Thibault Catala

Hospitality x Disruption: HXD212

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HXD212 turns up the heat with real conversations that challenge comfort and spark action. Hosted by Thibault Catala, founder of Catala Consulting, the show brings together leaders, creators, and rebels shaping what comes next across hospitality, AI, technology, and life design. No scripts. No filters. No polished talking points. Just curious minds, honest dialogue, and ideas pushed one degree further. To the boiling point. Human-to-Human. At 212°F.

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Thibault Catala

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Can Psychedelics Make You a Better Leader? Sophie Spitzer | Ep. 007 18.06.2026 1:15:01

From being terrified of substances to building safe legal psychedelic journeys. Can psychedelics become the next frontier of mental health, leadership, and human transformation, or are we still dangerously romanticising something we barely understand? 🎙 Episode 007 of HXD212: unfiltered conversations with leaders, rebels, and builders shaping what's next. Sophie J. Spitzer, founder & CEO...

Mews PMS from Startup to $2.5B valuation. Matthijs Welle | Ep. 006 06.05.2026 1:04:59

From two hotel guys with no tech skills to a $2.5 billion valuation. How do you reinvent an industry from the inside and what does it take to survive when no one will fund you? 🎙 Episode 006 of HXD212 : unfiltered conversations with leaders, rebels, and builders shaping what's next. Matthijs Welle , CEO of Mews, took the path most hotel professionals dream about — Hilton's management tra...

Why Vienna Could Become Europe’s Next Startup Hub. Markus Raunig | Ep. 005 15.04.2026 1:17:25

Can Austria become a real startup nation. Or will it stay comfortable playing small? 🎙️ Episode 005 of HXD212: unfiltered conversations with leaders, rebels, and builders shaping what's next. Markus Raunig , Executive Chairman of AustrianStartups, sits at the center of the Austrian entrepreneurial ecosystem. He works with founders, policymakers, investors, and universities to push one simple...

Signal vs Noise. Why Most Leaders Get It Wrong. Delia Wieser | Ep. 004 24.03.2026 54:13

We live in a world flooded with trends, predictions, and “what’s next” reports. AI. Sustainability. Digital transformation. The next big shift. But how much of what we call important is actually signal. And how much is just noise? 🎙️ HXD212: Turning up the heat in hospitality. Unfiltered conversations with leaders, rebels, and builders shaping what comes next. Human-to-Human. At 212°F . -- Delia W...

Hotel Trends Decoded: What’s Real, What’s Noise, What’s Next. Rita J Varga | Ep. 003 04.03.2026 1:19:22

How do you tell what’s a real hotel trend. And what’s just conference noise? 🎙️ HXD212: Turning up the heat in hospitality. Unfiltered conversations with leaders, rebels, and builders shaping what comes next. Human-to-Human. At 212°F . -- Rita J Varga , founder of RaizUp and one of the sharpest voices in hospitality commercial leadership, breaks down why the same “trends” repeat for 10–15 years. D...

Decisions Beat Dashboards: What Hotels Get Wrong About AI | Ep. 002 11.02.2026 52:30

How do you make good decisions in a world flooded with data and AI? 🎙️ HXD212: Turning up the heat in hospitality. Unfiltered conversations with leaders, rebels, and builders shaping what comes next. Human-to-Human. At 212°F . -- Jason Noronha , co-founder & CEO of D3x , explains why decisions beat dashboards, why “data-driven” is often a way to avoid ownership, and how AI should remove busywo...

Tradition vs Innovation: Hotel Sacher's Honest Answer | Ep. 001 21.01.2026 46:10

How does a 150-year-old luxury hotel adopt AI without losing its soul? -- 🎙️ HXD212: Turning up the heat in hospitality. Unfiltered conversations with leaders, rebels, and builders shaping what comes next. Human-to-Human. At 212°F . -- In this first episode, Paul Sorantin , Commercial Director of Hotel Sacher , shares how one of the world’s most iconic heritage hotels embraces innovation without c...