Special Interest Episodes

As you all know, occasionally we like to shine a light on those who are doing something just that little bit special. Today's guest is one such person. I chatted to Chris Gamm , The Springboard Charity CEO ( https://springbo...

Happy International Women's! And to celebrate that, we have the wonderful Emily Goldfischer, Founder and Editor in Chief at Hertelier.com - celebrating all that is brilliant about the female workforce in Hospitality. We get t...

Let's face it, we maybe thought we were going to get through Christmas 2021 unscathed. Covid had other ideas so in an effort to lift some spirits, even if for only a moment, I'm rereleasing the 2020 Christmas Special episode ...

It has arrived. I can't quite believe we got here but episode 100 has landed! And to do something a little bit different, I've taken a look back at some of the best stories from season one (The longest ever season on any sho...

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...

I love how some things work out, you read an article and then you are immediately captivated by someone's story. I stumbled on today's guest through a late night LinkedIn feed trawl. And boy, am I glad that I did. Inspiring...

What a delight I have for you this week as I delve into the world of wine with one of the best in the business, non other than Shane McHugh , Group Wine Buyer at the glorious Goodman Restaurants. Shane is very open with his t...

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...

Today's guest is doing something special. If you are an independent hospitality business and you are just getting started (Or even if you are not) then focus on your strengths and let Liam and his team support the rest. We c...

The variety of opportunity in hospitality is something I bang on about all the time (You'll no doubt know that by now). Today's guest is another example of that. I chatted to James Lemon, Founder of the awesome Mentoring pl...

In the next of our Bonus Episode's we chat to the brilliant Ken McGarrie, Passionate hospitality advocate, Founder of Korgen Hospitality in Chicago, USA and author of the superb "The Surprise Restaurant Manager". We get throu...

In this weeks episode of Hospitality Meets, we got some time with the wonderful Lorraine Copes, Founder of Be Inclusive Hospitality ( https://www.bihospitality.co.uk ), Procurement consultant and Life coach. It's a jam packed...

Well, what a lovely treat we have in store for you today. We got some time with the awesome humans at the sharp end of the Institute of Hospitality (https://www.instituteofhospitality.org), Kellie Rixon, Chair and Robert Ric...

In the first of our two chats with the Institute of Hospitality (https://www.instituteofhospitality.org), we got some time with outgoing CEO Peter Ducker . No doubt Peter has forged an enviable career and we were honoured to ...

Ahhhh, Drink. We all love it. But not all drinks are made equally and today's guest is part of a team who have produced a world class no alcohol beer. As a fanboy, I was delighted I got some time with Felix von Hurter , Co-...

When I started this podcast, I had no idea what stories I'd uncover. Well, today's story is an absolute belter! I got some time with the crew of HospoRow, A 250km row up the west coast of Scotland across 72 continuous hours,...

I'm super excited to bring you our next Bonus Episode. There are over 240,000 self employed people working within Hospitality in the UK as of Q4 in 2020. With a pandemic shifting the work force, that number is set to rise. T...

In another of our bonus episodes, we got some time with Kris Hall , Founder of The Burnt Chef Project ( www.theburntchefproject.com ) a non-profit campaign and clothing brand operating within hospitality to challenge mental h...

As part of our Bonus series, we are delighted to showcase the amazing work that Dorothee Schiesser is doing as Founder and President of the waste soap upcyclers, SapoCycle ( https://sapocycle.org/ ). SapoCycle is a non-profit...

Today's guest yet again highlights the diversity of opportunity that exists within hospitality. We got some time with the sensational Katy Moses , Founder and Managing Director of Kam Media ( https://kam-media.co.uk ). We get...

What a corker we've got for you this week. We got time (somehow) with the incredibly busy and rather awe inspiring Chef & Restaurant Magazine ( https://chefpublishing.com/ ) Editor, Claire Bosi . Claire is also the driving f...

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 ( ...

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 care...