#035 – Hospitality Meets Eric Jafari – The Disruptive Entrepreneur & Founder

You really can come into hospitality at any time, with any background. Today’s guest demonstrates that point beautifully but not only that, how you can come in and really get people thinking about the ways in which things happen. We chat today to Eric Jafari, Chief Development Officer and Creative Director at Edyn Group (www.findingedyn.com)… Read more

#034 – Hospitality Meets Anne Golden – The World Class General Manager

Hospitality never stands still, there’s always something new on the horizon. This week, we’ve got an amazing chat with the Opening General Manager Anne Golden who has the not insignificant task of leading one of the most exciting projects on the horizon in Europe, the Pan Pacific London (https://www.panpacific.com/en/hotels-and-resorts/pp-london.html) In addition to Anne’s amazing journey, we… Read more

#032 – Hospitality Meets Gilles Perrin – The World Class Executive Chef

Back in May 2020, we got some time with Gilles Perrin, Executive Chef at the world class Ritz Carlton Osaka, Japan. In today’s chat we talk about moving to takeaway in a Michelin starred restaurant, travel, the importance of early career mentors, Asian food, ordering volume at Atlantis, Japan, Seasonality, writing a book in 8… Read more

#031 – Hospitality Meets Ben Swindells – The Co-Working Specialist

Hospitality covers a multitude of things.  The rise and rise of co-working fits firmly within that scope. We were lucky enough to get some time with Ben Swindells, Expansion Director for Huckletree (www.huckletree.com) a London based workspace accelerator with locations in London, Manchester and Dublin. Ben is an ex hotelier and now workspace specialist and… Read more

#030 – Hospitality Meets Becky Lown – The Wine & Spirits Lady

Most people enjoy talking about drink and today, that’s exactly what we do. We chatted to Becky Lown, Director and Founder at CRAL Consulting, a boutique consulting company specialising in wine and spirits We chat about making career choices too young, starting a business before a pandemic, Up-skilling, wine, whisky, drink, vineyards, stories, Low & No… Read more