This is Frederick Szydlowski, Co-Founder of Embargo - a loyalty platform helping coffee shops, bars & restaurants connect with key customers to drive repeat business. This week, we speak with Frederick on how he founded Embargo, key takeaways for businesses to build relationships with customers, understanding the consumer on a…
Fergus Navaratnam-Blair Research Director at National Research Group, a research agency that focuses on the intersection of media, culture, and technology. In this conversation, Fergus breaks down AI; how AI can improve technologies, transform tasks in the travel industry, if consumers can truly trust where AI is now, human accountability…
This week's guest is Reiner Kraft, PhD founder of The Mindful Leader. The Mindful Leader focuses on mindful leadership methodologies to help leaders reach new levels of awareness, performance, energy, and resilience. In this conversation, Reiner shares his story of where mindfulness first played a role in his life, the…
Jensen Cummings, 5th generation chef, 22+ years in the restaurant industry and recorded over 400 podcast episodes at the Best Served Podcast. This week's conversation with Jensen takes a look at the restaurant industry and Jensen's viewpoints on how the industry is surviving, improvements he suggests, and actionable steps that…
Paul Newnham is the Network Lead SDG2 Advocacy Hub, Chefs' Manifesto, and BeansisHow. This week's conversation covers the current state of the food industry systems, and how we in food service can play a vital role in making it better for people and the planet. Paul shares how he is…
Jonatan Rasmussen, Co-Founder of All Gravy, shares his passion for better employee engagement and how financial wellness plays a large role in retention and performance. This conversation covers the importance of building employee experience through financial wellness, challenges businesses face and how mindset can affect performance, the benefit of tech…
Third time guest, Ari Weinzweig, co-founder of Zingerman's Community of Businesses, sits down to discuss the importance of knowing and understanding beliefs in the workplace. Do you know what you believe and do you know what you don't believe? This week's conversation encourages self-reflection of your beliefs and how everyone…
Ari shares the power of beliefs and how they are formed in your life and your organisation.
This episode we connect with Julian Fris, Founder and Principal Consultant at Neller Davies. Through his experience in the food industry, Julian has made it his mission to prioritize what people want in the most cost effective way. This conversation dives into the state of food in hospitals today and…
Mike Hohnen found his start in the hospitality industry at a young age and through many trials and errors of being in business, he gained experience with about everything. After reflecting on his business ventures, he found that what he was most passionate about was the growth of leadership and…
This week we talk with Chris Hughes, expert on marketing and branding. Chris has worked with some of the greatest companies and has mastered marketing through learning and teaching others what he is most passionate about. In this discussion, Chris breaks down his formula for the best company vision and…
Oliver Winter, Founder and CEO at a&o Hostels went from traveling the world with his friends in cheap hostels, to founding and running his own affordable, yet safe, hostel chain. In this episode, you will also hear how Oliver and his team have goals to go net zero by 2025,…
An expert in the food and beverage industry, Julian Melletin, Director of New Nutrition Business, shares his views and gives advice to any businesses looking to scale. In this conversation, we discuss food data studies. We also cover food fads and trends and how these trends have changed the food…
In today's episode, we talk with Kat Parsons, Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at ISS Facility Services UK and Ireland. Kat makes waves in her workplace by ensuring that each employee feels represented, heard and cared for. We cover initiatives and programs that she's implemented in ISS, advice she…
In today’s episode, we welcome guest Patrick McDermott, founder of DigiTally, a business that helps retail and hospitality businesses reduce waste and increase margins through digital stock-taking services. Patrick believes that the food waste problem in the developed parts of the world is a serious issue and that it is…
In this episode, we are joined by Ashley Godfrey, a hospitality industry expert. After working at Westgate Resorts for six years, she achieved her goal of becoming the director of the recreation department. She then went on to work at Disney World as a management intern, where she quickly climbed…
As a plant-based food advocate, Chantelle Nicholson grew up in New Zealand surrounded by seasonal produce and her love for plants. She is a multi-award winning chef, owner of Apricity Restaurant (Michelin Green Star 2023) in Mayfair, former chef-owner of now-closed and much-loved Covent Garden restaurant Tredwells (the recipient of…
HUNGRY is disrupting the $100 billion business food and events industry with a food-tech marketplace and logistics platform. It provides food and engagement solutions for businesses, powered by top local chefs and entrepreneurs. Today we’re joined by the CEO, Jeff Grass, to learn more about corporate catering in the 21s…
Dan Hudson is the CEO and Founder of GiGL, the anti-CV tech startup making recruitment less boring. Featured in the Startups100 list of top startups of 2023, they are re-shaping the recruitment market with their video-based recruitment platform by delivering a fast, efficient, friendly and fun process for everyone. In…
If you want to improve your profits in your restaurant, Pilar is your go-to expert. She is the Founder of Pendulo, which supports independent restaurants, pubs and cafes to be more profitable with our software, consultancy and tailor-made solutions. In this interview, we explore why so many businesses operate on…
Hotel owner and author of the book ‘A Bridge Not Too Far’, Deepak Ori, joins the show for the second time. He is the CEO and Chief Happiness Officer at lebua Hotels & Resorts, Bangkok-based luxury hotels and restaurants company with locations in Thailand, India, and New Zealand. We reflect…
Today I’m joined by a fellow Dane – Rie Kattrup Lorentzen. She is currently the UK Head of Food at Ole & Steen, and has previously worked for some amazing brands like Wagamama, Whitebread and Bills Restaurants. It’s fascinating to learn about her incredible journey as a chef and working…
Matt Tebbit is spearheading the University of Reading’s emphasis on human and planetary health by using the Menus of Change guiding principles and by supporting cross-institutional collaborations for both learning and research. He is currently the university’s Head of Bars and Dining. We delve into the university's approach to food…
Polly Robinson is a coach who specialises in leadership coaching for hospitality businesses. She joins the show to share her story and explain how she works with clients, including running leadership development workshops and participating in a government-funded program. Find out about the impact of leadership coaching for business growth,…