Episodes

This week’s episode is brought to you in partnership with Zero Procure who are here to make procurement simple, offering great value and quality for products and services, all for zero cost. Just click on this link or visit their site at www.zeroprocure.com/podcast to help support both this podcast and your business When industry legend Harry Murray MBE sends you a message one day and asks "Can I interview you for your podcast", what do you suppose the answer was? Well, you need not wonder as ...

This week’s episode is brought to you in partnership with Zero Procure who are here to make procurement simple, offering great value and quality for products and services, all for zero cost. Just click on this link or visit their site at www.zeroprocure.com/podcast to help support both this podcast and your business When I started this podcast, I had no idea as to what wonderful stories it would lead me to. Today's episode is another wonderful story! I got some time with Jen & Seb Heeley-Wiggi...

This week’s episode is brought to you in partnership with Zero Procure who are here to make procurement simple, offering great value and quality for products and services, all for zero cost. Visit their site at www.zeroprocure.com/podcast to help support both this podcast and your business. This week I've got another cheeky bonus for you as we chat about a subject matter that I believe we all need to be paying attention to, regenerative farming. It's certainly a subject that I've found myself d...

This week’s episode is brought to you in partnership with Zero Procure who are here to make procurement simple, offering great value and quality for products and services, all for zero cost. Just click on this link or visit their site at www.zeroprocure.com/podcast to help support both this podcast and your business Before I started recording this episode with Olajide Alabi, Equality, Inclusion & Wellbeing Partner at Turtle bay restaurants (https://turtlebay.co.uk/), I had no idea why it had ta...

We love a bit of storytelling on this show and so why not get someone on the show who likes a bit of that himself. We got some time with Branding expert Dan Nash. Founder of Six Eight Agency (https://www.sixeightagency.com/) and our chat does not disappoint. We get through:- The weather Moving to Margate Being creative Self belief Being a digital Nomad Discovering the food & drink passion Finding your purpose Self employment Building the cult following Making the world a better place...

This week’s episode is brought to you in partnership with Zero Procure who are here to make procurement simple, offering great value and quality for products and services, all for zero cost. Just click on this link or visit their site at www.zeroprocure.com/podcast to help support both this podcast and your business. Another exciting career journey this week as I got some time with the wonderful Simon Drake, General Manager of The Other House (https://otherhouse.com/), one of London's most exci...

This week’s episode is brought to you in partnership with Zero Procure who are here to make procurement simple, offering great value and quality for products and services, all for zero cost. Just click on this link or visit their site at www.zeroprocure.com/podcast to help support both this podcast and your business. Another week passes and we have another one of the industry's gentlemen and all round exceptional human being, Douglas Waddell - Operations Director at Handpicked Hotels (https://w...

What a treat I have for you this week as I managed to get some time with the incredible Robert Cook, CEO of Hostmore PLC (https://www.hostmoregroup.com/) and all round industry Titan. Robert has such an epic career so far and is an inspiration to us all. He's a natural story teller throughout and my word he's done some very cool things. We get through sooo much, including :- Peterhead Being born into the industry Learning 5 star Stephen Carter Climbing the ranks The first GM role Malmai...

Give yourself the gift of happiness Today! With all this sunshine around, what better way to celebrate summers eventual arrival than with a podcast special all about Happiness! What is Happiness? How can we achieve Happiness? These questions and more were covered on my happy chat with the queen of happiness Klaudia Mitura, host of the rather awesome & Happiness podcast (https://www.andhappiness.co.uk/ - also available on all podcast apps). It might surprise you to hear that we talk a little a...

I am absolutely thrilled to unleash this weeks episode as todays guest, and the sector in which he operates, do not get nearly enough exposure as an area of Hospitality. I was delighted to get some time with Rob Byrom, Group Hospitality Services Manager at Hallmark Care Homes, a leading luxury care provider (https://www.hallmarkcarehomes.co.uk/) As usual, we get through loads including:- Beards Busting some care home myths Starting out as a laborer Making the move to hotels Discovering ca...

Another week and another rising star of the industry. This week I got some time with the wonderful Katariina Reissaar, Front Office Manager at Jurys Inn Birmingham (https://www.jurysinns.com/hotels/birmingham). Despite being quite new to the hotel world, Katariina is already making her mark and co Chairs the Institute of Hospitalitys Youth Council, giving a much needed voice to the next generation of hospitality stars. In our chat we covered:- Birmingham The weather (Obvs) Being busy Start...

