#037 – Hospitality Meets Mary Jane Flanagan – The All-Round Inspirer

When we started the podcast, we wanted to tell the stories and journeys of the people of hospitality but we also wanted to shout from the rooftops about anything incredible that people are doing. Mary Jane Flanagan (MJ), founder of MJ Inspire (www.mjinspire.com) fits into both categories effortlessly as not only does she have a… Read more

#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