Entrepreneur Episodes

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 the wonderful human being that is Ed Walker, Founder of Fika Catering (https://fikacatering.com) and Bloom Coffee (https://bloom-coffee.org), two wonderfully and mutually beneficial enterprises. We get through loads including starting businesses in a pandemic, change please...

In honour of the fact that next week is International Women's Day we got some time with awe inspiring woman that is Natalia Ribbe, Founder of Ladies of Restaurants (https://www.ladiesofrestaurants.com) and Barletta in Margate (https://barletta.co.uk). It's an all action chat and we get through lockdown baking habits, dinner parties, wine pairings, The performance that is service, Staring at Leonardo Di Caprio, early misadventures, dealing with bullying, How small the world is, going freelance, ...

We've been lucky enough to connect with such a diverse group of people from within the Hospitality Industry on our chats so far and today's episode, is no exception. We chatted to Louise Kissack, Founder of Spaghetti Group (https://www.spaghettigroup.com) and Liverpool Food Network (https://www.spaghettigroup.com/liverpool-food-network). The usual rules apply, we get through loads including EXP101, construction, bars, being fascinated by other people, design, MacDonald's, the psychology of cus...

A side of hospitality we haven't yet delved into is Procurement. In today's episode we put that to bed. We chat to John Stevenson, Co-Founder of Zero Procure (https://zeroprocure.com). John has a long and illustrious career as a serial entrepreneur with his roots firmly within Hospitality. As always, we get through loads including the weather, being teased about accents, adapting young, early jobs, nightlife in Edinburgh, craft ale, the pro’s of Travel, taking over from movie directors, adding...

Some people are born to be in Hospitality, todays guest is certainly one such person. We got some time with the always upbeat Andrew D Scott, Managing Director of Victus Catering Consultancy (https://www.victusconsultancy.co.uk), business owner, author, public speaker and now voice over artist for Sky. We talk about so much including Scottish Accent, starting business, stovies, becoming a GM at age 22, staying humble, lecturing, hedging your bets in business, having an epiphany, being committe...

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 curve, founding Sourced Market (https://sourcedmarket.com/) in 2007, long before provenance was in the public eye. Ben now takes on a Chairman role with the company as they move forward and Ben looks to use his knowledge to help other start ups make a positive stride forward. ...

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 happen. We chat today to Eric Jafari, Chief Development Officer and Creative Director at Edyn Group (www.findingedyn.com) and Co-Founder at Locke Hotels (www.lockeliving.com). This chat is rammed full of interesting conversation with some golden content on re-imagining ho...

Most people enjoy talking about drink and today, that's exactly what we do. We chatted to Becky Lown, Director and Founder at CRAL Consulting, a boutique consulting company specialising in wine and spirits We chat about making career choices too young, starting a business before a pandemic, Up-skilling, wine, whisky, drink, vineyards, stories, Low & No If you need to know anything about viniculture or viticulture (and there is a difference!) then Becky is the woman to ask (especially in a ...

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.com), a few weeks before the doors were opened at Birch for the first time. This chat is crammed full of good stuff as we took full advantage of Chris' natural humour, drive and humility covering off his epic journey to this point as well as topics such as battles, travellin...

There's nothing quite like having a chat with colourful characters. Kieron "AKA the Boy" Bailey is one such character. Co-founder of Experience 101 (www.experience101.co.uk) he's got bags of personality and is something of a Hospitality Champion. Kieron's story is told against a back drop of variety and we cover off so much including, living on an island, compilation cassettes, Leadership, Recruitment, Panorama, dealing with drunks, personal growth, monkeys and so much more. Enjoy Recor...

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. In this weeks episode, Phil catches up with Chef, Restaurateur & Author Scott Hallsworth. Scott is the owner of Freakscene in London (https://freakscene.london/). Scott was the first guest to agree to conducting a virtual chat (So please excuse any mild drop outs in audio) as we chatted in early April...

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. In this episode, Phil meets Chris Fletcher, MD of Askfletch.com, Co-founder of EXP101 (https://www.experience101.live/) as well as remaining on the board of Pieminister (https://pieminister.co.uk/). Join us as we talk through Chris' journey to date as well as some of the work he's doing now. There's s...