The NextGen Hospitality Podcast

Welcome to the NextGen Hospitality Podcast. A podcast designed for ambitious young professionals eager to jumpstart their careers in hospitality and grow into impactful leadership roles. In this episode, I'm joined by Devin Grosse, CEO and owner of Focus Hotels. Devin's journey in hospitality began as a teenager, and he has spent decades building the experience, relationships, and operational expe...

Welcome to the NextGen Hospitality Podcast with me, Paul Borg. This podcast is designed for ambitious young professionals eager to jumpstart their careers in hospitality and grow into impactful leadership roles. In this episode, I'm joined by Clare Furnell-King. Clare is a hospitality veteran with extensive experience leading regional hotels across the UK. With a career built on building team loya...

Welcome to the NextGen Hospitality Podcast with me, Paul Borg. This podcast is designed for ambitious young professionals eager to jumpstart their careers in hospitality and grow into impactful leadership roles. Today, I’m joined by Nicholas Northam. Nicholas has over 40 years of experience in the hospitality industry, spanning operational leadership roles with Whitbread and Marriott, asset manage...

Welcome to the NextGen Hospitality Podcast with me, Paul Borg. This podcast is designed for ambitious young professionals eager to jumpstart their careers in hospitality and grow into impactful leadership roles. Today, I’m joined by Chris Naylor, Managing Director of the Boutique Hotel Group. Chris leads three distinctive country house hotels and wedding venues across Cheshire and the Wirral: Peck...

Welcome to the NextGen Hospitality Podcast with me, Paul Borg. This podcast is designed for ambitious young professionals eager to jumpstart their careers in hospitality and grow into impactful leadership roles. Today, I’m joined by Mark Foster. Mark is the Managing Director of Centre Island and has led the company since 2013. He is responsible for the operational performance and development of th...

Welcome to the NextGen Hospitality Podcast with me, Paul Borg. This podcast is designed for ambitious young professionals eager to jumpstart their careers in hospitality and grow into impactful leadership roles. Today, I’m joined by Paul Spencer. Paul is an accomplished hospitality executive with over 30 years of experience across luxury, lifestyle, boutique and aparthotel brands. Throughout his c...

Welcome to the NextGen Hospitality Podcast with me, Paul Borg. This podcast is designed for ambitious young professionals eager to jumpstart their careers in hospitality and grow into impactful leadership roles. Today, I’m joined by Dr. Serkan Uzunogullari. Serkan is a Senior Lecturer in Hospitality and Tourism at the University of Sunderland. Serkan studied an undergraduate degree in Tourism and...

Welcome to the NextGen Hospitality Podcast with me, Paul Borg. This podcast is designed for ambitious young professionals eager to jumpstart their careers in hospitality and grow into impactful leadership roles. Today, I’m joined by Director of Operations at IHG Resorts, Chris Ireland. In this conversation, Chris shares his extensive journey in the hospitality industry, from his early days waiting...

Welcome to the NextGen Hospitality Podcast with me, Paul Borg. This podcast is designed for ambitious young professionals eager to jumpstart their careers in hospitality and grow into impactful leadership roles. Today, I’m joined by Mark Spanton. Mark is the General Manager of Dakota Newcastle, a luxury lifestyle hotel situated in Newcastle upon Tyne. With a distinguished twenty-year career spanni...

Welcome to the NextGen Hospitality Podcast with me, Paul Borg. This podcast is designed for ambitious young professionals eager to jumpstart their careers in hospitality and grow into impactful leadership roles. Today, I’m joined by Robert Crook. Robert is a seasoned Hospitality Industry professional, spending the early part of his career working in hotel operations and franchising with InterConti...

Welcome to the NextGen Hospitality Podcast with me, Paul Borg. This podcast is designed for ambitious young professionals eager to jumpstart their careers in hospitality and grow into impactful leadership roles. In this episode, I’m joined by Joanne Taylor-Stagg, general manager of The Athenaeum Hotel and Residences in London. Joanne is an award-winning General Manager and hospitality leader, reno...

Welcome to the NextGen Hospitality Podcast with me, Paul Borg. This podcast is designed for ambitious young professionals eager to jumpstart their careers in hospitality and grow into impactful leadership roles. In this episode, I’m joined by James McComas. James has been General Manager of Champneys Eastwell Manor Hotel and Spa since 2020, leading the team out of the pandemic and through a strate...

Welcome to the NextGen Hospitality Podcast with me, Paul Borg. This podcast is designed for ambitious young professionals eager to jumpstart their careers in hospitality and grow into impactful leadership roles. In this episode, I’m joined by Paul Proctor, Global Senior Vice President – Loyalty, Partnerships & Co-brand Credit Cards at IHG Hotels & Resorts.  Paul is a highly accomplished in...

Welcome to the NextGen Hospitality Podcast with me, Paul Borg. This podcast is designed for ambitious young professionals eager to jumpstart their careers in hospitality and grow into impactful leadership roles. In this episode, I’m joined by the Jo Childs. Jo is the Human Resources Director at Aimbridge Hospitality. Jo is an inspiring and engaging HR leader with extensive experience in the hospit...

Welcome to the NextGen Hospitality Podcast with me, Paul Borg. This podcast is designed for ambitious young professionals eager to jumpstart their careers in hospitality and grow into impactful leadership roles. In this episode, I’m joined by the David Anderson. David has more than 25 years’ experience in the hospitality industry across Europe and the Indian Ocean, spanning both luxury resorts and...

Welcome to the NextGen Hospitality Podcast with me, Paul Borg. This podcast is designed for ambitious young professionals eager to jumpstart their careers in hospitality and grow into impactful leadership roles. In this episode, I’m joined by the incredible Carol Dodds. Carol previously held the role of Senior Vice President of Commercial at Aimbridge Hospitality. In this key role, Carol led reven...

Welcome to The NextGen Hospitality Podcast, a podcast for ambitious young people ready to kickstart a career in hospitality and grow into leadership roles. This podcast gives you the inside scoop on what it takes to rise to the top, from mastering entry-level roles to becoming a future leader in hotels, restaurants, events, and beyond. In each episode, we bring in hospitality pros—both seasoned le...