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Jan. 20, 2021

#054 - Hospitality Meets David Hart - The Humble Hotel CEO

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 ...

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Dec. 30, 2020

#051 - Hospitality Meets Jon Dawson - The Hotel Human Resources Legend

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 ...

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Nov. 18, 2020

#045 - Hospitality Meets Ben O'Brien - The Fresh Food Founder

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 ...

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Nov. 11, 2020

#044 - Hospitality Meets Kellie Rixon - The Trade Body Chair

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...

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Nov. 4, 2020

#043 - Hospitality Meets Simon Esner - The Hospitality Legend & Mentor

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...

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Oct. 28, 2020

#042 - Hospitality Meets Daniel Pedreschi - The Regional Operations H…

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...

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Sept. 16, 2020

#035 - Hospitality Meets Eric Jafari - The Disruptive Entrepreneur & …

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...

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Sept. 2, 2020

#033 - Hospitality Meets Niels Sherry - The International Private Mem…

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...

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Aug. 12, 2020

#026 - Hospitality Meets Eugenio Pirri - The People and Culture Legend

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...

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Aug. 5, 2020

#025 - Hospitality Meets Chris Penn - The Founder & Entrepreneur

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...

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July 29, 2020

#023 - Hospitality Meets William Gibbs - The Asset Management Guru

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...

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July 15, 2020

#021 - Hospitality Meets David McDowall - The Craft Brewing COO

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...

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June 3, 2020

#011 - Hospitality Meets David Cowdery - The Hospitality Legend

Back in February 2020, we were lucky enough to meet Hospitality Royalty, David Cowdery, CEO of the Cavalry & Guards Club ( https://www.cavgdsclub.co.uk/ ) in Mayfair, London. We chat through his story and career journey. Amo...

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April 29, 2020

#006 - Hospitality Meets Robin Sheppard - The Hotel Titan

Hospitality Meets... with Phil Street is a new podcast for the hospitality industry. Join Phil each week as he hosts a new guest in a light-hearted talk about their journey and story to date. Back in February 2020, I had the...

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