Special Interest Episodes

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 chat with another wonderful human with an exceptional journey. We talk about:- Being Purpose Led Starting in logistics Making pragmatic plans Working for brands you respect Working with Danny Meyer Managing change Career break Triangle of success Be Inclusive Hospit...

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 Richardson, the new CEO. We chat about: The Tom cruise of the Hospitality Industry Richard Robertson World exclusives The impact of the weather How Robert’s appointment came about Serendipity Recording conversations with yourself The support Signatures Roberts email st...

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 have a chat with him ahead of his end of June departure from the Institute. As always, we got through a lot including:- Getting an early start Defying careers advisors Heading off to London Taking the road less travelled Having a mentor Moving into sales and marketing ...

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-Founder of No Alcohol drinks guru's Freestar Drinks (https://freestar.co). As always, we cram in loads including:- Facebook advertising The need for hospitality’s return Starting in flavours and fragrance Sipsmith The rise and rise of Gin Lame and Soda The de-alcoholis...

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, all to raise money for Hospitality Action. The crew consisted of Elsa De Jager - People & Culture Director at Guest House Hotels, Angus Collins - Founder at Beyond Endurance, Josh McIntyre - Group Bars Manager at Caravan Restaurants and Will David - CEO & Founder at Fixtur...

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. Today's guest speaks directly to anyone who considers themselves self employed. We got some time with inspirational force that is Jeffrey Shaw (https://www.jeffreyshaw.com/), Author, Podcaster, Speaker, Coach and all round self employed guru. We specifically delve into Jeff...

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 health stigma. Rightfully, this is a topic that is getting more discussion time and I was delighted to chat about this so openly with Kris. As you can imagine, Mental Health dominates our discussion but we also cover Somerset, a start out of the industry, food wholesaling, food...

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 organisation that collects discarded soaps in hotels and turns them into life-saving products. The soaps are recycled by people with disabilities and then distributed to improve sanitary conditions of families in need. We chat through Dorothee's story as well as the weather...

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 through loads including Lockdown handling, service, research, sell me this pen, having folders thrown at your head, recruitment, Starting Kam in a weekend, big picture thinking, one direction, starting chat shows, podcasts, being landed in the shit, failure, keeping hospital...

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 force behind the wonderful and necessary #seatatthetable campaign to try and ensure we have a minister for hospitality going forward (https://www.seatatthetable.org.uk/). This is action packed from the word go covering off nuggets such as Boris’s roadmap, creating the best publ...

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...

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 Hospitality Recruitment Ltd and the Founder and host (Normally) of this podcast. But don't worry, you don't have to listen to me interviewing myself. I enlisted 2 wonderful ex guests, from episode 4, Robert Richardson and from episode 7, Katherine Price. We get through loads includ...

In an effort to pull a curtain across 2020, we put together a Christmas Special episode where we pull in people from all over the industry to tell us all a tale of Christmas past from Hospitality. We've got Cyrus Todiwala, Kellie Rixon, Cat Pengelly, Simon Taylor, Hayley Connor, Kellie Rixon, Elsa De Jager, Liam Wood, Kate Nicholls and Andrew Scott who join Kieron Bailey, Chris Fletcher and me, Phil Street, as we cover off Public speaking, amazing customer service, poo, brushes with the law, sp...

In our 3rd Bonus of December (It is the giving season after all), we air our chat with Kieron Bailey and Marcus Weedon who, together with www.caterer.com, have put together a monumental resource for the industry. There's so much content, written, spoken and video, to help hone and better your job searching strategies at a time when it's very much needed. In addition to talking about this, we also cover Kieron’s visits to the show, podcast experience, backgrounds, caterer.com careers hub, why it...

In the next of our series of Bonus episode, and having just been a little inspired by the story of Mohamed Ali in episode 41, we chatted to Christopher Moore, The CEO of The Clink Charity (https://theclinkcharity.org), the charity set up to reduce reoffending through the training and rehabilitation of prisoners. Hospitality plays a huge role in this. In today's chat we get through silver service, spoons, flying the nest, hotel evacuations, Harrods, 80’s food, F&B for shoppers, overcoming heart ...

There are a lot of great human beings out there. Today's guest is one such human being. We managed to have a chat with Greg Mangham, CEO and Founder of Only a Pavement Away (https://onlyapavementaway.co.uk), The charity for the employment of the homeless, ex-offenders and vulnerable veterans into careers within the hospitality industry. In today's chat Greg talks us through his journey including pubs, food, catering college, training, The Tote, Crisis (The charity), reaching crossroads, Tom Ai...

When I started this podcast, one of my objectives was to keep things light and humorous, especially in the face of the seriousness of the lives we are all being asked to lead at the moment. But every now and again, Someone’s story comes along where light and humorous just doesn’t feel appropriate. In today’s episode we have one such story. It’s powerful, gripping, hopeful, moving and incredibly important. It’s a story that transcends Hospitality and I think needs to be heard by as many ...

When we started the podcast, we wanted to tell the stories and journeys of the people of hospitality but we also wanted to shout from the rooftops about anything incredible that people are doing. Mary Jane Flanagan (MJ), founder of MJ Inspire (www.mjinspire.com) fits into both categories effortlessly as not only does she have a really interesting journey, she's doing an incredible body of work to support job seekers at a time when they need it the most. Bravo MJ!!! There's a lot crammed in...

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 ...

Q. What happens when you put two spaghetti brains in front a microphone and set them off to chat? A. Today's podcast. We got some time with Majella O'Connell, Managing Director and Head Photographer at Pavlova & Cream Ltd. (www.pavlovaandcream.com) and Founder of Manchester Kitchen Social and London Kitchen Social. Majella talks about her craft with such verve and passion it's difficult to not get sucked in to what she does, even if you have a slight interest in food and fun is never very ...

Mark your calendar, 31st August 2020 will see the rise of the inaugural Hospitality Aid, a live aid style concert rammed full of talent from the Hospitality Industry raising money for Action against hunger (And any artists that play) and bringing some much needed joy back to the industry. In our most ambitious and insane show yet, we chatted to ALL of the people behind it and some very special guests, led by Kieron Bailey and Chris Fletcher of Exp101 (www.experience101.co.uk), they joined Cha...

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, author of "Culture that Rocks" and Podcast host on the Awesome "Thoughts that Rock". Throughout our chat Jim showcases an effortless mix of humour, seriousness, energy and passion. Jim's go to subject is Business Culture and if there's anyone else alive that can speak a...

The week of 22nd June 2020 will go down in history (In the UK at least) as the week where the government announced that hospitality could reopen on 4th July. This put us all in a good mood and so we decided to give you another bonus episode. Cue Elsa De Jager, founder of HospoBox (@hospobox on Instagram) We have a great chat about Vegan Mayonnaise, Winging it, the influence of Danny Meyer, Adversity and Positivity. We also talk through her story and her wonderful idea HospoBox. Tu...