People, Recruitment & Talent Episodes

I'm so lucky to be able to speak to so many different people from within the industry and today's guest is another shining star of Hospitality. I got some time with Clare Johnson , Early Careers Lead at Sodexo ( https://www....

What a wonderful way to cap off the first part of season 2 than with a chat with one of the industry's shining stars! I got some (Very human focused) time with Natasha Nagra, Resourcing & Talent Director at Valour Hospitality...

Today we bring you the superstar that is Jane Sunley , Founder and CEO of Purple Cubed ( https://purplecubed.com/ ). As always, we get through loads including:- Humble beginnings Being the naughty one Being spurred on by nega...

We're back! Season 2 is up and running and what a way to kick things off as I got some time with Employer Branding expert Oli Cavaliero from Honest Burgers ( https://www.honestburgers.co.uk/ ). There's all manner of excellent...

Another week goes by and another wonderful chat with someone who played their part in why this show exists. 5 years ago, the intricate weave of life put me in touch with the wonderful David Guile ( http://www.davidguile.com/...

I can't believe it's taken this long for me to chat to today's guest, especially as she played her part in why this humble little podcast exists in the first place. So I finally got some time with Monica Or, Founder of Star Q...

Time spent with today's guest is time well spent indeed! I once again got Jim Knight back on the show to chat about his recently released "Leadership That Rocks" ( Available here - https://www.knightspeaker.com/product-page/r...

Ahhhhhh Culture. What is it? How do we achieve a good one? All this and more when we got some time with today's guest, Benjamin Drury AKA the Culture Guy! As you might expect, there's a lot of chat around culture but a whol...

What a cracker we have for you this week. What does it take to be an HR leader in an iconic hotel and restaurant? Well, we chatted to Sarah Powell , HR Director at Le Manoir Aux Quat'Saisons ( https://www.belmond.com/hotels/...

There are so many exceptional people in hospitality and this week we got some time with yet another of those. We chat to Aseem Kapoor , Founder & Chief ARK-itect at Ark People Solutions (https://arkpeoplesolutions.com). We ch...

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...

This week we got some time with rising superstar and all round bundle of energy Catrina Pengelley , Founder of the Nerdy Hotelier ( https://thenerdyhotelier.weebly.com ). Like a lot of people in the hospitality industry, 2020...

Happy New Year! And what better way to start the year than by chatting to someone from the world of learning and development. Not only that but we went straight to the top and got some time with Beth Aarons , Global Director...

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 ...

Happy 50th to us! We couldn't let our 50th episode pass without doing something a little different so to celebrate we've got an extra special guest.... Me! Otherwise known as the Co-Founder and Director of Momentum Hospitali...

You may recall that one of the objectives of the podcast was to tell the stories of a wide variety of roles throughout the industry. Well, today we have another guest who ticks that box but not only that brings a story forwa...

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...

Humans are such a massive part of the Hospitality Industry and looking after all those humans is no mean feat. Today we talk to a real heavy hitter in that space, Jose Ruiz , Director of Human Resources for The London Edition...

In may 2020, we were lucky enough to steal some time with Louise Gallant , Talent Director at Harri.com, rising tech superstars and all round great people. Louise is a natural story teller with some amazing and hilarious stor...

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...

When we started the podcast, one of the objectives was to showcase the variety of opportunity available within Hospitality as a career of choice. Today's chat does exactly that. We chatted to Fabien Figarol, Co-Founder and D...

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 ...

Some people were made to entertain, Jim Knight is one such human mixing entertainment with education for what he calls Edutainment. Jim is the brains and name behind www.knightspeaker.com , a top 10 rated speaker in the USA ,...