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Humans of Hospitality

Jun 30, 2020

Now whilst to your average human Restaurant Associates is not particularly a consumer facing brand, you will certainly know many of the venues that David Simms and his team operate, from Somerset House, to Edinburgh zoo, to Michelin starred restaurants like Jason Atherton’s City Social and Michelle Roux’s Parliament...


Jun 27, 2020

I first saw Karl speak at an event in March where I was impressed by some of the insights and data that he and the CGA team had collated.  It was nice to see so many of the thoughts and impressions that I had of the sector backed up by some scientific data and commentary.

Now seemed like the perfect time to put some...


Jun 23, 2020

Kris is a very experienced operator who has had both a successful corporate, as well as more entrepreneurial career in hospitality.  We briefly touched on Kris’s early career but spent more time chewing the fat on a broad range of hospitality topics.  From EIS funding schemes and some great perspectives on why debt is...


Jun 20, 2020

I’ve spoken to Griff Holland from Friska before in episode 47 and I love his love of food and drink and humans.  

After a crazy couple of months of lockdown I thought it was a great time for a follow up.  We touch on how trade had been in the 6 months before lockdown and how he’d been navigating Brexit indecision,...


Jun 16, 2020

This weeks guest is yet another true inspiration of hospitality.  Sally is the General Manager of the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London and the 2019 hotelier of the year, joining some legendary predecessors of the award.  

We have a pretty wide ranging conversation all the way from chickens, to my relief that Sally was...