Tech on Toast, The Hospitality Tech Podcast

This week Chris met Jennifer Johansson, Founder & CEO of Placed App. "We put the job search back in your hands" Embrace the future of finding jobs and talent, through an app that connects the best people and employers in a brand new way "We match people, not PDFs" Say goodbye to CVs and hello to in-app quizzes that bring your skills and personality to life " We speak the language of the servic...

This week Chris meets Holly J Smith, Co-Founder and CRO at GIGL. "Gigl was born out of the desire to bring recruitment into the 21st century. We wanted to make it simpler for companies and candidates to connect with one another, in a way that's truly engaging for everyone involved. We are not a recruitment agency. We are a technology platform that's fundamentally changing the way people find and a...

Digital Transformation: From a hospitality business to online retailer, how do you manage the change? The pandemic forced hospitality businesses to be more creative than ever, exploring new business models and in many cases revolutionising their online offering. In this session we take a look at some of the most innovative digital transformations in the industry - and what the future holds post-Co...

This week Chris talks to Allison Page, Founder & CPO of Seven Rooms. Allison Page is Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of SevenRooms, a data-driven operations, marketing and guest engagement platform that empowers hospitality operators to maximize revenue, build brand loyalty and enable personalized experiences. SevenRooms is venture-backed by Amazon, Comcast Ventures and Providence Strateg...

This week Chris meets the people in pink! Yes, that's right the team from sunday. Elisabeth Osmont d'Amilly is our guest and Elisabeth is the UK General Manager for sunday. About sunday: sunday - which lets you scan a QR code, split the bill with friends , and tip with quick clicks - has netted over a million unique users and signed up over 1,500 venues. Restaurants signed up so far range from cha...

This week Chris talks with Carmen Mallo, Founder of REMS Hospitality. About REMS, "The concept of market share is present globally in most sectors. We used market share widely during our time in the hotel industry. On joining a restaurant group, we quickly decided that restaurants would benefit from using market share strategically by learning more about their competitors. This is why we created R...

This week Chris Speaks to Carl Holloway, Co- Founder of Rotaready. Rotaready is an Award winning staff rota software. Developed for hospitality, leisure and retail, Rotaready helps you schedule rotas, optimise wage spend, record attendance and approve timesheets for payroll. "We used to work in pubs, bars, hotels, shops, and theme parks. And managing rotas, holiday accrual and timesheets was our l...

This week Chris talks to the fantastic Romain Baron, Founder of Tonyorder.com More about Tonyorder below: "Exchange growth insights with world-class food, beverage and venue marketers. Join our private Slack community for advanced venue growth marketing so that you can ask questions, get feedback, and leverage the knowledge of all major restaurants, bars, ghost kitchens, and social venues" Romain...

This week we have a special episode to celebrate International Women's Day with the fabulous Katy Moses, Founder of KAM. About KAM "Research and insight experts, providing the tools to understand your customer's journeys. Using consumer and operator research and insights to help identify the ways in which your business can improve. Whether your customer is the end consumer, an independent retailer...

This week Chris meets Roksolana Mykhailiuk , Digital Operations, Miss Millies Roksolana was born and raised in Ukraine. Her family remain in Ukraine at this very hard time and we would be very grateful if you could spare anything to help families who are left behind and facing a very difficult situation, if you can help support them, please click the link below to support. Humanitarian aid for Ukr...

This week Chris managed to record a podcast in person! Chris meets Simon Drake , General Manager of The Other House. More about The Other House "A Residents’ Club effortlessly combining home comforts and apartment-style living with hotel facilities. You can stay for a day or a year – think hotel meets members club. It is cool, intriguing, bold, and committed to sustainability. With everything at y...

This week Chris talks to James Gilbert & James Goldsworthry from Punch Pubs. James Gilbert  Head of Insights, Projects & Strategy at Punch Pubs & Co & James Goldsworthy, Head of Digital & Creative at Punch Pubs & Co. Punch is a multi-award-winning pub company in the UK with around 1,250 pubs in England, Scotland and Wales. We have established a resilient and well-invested p...

This week Chris talks with Kim Teo, CEO & co-founder of Mr Yum. Born in Singapore, spending her teens and 20s in Australia and spending her time between LA, London, and Melbourne, Kim Teo was appointed Mr Yum CEO in 2018. Mr Yum is a mobile payments and growth platform that has revolutionised the way people order food and drinks at hospitality and entertainment venues and now has more than 13...

This week Chris talks to John Mason, learning guru and founder of Sideways. Since moving to London from his native New Zealand John has been obsessed with learning after struggling with learning in the early years of his life.  John had no confidence when it came to his early years in work and still to this day John believes that peer-to-peer learning helped him, good people taking time to help hi...

This week Chris chats to Angus Jackson, Co- Founder of Storekit. About Storekit, " Storekit is the easiest mobile ordering system for venues, designed to get your customers ordering more. We formally launched in 2021, although we’ve been working in hospitality software for a little while longer. We’re a team of 25, based in London, and ready to take on the world." In this episode we cover : Angus'...

This week Chris talks to Tech connectors Eva Fayemi & Ruben Westmeijer from Bond Connect. About Bond Connect: The influencers that really count are micro-communities. The Bond Connect platform enables you to find and connect to a global network of qualified professionals and products in Hospitality and Travel Tech open to collaborate, share knowledge and support each other. There are 500+ peop...

This week chris talks to Dub Lee, Systems Architect at Honest Burger. Dub is a self-confessed tech nerd ( like me!) and has spent his career to date building systems that enhance and support company cultures 🔧. We had a fantastic discussion around all things tech and I started to understand why the team at Honest Burger is having so much success around their culture & people, its because they...

This week Chris chats to William Connors, Director for IT operations at Popeyes. William has spent 30 years working within the restaurant industry and applied his technical and operational experience as a member of Ring International Holdings, working with Popeyes Louisiana Chicken and Burger King brands. We cover off in our chat  William's Specialties: • Quick & table service • Processes &amp...