Hospitality from Within

Ep 11 - Leadership is sharing the stage with your team - it’s not just about you with guest Angel Tablac Angel is celebrating almost 2 decades working in the hospitality industry. She started her journey in operations and she started to learn more about her draw to HR when she joined a group that was in process of an expansion. When she was able to touch many different departments, she knew she wa...

We get lost in what creativity means when we are deep in our own minds. Creativity can mean so many things and sometimes reach a block when we are sitting in front of the computer trying to get the admin done. Observing our productivity capacities throughout the day is an important process to explore so you can understand your bandwidth and work best within your day. We put a lot of pressure on ou...

Ep 9 All things of life within hospitality with guest Alex Harris   Alex’ journey started in hospitality at Kenny Rogers when he was in high school and when he looks back, it all makes sense how he landed where he is today. He took a journey working at Merck helping create HIV vaccines - Alex ended up at Merk where he was on the team that was developing HIV vaccines - a chef in some ways but maybe...

Ep 8 - Honesty, zero b******t and full transparency with guest Randi Weinstein  Randi Weinstein is an honest and powerful leader paving the way to a more educated, connected and sustainable industry. She didn’t start her career in hospitality but always loved it and it took a while for her to figure out how to fit into her life. Throughout her journey, she always found herself supporting communiti...

Ep7 with Jas Parks-Papadopoulos “Individuals begin to thrive when they are perceived”   As a 3rd generation chef, Jas thrived in a culture of chaos and dysfunction until she noticed that this way was not supportive of her mental health. She stepped out of a chef role 3 years ago after having this realization and seeked out support. Through her long term emotional recovery journey, Jas found CHOW —...

In this episode, Kim explains why her new year starts on her birthday versus Jan 1 and the impact it has on her decisions, energy and life. You have the opportunity to define when your new year starts and it's ok if you have already started on Jan 1! It's your prerogative to change it up if you are being called to. For more resources and coaching support, visit theschool.www.onlyyummyalways.com ....

Leadership is NOT a solo act. The narrative that we have to be strong and do it all to show our worth is not true. In this episode I break down the story that being a strong leader is a human is able to delegate, raise their hand and collaborate with our peers. Here are the 4 tips that I share in this episode. Delegating - ways to delegate: meeting notes, emails, text groups, verbally Coaching - c...

4 - Building community through connection, curiosity and being her clients’ hype girl with Alex Reichek In this episode, Kim and Alex talk about the excitement around building community. Alex committed to meeting everyone in Austin when she moved back and ever since, has built her own PR & Marketing agency. Alex is always asking questions (and not only to her clients) that stem from a deep cur...

Ep 3 - “Take a beat and ask why” - Kerry Brodie This episode is a collaborative conversation with Kerry Brodie, the Executive Director and Founder of Emma’s Torch. Kerry openly shares her journey on taking a leap in her career to follow a loud calling to bring Emma’s Torch to life. Through the journey, she has evolved as a leader and shares what she’s learned along the way. Leadership is not a sol...

We have been taught to be people pleasers. It's ok, we all have this tendency in some way, shape or form. We are humans and we seek recognition and validation, and gosh do we get nervous to stir the pot and shake things up. I see it all too often, leaders that tell me they just want their teams to think of them as nice. And this is where I stop them and share what a nice leader is and why they sho...

Welcome to Hospitality from Within Podcast. We all have our own story and path that has made us who we are today and who we are evolving into. I hope this episode inspires you to follow your heart and passion. When I look at who and where I am today, I can easily connect the dots backwards to understand why I took each road untraveled and they all lead me to being the coach, professor, and leader...