Hospitality Mavericks Podcast Show

Samantha Clarke is a happiness consultant, author and founder of the Growth & Happiness School. Specialising in workplace happiness and wellbeing, Samantha discusses what makes people fall in love with their job, how leaders can promote wellbeing, whether HR is dead, her comprehensive project with Dishoom, the exciting release of her new book 'Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work' and...

We are joined by the insights guru Peter Backman. Peter has served the food and drinks industry as a trusted advisor and consultant for over three decades on an international basis. In this episode, we discuss the current state of the food and drink market, restaurants' obligation to serve more than just food, the delivery market, exciting emerging chains and what the very best are doing. #restaur...

Barry Shuster, Founding Editor and investment partner of RestaurantOwner.com, joins us to share his expert industry knowledge with from a US perspective. RestaurantOwner.com is an online and print media company serving restaurant entrepreneurs, providing resources for opening and operating successful restaurant businesses. In this episode, Barry touches on the delivery market, hospitality tech, bu...

Dr John Mervyn-Smith, Director of The GC Index joins us to discuss how the GC Index is helping to liberate individuals, teams and organisations to make a positive impact in their world. From recognising, nurturing and developing talent to identifying the missing links within an organisational function, Dr John provides an overview of the GC Index, the impact it's had on some of the most well-known...

David Chenery joins us to discuss all things hospitality and the pursuit of excellent restaurant design. David is the Founder & Director of Object Space Place (OSP), an interior architecture and design company specialising in the hospitality industry. In this episode, David shares where his passion for hospitality design came from, being a student of the industry, including OSP's Restaurant Od...

Curry evangelist Nisha Katona, Founder & MD of Mowgli Street Food shares her inspirational journey and approach to building and leading her fast-growing restaurant chain. After working as a child protection barrister for 20 years, Nisha pivoted into the hospitality industry with the sole purpose of enriching the lives in the cities Mowgli goes to, starting with the employees. In this episode,...

COO of Harbour Lights, Benjamin Heath shares his experience of operating within the unusual commercial environment on the Isle of Man. From recruitment and staffing challenges to only having access to one supplier for fresh foods, Ben highlights the importance of being agile, keeping a close eye on the numbers and continuously working to propel the employee and guest experience in a particularly c...

Alexander Shashou, Co-Founder and President of ALICE joins us to share his journey of building the industry-leading hotel operations platform. With the hotel industry being offline for many years, Alex explains how the delivery of great hospitality has shifted and what your hotel or hospitality business should do about it. Alex also discusses ALICE's acquisition of Go Concierge, acting like an own...

Brighton power couple Alun & Dawn Sperring discuss The Chilli Pickle’s amazing journey and thoughts on the evolving hospitality industry. The Chilli Pickle first opened their doors to the city of Brighton in 2008 and since then they have won multiple awards, opened a second site in Guilford and established themselves as one of the most innovative and best-loved Indian food destinations. This p...

Nick Popovici, Co Founder and CEO of restaurant and software company Vita Mojo joins us to discuss the inevitability of restaurant businesses becoming tech led. From the digital opportunities that provide consumers with transparency, control and personalisation to how software can empower employees to make better decisions and engage in more worthwhile tasks, Nick shares some truly valuable insigh...

Peter Avis, customer service and hospitality expert joins us to share his journey, knowledge and advice to anyone looking to excel in a leadership or management position within hospitality. Peter has won multiple Restaurant Manager of the Year awards, the Sir Richard Branson Special Award for services to the community and is the epitome of what it means to be a hospitality leader. This podcast use...

We are joined by Bill Collison, Founder of Bill's Restaurants to discuss his amazing journey of building the 80 unit restaurant chain. In this episode, Bill explains the importance of seeing restaurant operations as a chance to 'put on a show', the evolution of his business, his thoughts on the industry, building strong teams and the key people and places that he derives inspiration from. This pod...

