Hospitality Meets... with Phil Street

In early July 2020 (when we were once again allowed to go meet people) we were lucky enough to get some socially distanced time with Chris Penn , Co-Founder of Steel Hotels ( www.steelhotels.com ) & Birch ( www.birchcommunity.com ) , a few weeks before the doors were opened at Birch for the first time. This chat is crammed full of good stuff as we took full advantage of Chris' natural humour,...

In July 2020 we were lucky enough to get some time with Cherish Finden, TV Judge, award winning pastry chef and now Executive Pastry Chef at the Upcoming Pan Pacific London , opening in 2021. Long before TV found Cherish, she was already building an amazing career, working in some of the world's most amazing hotels. Demonstrating humility and drive, our chat is a fantastic insight into how to buil...

In this weeks Podcast, we enter the world of finance and specifically Asset Management, a side of hotel life that has become more and more important in recent times. We chatted to William Gibbs, Hotels Director and a Member of the Board at Sir Richard Sutton Limited ( www. SRSL.co.uk ) We chat about Williams career journey so far along with other big topics such as changing processes, learning the...

When we started the podcast, one of the objectives was to showcase the variety of opportunity available within Hospitality as a career of choice. Today's chat does exactly that.  We chatted to Fabien Figarol, Co-Founder and Director of Momentum Hospitality Recruitment ( www.momentumrecruitment.com ), a boutique hospitality recruitment firm based in London specialising in management level and...

Back in May 2020, in the middle of Lock down, we were lucky enough to get some time with David McDowall, Group COO of BrewDog ( www.brewdog.com ). David talks us through his career and journey so far along with some of the great work that BrewDog have been up to. We also find time to chat about Beer & Dogs (Obviously), Scottish Accents, Lobbying, Leadership Away days, swimming with Orca whales...

Mark your calendar, 31st August 2020 will see the rise of the inaugural Hospitality Aid, a live aid style concert rammed full of talent from the Hospitality Industry raising money for Action against hunger (And any artists that play) and bringing some much needed joy back to the industry. In our most ambitious and insane show yet, we chatted to ALL of the people behind it and some very special gue...

There's nothing quite like having a chat with colourful characters.  Kieron "AKA the Boy" Bailey is one such character.   Co-founder of Experience 101 ( www.experience101.co.uk ) he's got bags of personality and is something of a Hospitality Champion. Kieron's story is told against a back drop of variety and we cover off so much including, living on an island, compilation cassettes,...

Some people were made to entertain, Jim Knight is one such human mixing entertainment with education for what he calls Edutainment. Jim is the brains and name behind www.knightspeaker.com , a top 10 rated speaker in the USA , author of "Culture that Rocks" and Podcast host on the Awesome "Thoughts that Rock". Throughout our chat Jim showcases an effortless mix of humour, seriousness, energy and pa...

What does it take to get your Brand and experience right? Find out along with so much more in our chat with Simon Taylor, Brand Guru and Founder of Swipe Right Experience ( https://swiperightexperience.com/ ) and The Hospitality Portal ( http://thehospitalityportal.com/ ). We chat about so much including ship life, events, branding (Of course), experiences, chicken & chips and Matteus Ros...

15 episodes in and we finally get to talk to someone about their story from within the world of Talent Acquisition.  And we didn't do it half heartedly, we went to one of the World's most iconic hotels and had a chat with Louise Phelps, Head of Talent Acquisition at the Savoy in London. We chat about Talent attraction (Obviously), toilet humour, Impostor Syndrome, New habits, Mentoring and ma...

When we launched the podcast, there were some people we hoped to get on the show.  Chef Alex Dilling of the 2 Michelin Star The Greenhouse in London was one of those people. In addition to Alex's story and Journey, we talk about the creative process, Per Se in New York (Twice), the noises we make when we taste sublime food, training Phil's dog to truffle hunt and so much more. Alex really is...

We were lucky enough to get some time with TV Chef, Restaurateur and Author Cyrus Todiwala OBE in April this year. Cyrus runs the Famous Cafe Spice Namaste ( www.cafespice.co.uk ) in London and has featured on many a TV show so far. As well as walking us through his journey, we talk about The 80's, Appraisals, Cooking for Dignitaries, Goats and the Origins of the Hot Todi amongst many, many other...

This week we air a bonus episode as we chatted to Emma Perfect, Global Diversity & Inclusion Manager for Soho House Group ( https://www.sohohouse.com/ ) which operates members’ clubs for creative people as well as restaurants, spas and co-working spaces. It’s Emma’s role to ensure that members and teams feel a sense of belonging at Soho Houses in the UK, Europe, North America and Asia. The com...

