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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...

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...

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 Ta...

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 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 throug...

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-be...

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/lon...

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 r...

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 incre...

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...

Happy International Women's! And to celebrate that, we have the wonderful Emily Goldfischer, Founder and Editor in Chief at Hertelier.com - celebrating all that is brilliant about the female workforce in Hospitality. We get through loads including:- Winning awards Falling into PR Moving in house Moving to London Argentina Founding Hertelier.com Women doing incredible things Sustainability Women an...

We're back! Season 2 is up and running and what a way to kick things off as I got some time with Employer Branding expert Oli Cavaliero from Honest Burgers ( https://www.honestburgers.co.uk/ ). There's all manner of excellent insight in here as to why Honest Burgers are so highly regarded as an employer as well as Oli's brilliant story so far. We also get through: Hurricanes and bathrooms Starting...

Hospitality Meets will return for it's 2nd season in March 2022. We've got an epic line up of guests and we'll once again be bringing the fun to showcase why Hospitality is the greatest industry on earth. Can you afford to miss it? Of course not! This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Let's face it, we maybe thought we were going to get through Christmas 2021 unscathed. Covid had other ideas so in an effort to lift some spirits, even if for only a moment, I'm rereleasing the 2020 Christmas Special episode where I pulled in people from all over the industry to tell us all a tale of Christmas past from within Hospitality. We've got Cyrus Todiwala, Kellie Rixon, Cat Pengelly, Simo...

It has arrived. I can't quite believe we got here but episode 100 has landed! And to do something a little bit different, I've taken a look back at some of the best stories from season one (The longest ever season on any show in any format no doubt). There's some crackers in here:- First day mistakes - Jon Dawson Gnomes being stolen - Anne Golden Getting the "Craic" with Arnold Schwarzenegger - Sh...

Episode 99 (We're nearly there) and boy do I have another hum dinger for you today. I got some time with the Wonderful (that will stick now) Tom Ross, Group Operations Director at The Pig Hotels ( https://www.thepighotel.com/ ). Tom's story is epic and we cover off loads including:- The wonderful Tom Ross Awards Events Being born into the industry Getting the start Moving to the USA Using the indu...

As I mention at the top of the show, I can't believe it's taken me this long to get someone from the world of tech on to chat through their story and journey. And my word have I gone and found you a cracker! I chat to Dan Brookman , CEO of Airship ( https://airship.co.uk ) & Toggle ( https://www.usetoggle.com ) We cram in loads as always including:- Seasonal adjustment disorder Dog friendly of...

I've known today's guest loosely for a number of years and was delighted to read earlier in the year that she had been promoted to the Managing Director role for the UK & Ireland at IHG ( www.ihg.com ). I am of course talking about the wonderful Joanna Kurowska. As always, we get through loads including:- Meetings from Home The first 100 days Remaining upbeat Lego Taking your fathers advice He...

Another week goes by and another wonderful chat with someone who played their part in why this show exists. 5 years ago, the intricate weave of life put me in touch with the wonderful David Guile ( http://www.davidguile.com/ ), Leadership Coach, Speaker and Author of the fabulous book "Potential" . We got through so many golden nuggets around leadership as well as:- Podcast origins The value of th...

96 episodes in and I don't know why it took me so long to speak to multi-award winning Joanne Taylor-Stagg, General Manager of The Athenaeum Hotel & Residences ( https://www.athenaeumhotel.com/ ) but I'll be forever grateful that we got some time. When not running her hotel and picking up awards left, right and centre, Joanne is busy creating something quite magnificent, That being MIDAS (Mast...

I can't believe it's taken this long for me to chat to today's guest, especially as she played her part in why this humble little podcast exists in the first place. So I finally got some time with Monica Or, Founder of Star Quality Hospitality ( https://starqualityhospitality.co.uk ) and author of 3 wonderful books. We get through a lot including:- Springboard pantomime Podcast influencer Educatio...

Throughout my time of running this humble little show, I've been introduced to people from all over the industry in various capacities. It's one of things I love the most. Today's guest is inspiring hearts and minds on choosing a career in hospitality but is not just leaving it there, he's then facilitating connections to help get them the best start possible. I got some time with John Holden, Foo...

I was thrilled to get some time with todays guest, Mark Fenelon, CEO of Clink Hostels ( https://www.clinkhostels.com/ ). Not just to chat to someone from within another sector of hospitality that we have not yet covered, but also because Mark's Journey to CEO of the company is not your average, every day route. We get through loads including:- The Hostel experience Australia The change of standard...

Time spent with today's guest is time well spent indeed! I once again got Jim Knight back on the show to chat about his recently released "Leadership That Rocks" ( Available here - https://www.knightspeaker.com/product-page/rock-n-roll-with-it ) . Jim is a previously published author and Public Speaker extraordinaire around Leadership and Culture and is a special friend of the show. We get through...

This week I bring you another superb human being. I chatted to Grant Campbell, General Manager at the Nobu Hotel London Portman Square. We get through a lot as always including:- Having a hospitality family Being introduced to hard work Starting as a chef Pioneering free wifi Inspiring Leaders Moving into Lifestyle Sense of arrival The mad hatters tea Reassessing goals A Covid pre-opening Mentors...