Adam Knight, Founder of Proven Principles joins us to discuss the many changes that we are seeing in the hotel industry and the broader hospitality sector. Adam founded Proven Principles in 2018 and has been consulting and coaching hotels, restaurants and vacation rental owners using the best practices he has acquired from working in the luxury hotel industry. In this episode, Adam discusses the o...

Brian Moore, Publisher and CEO of EMR-NamNews joins us to discuss the past, present and future states of retail and hospitality. With many crossovers to be found between the two sectors, Brian provides in-depth advice for businesses looking to succeed in a world of corporate giants and savvy consumers. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com...

The Team is a creative branding agency who have worked with a range of globally recognisable operators. Cliff Ettridge, Partner at The Team joins us to discuss all things branding; from the importance of ensuring consistency in the employee lifecycle to obtaining and understanding brand-relevant data in real-time. Cliff highlights the many pitfalls that businesses fail to see in their approach to...

Kamila Sitwell, leading hospitality blogger, author of Bespoke and Co-Founder of Kolibri Drinks joins us to discuss some of the most prevalent yet underutilised trends we are seeing in hospitality today. Kamila talks about the process of designing and implementing bespoke hospitality experiences; from the deep psychological reasons behind the public desire for customisation to how operators of any...

We paid a visit to the London-based Georgian House Hotel to speak with General Manager Adam Rowledge. In this episode, Adam discusses the story behind this multi-award winning hotel, from creating a great employee to providing some truly unique forms of guest entertainment. Adam also shares his personal journey through hospitality, thoughts on the current industry climate and advice to those looki...

David Owens, Founder and CEO of Let's Operate joins us for episode 17 of the Hospitality Mavericks Podcast. Let's Operate is a boutique technology advisory and insight consultancy firm that helps enterprises to harness technology to optimise efficiency and leverage data to fuel future growth. In this episode, David discusses topics that are becoming increasingly integral to operating successful ho...

Patrick Smith, CEO of Adwaiz joins us to discuss everything social media related in the world of hospitality. For those that don't know, Adwaiz is a 23 employee strong social media agency specialising in content creation, social media management, influencer marketing, paid social and more. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Anthony Prior, the MD of Bagelman joins us to share his transition from the music industry to managing and expanding one of Brighton's most loved breakfast and lunch destinations. In this episode, Anthony shares the process of transforming Bagelman's culture, moving towards a more plant-based offering and Bagelman's uniquely inclusive recruitment process. This podcast uses the following third-part...

In Part 2 of our podcast with Karl Jones, we discussed how the demands of working in the hospitality sector have changed over time, why he's is in favour of Deliveroo despite the high fees that come with the partnership, whether technology is hospitality's saviour and the biggest mistake that people make when running their own hospitality business. This podcast uses the following third-party servi...

There are many reasons why Moshimo could be seen as a unique operator within the realms of hospitality. Whether it be the multiple kitchens present in the restaurant, all delivering unique Japanese favourites with a Moshimo twist, the world-famous, celebrity-backed Fishlove campaign, which has raised huge awareness of overfishing issues across the globe. Or, Karl Jones's unique willingness to cont...

Mark McCulloch, the CEO of Multi Award Winning Food & Drink focused brand, marketing, digital and marketing agency WE ARE Spectacular shares his story and marketing wisdom in the latest Hospitality Mavericks podcast. Mark identifies some of his favourite operators from within the industry whilst also providing some invaluable tips for building a brand in hospitality. This podcast uses the foll...

Andrew Mosley, General Manager of The Grand Brighton provides us with an overview of the 8 years that he has been the General Manager of the most iconic hotel in Brighton, England. Andrew discusses the greatest contributors towards The Grand's success, including empowering staff to take action, getting the right management culture in place and the ways to build and communicate strategy throughout...

Andreas Karlsson, the CEO of Sticks'n'Sushi joins us to discuss how Sticks'n'Sushi is making their mark in London's restaurant scene and beyond. Bringing some really insightful perspectives and practical pieces of advice, Andreas shows just how much he believes that mastering internal execution is the number one ingredient to success in the hospitality industry. This podcast uses the following thi...