Harsha Chanrai is the CEO of SAIRA Hospitality, a non-profit enterprise that creates viable partnerships between communities and luxury hotels by empowering locals and providing hotels with a committed workforce. In this episode, Michael sat down with Harsha to discuss leadership, the power of giving back and how you can…
The Boy Bailey Speaks AKA Kieron Bailey is a restaurant and hospitality consultant and the co-founder of Experience 101, a company who bring together great leaders, brands, technology and trends leading the way for making the industry better. In this episode, Michael sat down with Kieron to talk about leadership,…
Simon Blackbourne is the Commercial Director of Tahola, a company who help hospitality and restaurant businesses understand and structuring their data better, so they can make better business decisions based on facts instead of the gut. In this episode, Michael sat down with Simon to talk about data, leadership, the…
Marta Pogroszewska is the Managing Director of Gail's, a 50+ unit bakery chain. Prior to Gail’s, Marta worked at Pret A Manger for over 12 years in roles ranging from General Manager to Director of Operations in the US. In this episode, we sat down with Marta to talk the…
Samantha Clarke is a happiness consultant, author and founder of the Growth & Happiness School. Specialising in workplace happiness and wellbeing, Samantha discusses what makes people fall in love with their job, how leaders can promote wellbeing, whether HR is dead, her comprehensive project with Dishoom, the exciting release of…
We are joined by the insights guru Peter Backman. Peter has served the food and drinks industry as a trusted advisor and consultant for over three decades on an international basis. In this episode, we discuss the current state of the food and drink market, restaurants' obligation to serve more…
Barry Shuster, Founding Editor and investment partner of RestaurantOwner.com, joins us to share his expert industry knowledge with from a US perspective. RestaurantOwner.com is an online and print media company serving restaurant entrepreneurs, providing resources for opening and operating successful restaurant businesses. In this episode, Barry touches on the delivery…
Dr John Mervyn-Smith, Director of The GC Index joins us to discuss how the GC Index is helping to liberate individuals, teams and organisations to make a positive impact in their world. From recognising, nurturing and developing talent to identifying the missing links within an organisational function, Dr John provides…
David Chenery joins us to discuss all things hospitality and the pursuit of excellent restaurant design. David is the Founder & Director of Object Space Place (OSP), an interior architecture and design company specialising in the hospitality industry. In this episode, David shares where his passion for hospitality design came…
Curry evangelist Nisha Katona, Founder & MD of Mowgli Street Food shares her inspirational journey and approach to building and leading her fast-growing restaurant chain. After working as a child protection barrister for 20 years, Nisha pivoted into the hospitality industry with the sole purpose of enriching the lives in…
COO of Harbour Lights, Benjamin Heath shares his experience of operating within the unusual commercial environment on the Isle of Man. From recruitment and staffing challenges to only having access to one supplier for fresh foods, Ben highlights the importance of being agile, keeping a close eye on the numbers…
Alexander Shashou, Co-Founder and President of ALICE joins us to share his journey of building the industry-leading hotel operations platform. With the hotel industry being offline for many years, Alex explains how the delivery of great hospitality has shifted and what your hotel or hospitality business should do about it.…
Brighton power couple Alun & Dawn Sperring discuss The Chilli Pickle’s amazing journey and thoughts on the evolving hospitality industry. The Chilli Pickle first opened their doors to the city of Brighton in 2008 and since then they have won multiple awards, opened a second site in Guilford and established…
Nick Popovici, Co Founder and CEO of restaurant and software company Vita Mojo joins us to discuss the inevitability of restaurant businesses becoming tech led. From the digital opportunities that provide consumers with transparency, control and personalisation to how software can empower employees to make better decisions and engage in…
Peter Avis, customer service and hospitality expert joins us to share his journey, knowledge and advice to anyone looking to excel in a leadership or management position within hospitality. Peter has won multiple Restaurant Manager of the Year awards, the Sir Richard Branson Special Award for services to the community…
We are joined by Bill Collison, Founder of Bill's Restaurants to discuss his amazing journey of building the 80 unit restaurant chain. In this episode, Bill explains the importance of seeing restaurant operations as a chance to 'put on a show', the evolution of his business, his thoughts on the…
Adam Knight, Founder of Proven Principles joins us to discuss the many changes that we are seeing in the hotel industry and the broader hospitality sector. Adam founded Proven Principles in 2018 and has been consulting and coaching hotels, restaurants and vacation rental owners using the best practices he has…
Brian Moore, Publisher and CEO of EMR-NamNews joins us to discuss the past, present and future states of retail and hospitality. With many crossovers to be found between the two sectors, Brian provides in-depth advice for businesses looking to succeed in a world of corporate giants and savvy consumers.
The Team is a creative branding agency who have worked with a range of globally recognisable operators. Cliff Ettridge, Partner at The Team joins us to discuss all things branding; from the importance of ensuring consistency in the employee lifecycle to obtaining and understanding brand-relevant data in real-time. Cliff highlights…
Kamila Sitwell, leading hospitality blogger, author of Bespoke and Co-Founder of Kolibri Drinks joins us to discuss some of the most prevalent yet underutilised trends we are seeing in hospitality today. Kamila talks about the process of designing and implementing bespoke hospitality experiences; from the deep psychological reasons behind the…
We paid a visit to the London-based Georgian House Hotel to speak with General Manager Adam Rowledge. In this episode, Adam discusses the story behind this multi-award winning hotel, from creating a great employee to providing some truly unique forms of guest entertainment. Adam also shares his personal journey through…
David Owens, Founder and CEO of Let's Operate joins us for episode 17 of the Hospitality Mavericks Podcast. Let's Operate is a boutique technology advisory and insight consultancy firm that helps enterprises to harness technology to optimise efficiency and leverage data to fuel future growth. In this episode, David discusses…
Patrick Smith, CEO of Adwaiz joins us to discuss everything social media related in the world of hospitality. For those that don't know, Adwaiz is a 23 employee strong social media agency specialising in content creation, social media management, influencer marketing, paid social and more.
