50 Shades of Hospitality
A global podcast dedicated to learning from industry players around the world. Our podcasts are a series of interviews with international hospitality and tourism industry professionals. We prompt our guests to share their personal experiences, as well as analyse the current trends, technology and innovations.The podcast’s goal is to inspire people in the field and to encourage young people to join this exciting industry. We are committed to evaluating the current educational and training opportunities for industry professionals in the hopes of finding solutions to the challenges the industry is now facing.
Episodes
92 episodes
Love is the main ingredient – Underground Dining at Naglee Park
In this podcast, Philippe Rey-Westlund and Byron Rey-Westlund talk about their labor of love and fine dining with the creation of Underground Dining at Naglee Park in the Silicon Valley. We learn about how this idea was born, how it bl...
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Episode 41
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40:26
Myth or Reality? The allure of becoming a Hotel General Manager
In this podcast, Philippe Clarinval discusses the role of the Hotel GM and what makes this role appealing and challenging. He also shares his passion for life-long learning and why continuing educational pursuits are important in o...
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Episode 40
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39:34
Insights of hospitality in Saudi Arabia
In this podcast, Mohammed Marghalani, currently the Saudi Chief of Franchised Assets Operations for PIF Hospitality Projects, talks to us about the enormous changes that have occurred over the past five years in the Saudi hospitality field.&...
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Episode 39
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26:45
An overview of Hospitality education, training and expertise needs in China
Rebecca Li is a force to be reckoned with and some of the many hats she wears include entrepreneur, hospitality expert, investment banker and educator. Rebecca was born into a Chinese hotelier family and left China in 2003 to pursue he...
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Episode 38
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46:41
Understanding and optimizing the business impact of customer experience strategies
In this episode, we talk to Yannick Bouyidou, whose hospitality career with Ritz-Carlton led him to work on four different continents in different leadership positions. Currently, Yannick wears several hospitality hats including entrep...
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Episode 37
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44:38
Hosco: The one-stop solution for Hospitality recruitment
In this podcast, Olivier Bracard, the co-founder and CEO of the highly successful hospitality recruitment platform Hosco, describes how this platform was born and why it is the go-to website for people looking for job offers in the hospitali...
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Episode 36
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33:23
Becoming the WorldSkills Vice-World Champion of Hotel Reception
Tim Oberli is currently the Front Desk Manager at the world famous Bürgenstock Resort near Lucerne, Switzerland. He is also the current World Skills Vice Champion of Hotel Reception. In this podcast, Tim describes first becoming the Sw...
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Episode 35
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32:36
How to make access to hospitality luxury easier and in tune with our times
In this podcast, Robert Recupero shares his extraordinary career path with our listeners and explains how this path led to the creation of Moomenti, a high-end marketplace for booking luxury hotel experiences. This entrepreneurial adve...
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Episode 34
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41:41
Musical Hospitality – bringing musical joy to hospitals and senior care facilities
This podcast was by far one of our most popular and features Tom Su, a former hotelier who has found a unique way of combining music with hospitality. After working several years in the hospitality industry in Taipei, Tom chose a diffe...
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Episode 33
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33:03
Hospitality and Tourism Opportunities in Romania
In this podcast, Razvan Pirjol, CEO of Turism Felix and the owner of Leading Choice, a global hospitality counselling company in Romania, answers our questions about the hospitality and tourism i...
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Episode 32
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36:36
Croatian Hospitality and New Hospitality Concepts
In this podcast, Marina Franolic talks about hospitality in Croatia, a popular Mediterranean destination with rave reviews. Marina explains why Croatia has become a favourite tourist destination and why so many tourists return there fo...
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Episode 31
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36:00
Mamalu Kitchen: Feeding families and enabling lifestyle changes
In this podcast, Lama Jammal Houssami describes her educational and career path and why she was inspired to create a cooking school, Mamalu Kitchen, in Dubai. Mamalu Kitchen was inspired by her 3 boys and the need to help fellow mums a...
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Episode 30
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34:47
Why we need Gender Equality, Diversity and Corporate Responsibility more than ever
In this podcast, Mary Mayenfisch-Tobin discusses gender equality, sustainability and corporate responsibility in the hospitality and tourism fields. Using her lifetime experience as a lawyer, educator and activist, Mary looks at the cu...
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Episode 29
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30:08
The future of retail in the hospitality industry
Filippo Perricone is the co-founder and Managing Director of Back label, a line of Italian lounge, athletic and leisure wear sold exclusively in luxury hotels and resorts. In this podcast, we ask Filippo about his educational and caree...
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Episode 28
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35:32
Women in hospitality leadership – career choices and creating opportunities
Andrea Obertello is currently the General Manager of the Four Seasons Hotel in Milano, Italy. In this podcast, Andrea talks about her career choices and how she became General Manager in an industry that is predominately male. Sh...
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Episode 27
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48:55
Saving our Blue Planet
Khulan Berger is currently the Regional Director at MY BLUE PLANET and the Swiss Coordinator of The Climate Reality Project Europe. In this podcast, Khulan explains why sustainable tourism has become such an important endeavour and how...
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Episode 26
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23:36
The importance of networking, education and mentoring in the hospitality industry
Arian Röehrle is the former president of AICR, The International Association for Deputy Managers and Front Office Managers of Luxury Hotels. In this podcast, Arian tells our listeners about this important networking organization and ho...
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Episode 25
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49:01
Female Hotel General Managers - Drivers of success for a global hospitality career
In this podcast, Marie-Berengère Chapoton, who is currently the General Manager of the award-winning Raffles Al Areen Palace in Bahrain, describes her global career path and how she met not only challenges but opportunities that came her way...
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Episode 24
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38:50
Hospitality in Australia – the Crocodile Dundee effect
In this podcast, Luiz Prebianca discusses how he ended up working in Australia, what he loves about working there and how Australian hospitality differs from other places. Originally from Brazil, Luiz moved to Germany as a teenager to ...
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Episode 23
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42:19
Hospitality HR recruitment in South East Asia
In this podcast, Victor Mogilev speaks to our audience about Hospitality HR recruitment in South East Asia and explains how this region has its unique challenges and opportunities. Victor traces his educational and career path to expla...
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Episode 22
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34:54
Recruiting and retaining talent in the hospitality and luxury sectors in Morocco
In this podcast, Sophia Mounib talks about recruiting and retaining talent in the hospitality and luxury sectors in Morocco. Sophia gives our listeners insight into running a hospitality / luxury sector talent business in Casablanca an...
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Episode 21
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35:44
Discover the Epigenetic World
Xavier Rambaud describes himself as a “serial entrepreneur” and in this podcast he speaks to us about his latest entrepreneurial adventure, Maison Epigenitic in Paris, France. Maison Epigenitic’s...
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Episode 21
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29:09
A Canadian approach to Hospitality education and training
In this podcast we talk to Yahya Shakhshir about Hospitality education and training in Vancouver, Canada. Yahya is currently the President at Cornerstone International Community College of Canada, one of the top private Colleges located i...
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Episode 20
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35:40
Sensory Leadership & Luxury Hospitality Expertise
In this podcast, Sara Abdel Masih describes her unique career path from climbing the career ladder in the luxury hospitality industry to teaching in hotel management schools and writing a book on mobbing and harassment in the workplace based on...
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Episode 19
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28:28
Sustainability Solutions for the Hospitality Sector: Tourism and Event Management Case Studies
In this podcast, Clémence Gillier and Neil Beecroft from the sustainability consultancy agency, The SHIFT, now called bloomUP, talk about how businesses can develop and improve their sustainability practices. Clé...
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Episode 18
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29:35
