Episodes

We once again head across the land and seas to welcome this weeks guest. We were delighted to welcome the charismatic Robert Hauck , Managing Director of The Langham in Shanghai. Throughout our chat Robert demonstrates amazin...

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 ...

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'm a lucky guy. On the show I get to speak to some amazing people from some amazing places. I'm a massive fan of today's guest and the property he occupies. I got some time with Jannes Soerensen, General Manager of The Bea...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

In the 2nd of our delves into the world of training & development, we chat to Simon Lewis, Operations Manager at HIT Training ( www.hittraining.co.uk ). We talk about Training, the future, getting out, The media, Hospitality ...

In the first of 2 episodes today, we delve into the world of training & development with Mike Worley , Operations Director at HIT Training (www.hittraining.co.uk) Mike has spent a fair few years in Training and Development an...

What does it take to become one of a regions most prominent General Managers? We chatted to Mark Kirby, Regional General Manager of The Address Downtown, Dubai ( www.addresshotels.com/en/hotels/address-downtown/ ) to find tha...

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), foun...

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...

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...

Hospitality never stands still, there's always something new on the horizon. This week, we've got an amazing chat with the Opening General Manager Anne Golden who has the not insignificant task of leading one of the most exci...

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...

Back in May 2020, we got some time with Gilles Perrin, Executive Chef at the world class Ritz Carlton Osaka, Japan. In today's chat we talk about m oving to takeaway in a Michelin starred restaurant, travel, the importance of...

Hospitality covers a multitude of things. The rise and rise of co-working fits firmly within that scope. We were lucky enough to get some time with Ben Swindells , Expansion Director for Huckletree ( www.huckletree.com ) a L...

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 maki...

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. ( ...

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...

One of the objectives of our humble little podcast was to give a voice to as wide a variety of people as possible from within hospitality so I was delighted to get some time with Rachael Stevens, Guest Services Manager at Sou...

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...