Back in February 2020, we were lucky enough to meet Hospitality Royalty, David Cowdery, CEO of the Cavalry & Guards Club ( https://www.cavgdsclub.co.uk/ ) in Mayfair, London.  We chat through his story and career journey. Amongst other things we talk about Snobbery, Tech, Recruitment, Looking after Celebs, Selfies and loads more. David has some hilarious stories, be sure to tune in. This...

In one of our first lock down recordings (Apologies for the audio drops in places) we chatted to the effervescent Hayley Connor, Head of People & Learning at Brewhouse & Kitchen ( https://www.brewhouseandkitchen.com/ ) & Co-Founder of Beers & Peers (@beersandpeers) In this episode, we talk about Housekeeping, Acting, Pantomime (But not the one you think), Seeking leaders in fancy d...

Pre-lockdown, we chatted to Adam Rowledge, prolific public speaker and Managing Director of Rowledge Associates ( https://rowledgeassociates.co.uk) In this episode, we talk about Adams journey as well as covering such important topics such as eggs, credit control, Nokia phones, socks and the things you see whilst being a Night Manager. Adam was a class act and is a shining light in the world of le...

Under lockdown conditions, we chatted to Anne Pierce, CEO of Springboard ( https://springboard.uk.net/) a charity operating in Hospitality focusing on helping people from vulnerable backgrounds into sustainable employment. In this episode, we talk about Anne's journey as well as covering topics such as cross dressing, Anne's propensity for getting rejected for jobs, retro tech and making hedgehogs...

Hospitality Meets... with Phil Street is a new podcast for the hospitality industry.  Join Phil each week as he hosts a new guest in a light-hearted talk about their journey and story to date. Under lockdown conditions, we chatted to Katherine Price, Senior Reporter from one of Hospitality's leading trade publications, The Caterer ( www.thecaterer.com ) In this episode, we talk wobbly's, rese...

Hospitality Meets... with Phil Street is a new podcast for the hospitality industry.  Join Phil each week as he hosts a new guest in a light-hearted talk about their journey and story to date. Back in February 2020, I had the privilege of meeting hotel Titan, Robin Sheppard, Chairman of Bespoke Hotels ( www.bespokehotels.com/ ) and Chairman of the Institute of Hospitality ( www.instituteofhos...

Hospitality Meets... with Phil Street is a new podcast for the hospitality industry.  Join Phil each week as he hosts a new guest in a light-hearted talk about their journey and story to date. In this weeks episode, Phil catches up with Chef, Restaurateur & Author Scott Hallsworth.  Scott is the owner of Freakscene in London ( https://freakscene.london/ ). Scott was the first guest t...

Hospitality Meets... with Phil Street is a new podcast for the hospitality industry.  Join Phil each week as he hosts a new guest in a light-hearted talk about their journey and story to date. This week we chat to Robert Richardson the General Manager of the Historic Grand Hotel in Folkestone.  Robert has one hell of a list of achievements and is definitely doing what he was born to do....

Hospitality Meets... with Phil Street is a new podcast for the hospitality industry.  Join Phil each week as he hosts a new guest in a light-hearted talk about their journey and story to date. Back in the early 2020's before Covid-19 gripped the world, we met Kate Nicholls who very kindly gave us the time to share her story and the sorts of things she gets involved with. Obviously, the landsc...

Hospitality Meets... with Phil Street is a new podcast for the hospitality industry.  Join Phil each week as he hosts a new guest in a light-hearted talk about their journey and story to date. Today we chat to Mr Personality, Liam Wood.  Head of new openings for the New World Trading Company ( https://nwtc.uk.com/ ) Liam talks us through how he ended up leading new openings for the compa...

Hospitality Meets... with Phil Street is a new podcast for the hospitality industry.  Join Phil each week as he hosts a new guest in a light-hearted talk about their journey and story to date. In this episode, Phil meets Chris Fletcher, MD of Askfletch.com, Co-founder of EXP101 ( https://www.experience101.live/ ) as well as remaining on the board of Pieminister ( https://pieminister.co.uk/ )....

Hospitality Meets... with Phil Street is a new podcast for the hospitality industry.  Join Phil each week as he hosts a new guest in a light-hearted talk about their journey and story to date. The show will feature a wide variety of people including people like Robin Sheppard, Chairman at Bespoke Hotels, Kate Nicholls, CEO of UK Hospitality & Chris Fletcher, Operations Director at Piemini...