Episodes

I am so delighted to unleash this weeks chat to you all as I got some time with one of my early career mentors, Ian Wynne-Smythe or as I affectionately know him, Sir Winnifred of Smythe. Sir Winnifred is a veteran of the crui...

I love who I get introduced to as part of the Podcast. Todays guest represents that. I chat to Stephen Carter OBE, one of Scotland's most legendary hoteliers. For someone whose career has spanned over 40 years, you can imag...

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...

Where to begin on this weeks guest? I always had a dream to interview Harry Murray MBE , Chairman of Lucknam Park ( https://www.lucknampark.co.uk ) and today is a fulfilment of that dream. We get through a lot as always incl...

What a cracker we have for you this week. What does it take to be an HR leader in an iconic hotel and restaurant? Well, we chatted to Sarah Powell , HR Director at Le Manoir Aux Quat'Saisons ( https://www.belmond.com/hotels/...

Covid has impacted many of us, no question about that. Today's guest has taken the negatives surrounding 2020 and turned them into real positives. I got some time with Maria Malaniia, Founder of the Savvy Hotelier ( https://...

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...

I'm not going to lie, I'm a huge fan of the venue that today's guest leads. I got some time with Andrew Coggings , Managing Director of Entertaining and Hospitality at the Goodwood Estate ( https://www.goodwood.com ). It's an...

Episode 78, the day that Hospitality Meets ACTUALLY MET SOMEONE. Yes, this week, we got some actual face to face time with the epicness that is Paul Spencer , Operations Director at Locke (https://www.lockeliving.com). He sh...

There are so many exceptional people in hospitality and this week we got some time with yet another of those. We chat to Aseem Kapoor , Founder & Chief ARK-itect at Ark People Solutions (https://arkpeoplesolutions.com). We ch...

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 ...

What a treat we have for you this week as we bring you the natural story teller that is Debra Ward , Global Transition Director at ISS Facility Services UK. Debra has some brilliant stories from a truly spectacular career bui...

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,...

This week we move into the world of consulting and we got some time with brilliant Mike Stocks , Founder of Mike Stocks Consulting ( https://mikestocks.co.uk ) and known as "the wine guy" (He's got a lot more knowledge than m...

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...

Another wonderful story from hotels awaits you this week. We got some time with the superb Chris Wayne-Wills , CEO of Crerar Hotels ( https://www.crerarhotels.com ) in Scotland. This is a packed chat and we cover off:- Gainin...

When I started this humble show, I dreamed of hunting out the characters, the charmers, the ones who put humour at the heart of everything they do. In the absence of all that, I found today's guest (Jokes). I got some time wi...

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...

What a treat we have for you today as we have someone who has built an amazing career so far but backs this up with extra work she does for the Institute of Hospitality and Charities such as Hospitality Action We got some tim...

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...