thepeppercollect...

What better time to start a business than in a pandemic right? Well, todays guest has started not one, but two wonderful enterprises. As Phil puts it early on "You're clearly a glutton for punishment". We got some time with...

Today's guest is one of the inspirations as to why I started the show. We welcome Scott MacDonald, Managing Director of Artisan Food Champions Sourced Market ( https://sourcedmarket.com ). Today's chat packed full of content ...

What an absolute treat we have for you this week (I know, they're all treats really). We welcomed Marc Dardenne on the show, COO of Luxury Brands in Europe for Hotel heavy weights, Accor ( https://all.accor.com ). This chat i...

Q. What does it take to become a Hotel CEO? A. There are very different paths and today's guest demonstrates that point perfectly. We got some time with always excellent David Hart, CEO of RBH Hospitality Management and most ...

This week, we got some time with Hotel Human Resources Legend, Jon Dawson , recently appointed Group Director of People Development at Lore Group ( https://loregroup.com ). Jon has forged an enviable career so far working in ...

There's a movement happening out there, can you feel it? We're starting to pay more attention to where our food comes from and what techniques are used in their production. Today's guest, Ben O'Brien , was way ahead of the ...

I really am a lucky pup. There's so many stories of the different people and roles in hospitality that it will take several lifetimes to tell them all. Today's guests is an absolute cracker. I got some time with the inspirati...

43 episodes in and we finally chat to someone from contract catering, although today's guest has done far more than that. We speak to hospitality legend Simon Esner , Founder at Executive business mentoring Uncommon Sense ( w...

This week we move back to hotels in big brand, big hotels and a big role. We got some time with Daniel Pedreschi , Regional Vice President Operations UK for PPHE Hotel Group ( www.pphe.com ). As always, we get through a lot i...

You really can come into hospitality at any time, with any background. Today's guest demonstrates that point beautifully but not only that, how you can come in and really get people thinking about the ways in which things hap...

One of the things we love about Hospitality more than anything else is the international element to it and there's no better career if you want to see the world. Niels Sherry is a shining example of that with a career that ha...

Back in May 2020, we got some time with Eugenio Pirri, Chief People & Culture Office for Dorchester Collection ( www.dorchestercollection.com ) a global luxury hotel company. Eugenio tells his story with great humility and gr...

In early July 2020 (when we were once again allowed to go meet people) we were lucky enough to get some socially distanced time with Chris Penn , Co-Founder of Steel Hotels ( www.steelhotels.com ) & Birch ( www.birchcommunity...

In this weeks Podcast, we enter the world of finance and specifically Asset Management, a side of hotel life that has become more and more important in recent times. We chatted to William Gibbs, Hotels Director and a Member o...

Back in May 2020, in the middle of Lock down, we were lucky enough to get some time with David McDowall, Group COO of BrewDog ( www.brewdog.com ). David talks us through his career and journey so far along with some of the gr...