Mary Gostelow Girlahead Podcast

Cristiano Buen - General Manager of the Delano Miami Beach. 08.10.2026 16:39 ↓

Cristiano Bueno re-opened the once-iconic Delano Miami Beach and once again it’s setting trends

Maud Bailly - CEO of Sofitel 01.10.2026 16:00 ↓

Of all her luxury Sofitel brands, Maud Bailly waxes lyrically over M Gallery.

Rainer Stampfer - Four Seasons President, Global Operations, Hotels and Resorts 24.09.2026 17:10 ↓

Rainer Stampfer, as Global President, can uniquely Four Seasons past and present

Arash Azarbarzin - Chief Executive Officer at Viceroy Hotels 17.09.2026 16:29 ↓

Arash Azarbarzin, the dynamo regenerating Viceroy, sees hotel life as the ultimate trade.

Stephen Levins - Marketing Maestro 10.09.2026 15:36 ↓

Marketing maestro Stephen Levins urges hotels to copy retail upselling.

Tina Edmundson - President of Luxury at Marriott International 03.09.2026 16:08 ↓

Tina Edmundson miraculously manages Marriott Luxury’s bounty of brands.

Gilad Berenstein - Founder at Brook Bay Capital, LLC 27.08.2026 15:27 ↓

Gilad Berenstein is the AI guru who shows that it’s our friend and there’s no need to be scared.

Puneet Chhatwal -MD & CEO at Indian Hotels Company Limited 20.08.2026 16:28 ↓

IHCL boss Puneet Chhatwal ardently believes in the value of company-wide business meetings – as long as India’s top cricket commentator’s involved

Marco Girotto - GM Dolce Vita Orient Express 13.08.2026 16:32 ↓

Marco Girotto thinks, breathes and lives trains, and as GM Dolce Vita Orient Express he has the ideal hospitality job – on wheels

James Lamb - CEO of Andermatt 06.08.2026 16:19 ↓

As CEO of Andermatt, James Lamb is creating a new luxury destination, hotels included, high in the Swiss mountains

Danilo Zuchetti - Managing Director Italy presso Corinthia Hotels Limited 31.07.2026 15:55 ↓

Danilo Zuchetti has achieved the near-impossible, overseeing the timeless new Corinthia Rome so it immediately belonged

Mali Carow - General Manager at Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Fort Lauderdale 23.07.2026 17:27 ↓

Mali Carow, in Fort Lauderdale, heads a Four Seasons hotel that thinks it’s a resort – or is it the other way around?

Veronique Delattre - General Manager Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club 16.07.2026 16:11 ↓

Veronique Delattre’s travelled the world but she’s never felt more at than running Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club

Raj Mohan - Vice President & Managing Director JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa 09.07.2026 17:10 ↓

Raj Mohan heads the mini empire of JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa – which is all that, plus meetings, golf and a world-class waterpark (what’s his winning secret?)

Jason Montague - Chief Luxury Officer for Oceania Cruises & Regent Seven Seas Crusies 02.07.2026 15:50 ↓

Jason Montague heads quality at sea – what are lessons for land-based hoteliers?

Kim Levenson - Director of Marketing & Sales at Hotel Rock Lititz 25.06.2026 16:13 ↓

Kim Levenson is totally immersed in entertainment – Taylor Swift and U2 are among artists who rehearse in production areas at Hotel Rock Lititz, Pennsylvania. What’s it all like?

Alexandre Allard - tech investor, cultural disruptor, and Brazil's Entrepreneur of the Year 18.06.2026 18:00 ↓

Alexandre Allard is a French entrepreneur who stops at nothing. His latest creation, Rosewood São Paulo, combines a former maternity hospital with, new, a Jean Nouvel tower, and eight underground floors.

Emanuela Settenberg Di Vivo - Managing Director The Vineta Hotel - Oetker Collection 11.06.2026 16:19 ↓

Emanuela Settenberg Di Vivo shows how a centenarian can become better than new – Oetker Collection’s stunning US flagship, The Vineta Palm Beach.

Christian von Rechenberg - General Manager, Baur au Lac, Zürich 04.06.2026 16:55 ↓

As custodian of Zurich’s family-owned Baur au Lac, Christian von Rechenberg fully appreciates the value of apprentices in today’s luxury landscape.

Olga Polizzi - The Hotel Dynasty: Inside the Forte Empire 28.05.2026 17:34 ↓

Olga Polizzi has revolutionised luxury hotel ambience – every design feels as if it’s a Rocco Forte home and you’re a guest.

Richard Leuenberger - Managing Director Badrutt's Palace Hotel 21.05.2026 17:19 ↓

Richard Leuenberger runs the forever-legend Badrutt’s Palace, where forever-happening innovations keep it forefront.

Christian Clerc - President & CEO of Auberge Collection 14.05.2026 15:59 ↓

Christian Clerc knows quiet luxury is Auberge Collection’s key to success.

Joanne Selby - General Manager Intercontinental Table Bay Cape Town 07.05.2026 16:25 ↓

Joanne Selby explains the inside-outs of rebranding what is now InterContinental Table Bay, Cape Town.

Andrew Foulkes - CEO of Hospitality at The Newt in Somerset 30.04.2026 16:36 ↓

Andrew Foulkes, at The Newt in Somerset, rules territory that includes two hotels, world-famous gardens and orchards – and a railway creamery.

Diletta Guarino - General Manager at Six Senses Zighy Bay 23.04.2026 15:57 ↓

At Six Senses Zighy Bay, Diletta Guarino infuses warm Italian style to northern Oman.