I'm so lucky to be able to speak to so many different people from within the industry and today's guest is another shining star of Hospitality. I got some time with Clare Johnson, Early Careers Lead at Sodexo (https://www.sodexo.com). Clare brings the energy from the off and we get through loads including:- Sodexo Previous guest Emeline (Episode 109) Belfast Hospitality Uni v Work Starting in a Theatre Work Ethic Mindset Engaging all age groups Lifting people up Interview performance ...

This week’s episode is brought to you in partnership with Zero Procure who are here to make procurement simple, offering great value and quality for products and services, all for zero cost. Just click on this link or visit their site at www.zeroprocure.com/podcast to help support both this podcast and your business. We're back for the 2nd half of season 2 and we get things moving fast with the Industry champion that is Matt Townley, Regional Operations Director for Dakota Hotels (https://www.d...

What a wonderful way to cap off the first part of season 2 than with a chat with one of the industry's shining stars! I got some (Very human focused) time with Natasha Nagra, Resourcing & Talent Director at Valour Hospitality Partners. We cover loads including:- Being busy Valour Hospitality Management Falling into recruitment Recruitment and marketing Managing multiple brands Awards Best practise HIRE The Metaverse Human v Tech Using animals in marketing No filter children Falling...

Another cheeky bonus for you this week as I got some time with Mark McCulloch, Founder of Supersonic Inc. (https://www.supersonic.marketing/) and also the brains and energy behind Hospitality Rising (https://hospitalityrising.org/), the largest Hospitality recruitment campaign the world has ever seen. As well as a little bit about Mark's story, we touch on loads in this chat as Mark gives us an in depth update on where things are at with the campaign and how you can get involved. We chat about...

What do you get when you cross someone who has unbelievable passion and energy for hospitality with with extensive life and career experience. The answer? Today's guest. I got some time with Emeline Gibert, Executive Development Chef for Sodexo Live (https://uk.sodexo.com/your-industry/sodexo-live), the events and stadia arm of one of the most recognisable companies operating within the world of contract catering. Emeline's energy is incredible from the outset and we get through so much includ...

As you all know, occasionally we like to shine a light on those who are doing something just that little bit special. Today's guest is one such person. I chatted to Chris Gamm, The Springboard Charity CEO (https://springboard.uk.net/). We get through so much including:- Getting into Hospitality early Advancing through Pizza Journalism Generational experiences Taking the reins at Springboard Taking over from a legend Staying focused The positives of Covid Springboard into 2022 Careersc...

Today we bring you the superstar that is Jane Sunley, Founder and CEO of Purple Cubed (https://purplecubed.com/). As always, we get through loads including:- Humble beginnings Being the naughty one Being spurred on by negativity Becoming a manager Moving to Reading London Starting in contract catering Setting up a temp agency Purpled Cubed Culture Book writing Shenanigans in the dry store And so much more. Jane is one of the most recognisable humans in hospitality and has an epic s...

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 today's guest. I got some time with Jason Adams, Managing Director of the beautiful Rockliffe Hall in the North East (https://www.rockliffehall.com/). As always, we get through loads including:- Taking on a new role at the beginning of Covid The Staycation The North East ...

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 with Denise Flanders, the General Manager of one of the worlds most legendary hotels, Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles (https://www.dorchestercollection.com/en/los-angeles/hotel-bel-air/). We get through all manner of things including:- The view from Bel-Air The Bridge Moving to...

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 later that year and I knew then that I totally needed to get some time with Amelia Harper, Director of Communications for Rosewood London (https://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/london). We cover off so much as always including:- The suites at the Rosewood Living above a pub Pi...

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 generation hotelier but as we find out, that didn't necessarily translate into a clear path being formed for him as he took time to forge his own career and capability. This chat is rammed full of useful stuff from start to finish including:- Danny - the man, the Mystery Staying b...

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 a chef working in Hospitality. No doubt he brings the flair and creativity but more importantly, he brings just a wonderful zest and passion for what he does that is incredibly infectious, and we definitely need more of that. We get through loads including:- Spring Boiler ...

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 including:- Staying busy The hospitality way Getting into Hotels early The similarities within the Medicine and hospitality industries The importance of the right mentors Juggling work and education World Class UK Hospitality Madeira Working through the country house h...