Episodes

What a week UK Hospitality has had since our last episode. 3 huge fundraisers - Lunch4Ukraine, The Springboard Awards for Excellence and Back to the floor for Hospitality Action. The Latter, gave me the opportunity to meet t...

At the time of writing, Hospitality Meets has now been downloaded in 113 countries (still looking for our first listener in Greenland). So this week, we've gone international and not only that, we managed to get some time wi...

I was first alerted to today's guest as she featured in the 2021 Acorn award winners, celebrating 30 people under the age of 30 to look out for. She then very kindly agreed to be a panelist at the inaugural Rooms101 event lat...

I was so happy to get some time with todays guest, one of the most recognisable names in the Hotel industry, none other than Danny Pecorelli, MD of Exclusive Collection ( https://www.exclusive.co.uk ). Danny is a 2nd generati...

Ever since I saw today's guest on BBC 2's Great British Menu in 2020, I knew I wanted to get some time with him on the show. Now Head Chef at Boiler & Co ( https://boilerandco.com ), Kerth Gumbs is everything you hope for in ...

I'm not going to lie, I'm a sucker for a luxury hotel. So imagine my delight when I asked Group Operations Director of Iconic Luxury Hotels , Francisco Macedo on the show to chat through his journey. We get through loads incl...

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...

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...

Hospitality Meets will return for it's 2nd season in March 2022. We've got an epic line up of guests and we'll once again be bringing the fun to showcase why Hospitality is the greatest industry on earth. Can you afford to mi...

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...

Episode 99 (We're nearly there) and boy do I have another hum dinger for you today. I got some time with the Wonderful (that will stick now) Tom Ross, Group Operations Director at The Pig Hotels ( https://www.thepighotel.com/...

As I mention at the top of the show, I can't believe it's taken me this long to get someone from the world of tech on to chat through their story and journey. And my word have I gone and found you a cracker! I chat to Dan Bro...

I've known today's guest loosely for a number of years and was delighted to read earlier in the year that she had been promoted to the Managing Director role for the UK & Ireland at IHG ( www.ihg.com ). I am of course talking...

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/...

96 episodes in and I don't know why it took me so long to speak to multi-award winning Joanne Taylor-Stagg, General Manager of The Athenaeum Hotel & Residences ( https://www.athenaeumhotel.com/ ) but I'll be forever grateful ...

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...

Throughout my time of running this humble little show, I've been introduced to people from all over the industry in various capacities. It's one of things I love the most. Today's guest is inspiring hearts and minds on choos...

I was thrilled to get some time with todays guest, Mark Fenelon, CEO of Clink Hostels ( https://www.clinkhostels.com/ ). Not just to chat to someone from within another sector of hospitality that we have not yet covered, but...

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...

This week I bring you another superb human being. I chatted to Grant Campbell, General Manager at the Nobu Hotel London Portman Square. We get through a lot as always including:- Having a hospitality family Being introduced ...

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...