Episodes

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...

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...

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...

What does it take to get your Brand and experience right? Find out along with so much more in our chat with Simon Taylor, Brand Guru and Founder of Swipe Right Experience (https://swiperightexperience.com/) and The Hospitality Portal (http://thehospitalityportal.com/). We chat about so much including ship life, events, branding (Of course), experiences, chicken & chips and Matteus Rose and Simon's Story. Simon is a laugh a minute but backs this up with some great content on marrying your b...

15 episodes in and we finally get to talk to someone about their story from within the world of Talent Acquisition. And we didn't do it half heartedly, we went to one of the World's most iconic hotels and had a chat with Louise Phelps, Head of Talent Acquisition at the Savoy in London. We chat about Talent attraction (Obviously), toilet humour, Impostor Syndrome, New habits, Mentoring and many other things. Louise was a natural conversationalist and we thoroughly enjoyed our time with her. ...

When we launched the podcast, there were some people we hoped to get on the show. Chef Alex Dilling of the 2 Michelin Star The Greenhouse in London was one of those people. In addition to Alex's story and Journey, we talk about the creative process, Per Se in New York (Twice), the noises we make when we taste sublime food, training Phil's dog to truffle hunt and so much more. Alex really is a class act and there's lots of incredibly useful snippets in here. Enjoy! This was recorded on 3...

We were lucky enough to get some time with TV Chef, Restaurateur and Author Cyrus Todiwala OBE in April this year. Cyrus runs the Famous Cafe Spice Namaste (www.cafespice.co.uk) in London and has featured on many a TV show so far. As well as walking us through his journey, we talk about The 80's, Appraisals, Cooking for Dignitaries, Goats and the Origins of the Hot Todi amongst many, many other things. Cyrus is a walking storyboard and we could have chatted to him for hours. Enjoy! ...

This week we air a bonus episode as we chatted to Emma Perfect, Global Diversity & Inclusion Manager for Soho House Group (https://www.sohohouse.com/) which operates members’ clubs for creative people as well as restaurants, spas and co-working spaces. It’s Emma’s role to ensure that members and teams feel a sense of belonging at Soho Houses in the UK, Europe, North America and Asia. The company is leading the hospitality industry in this field, and in 2019 her department won a prestigious Cat...

Back in February 2020, we were lucky enough to meet Hospitality Royalty, David Cowdery, CEO of the Cavalry & Guards Club (https://www.cavgdsclub.co.uk/) in Mayfair, London. We chat through his story and career journey. Amongst other things we talk about Snobbery, Tech, Recruitment, Looking after Celebs, Selfies and loads more. David has some hilarious stories, be sure to tune in. This was recorded on 18th February 2020 at the majestic Cavalry & Guards Club This podcast uses the following thi...

In one of our first lock down recordings (Apologies for the audio drops in places) we chatted to the effervescent Hayley Connor, Head of People & Learning at Brewhouse & Kitchen (https://www.brewhouseandkitchen.com/) & Co-Founder of Beers & Peers (@beersandpeers) In this episode, we talk about Housekeeping, Acting, Pantomime (But not the one you think), Seeking leaders in fancy dress and getting back to the pub. In addition, Hayley walks us through her story to date. Hayley is turning herself...

Pre-lockdown, we chatted to Adam Rowledge, prolific public speaker and Managing Director of Rowledge Associates (https://rowledgeassociates.co.uk) In this episode, we talk about Adams journey as well as covering such important topics such as eggs, credit control, Nokia phones, socks and the things you see whilst being a Night Manager. Adam was a class act and is a shining light in the world of leadership discussion. This Podcast was recorded in person on 27th February 2020, before lock down c...

Under lockdown conditions, we chatted to Anne Pierce, CEO of Springboard (https://springboard.uk.net/) a charity operating in Hospitality focusing on helping people from vulnerable backgrounds into sustainable employment. In this episode, we talk about Anne's journey as well as covering topics such as cross dressing, Anne's propensity for getting rejected for jobs, retro tech and making hedgehogs out of Mango's. Anne's journey really is another wonderful indication of the diversity of options ...

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. Under lockdown conditions, we chatted to Katherine Price, Senior Reporter from one of Hospitality's leading trade publications, The Caterer (www.thecaterer.com) In this episode, we talk wobbly's, research, 6 course tasting menu's, books, when not to eat fine dining food and so much more. Kat was an amazi...

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. Back in February 2020, I had the privilege of meeting hotel Titan, Robin Sheppard, Chairman of Bespoke Hotels (www.bespokehotels.com/) and Chairman of the Institute of Hospitality (www.instituteofhospitality.org/). Robin takes us through some wonderful stories from an illustrious career in Hospitality...

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. This week we chat to Robert Richardson the General Manager of the Historic Grand Hotel in Folkestone. Robert has one hell of a list of achievements and is definitely doing what he was born to do. The podcast was recorded on 26th February 2020, before lock down measures were put in place. This podc...

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. Back in the early 2020's before Covid-19 gripped the world, we met Kate Nicholls who very kindly gave us the time to share her story and the sorts of things she gets involved with. Obviously, the landscape is a little different since we recorded this on 27th February 2020, but the message is still the...

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. Today we chat to Mr Personality, Liam Wood. Head of new openings for the New World Trading Company (https://nwtc.uk.com/) Liam talks us through how he ended up leading new openings for the company and a lot more besides. To reach out to Liam to chat through his work at the New World Trading Company...

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...

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. The show will feature a wide variety of people including people like Robin Sheppard, Chairman at Bespoke Hotels, Kate Nicholls, CEO of UK Hospitality & Chris Fletcher, Operations Director at Pieminister and MD of Askfletch.com and a whole lot more. All of this to showcase the greatest industry on eart...