Hospitality Mavericks Podcast

In this episode, we have Frank Bandura which a very experienced CFO in the hospitality and restaurant industry and he have navigated many storms through his career with brands like Gaucho and CAU. He gives his views on where he sees the industry is and some top financial tips to improve chances for surviving short and long term.Remember if you would like some help, please reach out to Frank via Twitter @frankbandura or LinkedIn: Frank Bandura.If you would like more of this; please subscribe to one of our channels more to come very soon.If you have not signed up to the newsletter, go to https://www.experience101.live/ and sign up today.Thanks to our partners HGEM, Tahola and Vita Mojo for supporting us get this out to more movers, shakers and mavericks - together we can overcome this. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

In this second episode, Michael talked with one of the most knowledgeable people in the food and drink industry with us when it comes to trends and shift in the economy Peter Backman. He will help us get a grip on the current situation as well as how we navigate the future. We will also be talking deliveries role, and he will be giving top tips for survival in the coming months.Remember if you would like some help, please reach out to Peter via Twitter @PeterBackmanFS or give him a bell on 07 785 242 809. Or visit Peters website here;https://www.peterbackmanfs.com/If you would like more of this; please subscribe to one of our channels more to come very soon.If you have not signed up to the newsletter, go to https://www.experience101.live/ and sign up today.Thanks to our partners HGEM, Tahola and Vita Mojo for supporting us get this out to more movers, shakers and mavericks - together we can overcome this. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://

In this special edition podcast Michael interviewed Co-Founder and CEO of Street Feast; Jonathan Downey as our guest - we will be discussing how to navigate the storm during the Corona Virus. He will be giving great insights into where he sees the industry is right now, what you need to do as an operator to keep the doors open, what the government needs to do to keep one of the most important industries and biggest UK employers afloat, and what he is doing himself as a leader to keep head over water.JD was so kind as to offer people help via Twitter @DowneyJD or email him at jd@londonunion.com.Please share this podcast so other industry people can get JD's great insight and tips to help. If you would like more of this; please subscribe to one of our channels more episodes to come very soon.If you have not signed up to the newsletter, go to  https://www.experience101.live/ and sign up today.Thanks to our partners HGEM, Tahola and Vita Mojo for supporting us get this out to more movers,

Rob Fink is the Founder and CEO of Big Drop Brewing Co, a fast-growing low alcohol beer company. Rob, previously a solicitor in London, attracted £500,000 from angel investors to build his low-alcohol craft beer brand. In this episode, Michael sat down with Rob to talk about Robs journey on building a brew company, trends around low alcohol, leadership, the current state of the industry and much more. Grab a beer and enjoy!Podcast edited by Let's Talk Video Production: https://letstalkvideoproduction.com/ #Hospitality #HospitalityMavericks #Restaurants #Restaurant #MichaelTingsager #RobFink #PutPeopleFirst #BeMaverick #DareToBeDifferent #Podcast #Podcasts #Business #Industry #BigDropBrewingCo #London #Brighton #Solicitor #LowAlcohol #AngelInvestors #Leadership #Trends #BeerThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Charlie McVeigh is a hospitality sector investor who has spent twenty years building brands and businesses in the industry. In 2019 Charlie invested in The The Breakfast Club and Butchies Buttermilk Fried Chicken and is now the chairman for both. Charlie is also an in-demand public speaker and appears in BBC2's My Million Pound Menu as an investor-judge. In this episode, Michael sat down with Charlie and discussed his journey in hospitality, leadership, the current state of the industry, going abroad as an operator, investment and the importance of net profit aa well as why he is very optimistic for the future of the hospitality and restaurant industry. Podcast edited by Let's Talk Video Production:  https://letstalkvideoproduction.com(https://letstalkvideoproduction.com/) #CharlieMcVeigh #Hospitality #HospitalityMavericks #Mavericks #MichaelTingsager #Podcast #Podcasts #Business #Restaurants #Restaurant #PutPeopleFirst #DareToBeDifferent #Investor #Investment #Buildin

Marc Zornes is the Co-Founder of Winnow. At Winnow, they help the hospitality and food services industry cut down on food waste by making the kitchen smarter through their Artificial Intelligence technology. Through the implementation of this AI technology, Winnow have already helped save more than twenty three million meals in the kitchens they work with. In this episode, Michael sat down with Marc to discuss climate challenges for our planet and humanity, how technology can help to solve these problems, how to grow a business fast, leadership and much more.Podcast edited by Let's Talk Video Production:  https://letstalkvideoproduction.com(https://letstalkvideoproduction.com/) #Winnow #Hospitality #HospitalityMavericks #Mavericks #MichaelTingsager #FoodServices #MarcZornes #AI #ArtificalIntelligence #Technology #MinimiseWaste #ClimateChange #Climate #ClimateChallenges #Planet #Humanity #Tech #SolvingProblems #Leadership #GrowingBusiness #Podcast #Podcasts #Business #Restaurants #Restaurant #Pu

Matt Grech-Smith is the Co-founder and CEO at the institute of competitive socialising and the well known-brand 'Swingers', a crazy golf experience combined with cocktails and street food based in London and soon to be in New York City. In this episode Michael sat down with Matt Grech-Smith to talk about setting a new standard for hospitality experiences, the challenges of growing a business, the team and much more.Podcast edited by Let's Talk Video Production: https://letstalkvideoproduction.com#Swingers #MichaelTingsager #MattGrechSmith #CompetitiveSocialising #CrazyGolf #NewYork #London #NewStandards #HospitalityExperiences #Business #Podcast #Challenges #Team #Hospitality #Restaurants #Experiences #HospitalityMavericks #Maverick #DareToBeDifferent #JeremySimmondsThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Not1Bean is a coffee company that only supply coffee which has been roasted and packaged within the communities that grew them to ensure that coffee farming communities are well equipped to mitigate the ever increasing danger climate change poses to their way of life. This revenue is often the difference between sustainability and abject poverty - and who could object to fewer cargo ships due to the weight difference of roasted coffee being lighter? In this episode, Michael sits down with Gary and Mike, from Not1Bean to discuss the power of direct coffee trade with the farmers, slavery, climate change and the impact on coffee supply in the future, sustainability in coffee and much about how the coffee industry works.#Not1Bean #MichaelCoates #GaryGolden #MichaelTingsager #Coffee #Community #Hospitality #EmployeeExperience #Farming #Communities #CoffeeTrade #CoffeeBeans #ClimateChange #Slavery #Sustainability #Poverty #CoffeeSupply #Future #PutPeopleFirst #CoffeeIndustry #HospitalityMavericks #Business #Podcast

Loui Blake, is an award-winning marketer and entrepreneur. He is the founder of the UK's largest plant-based restaurant Erpingham House, and Central London restaurant brand Kalifornia Kitchen, who's passionate about plant-based food and sustainable business. In this episode, Michael sat down with Loui to discuss entrepreneurship, the power of plant-based food, leadership and Loui's secret to success.#Hospitality #HospitalityMavericks #Maverick #Restaurant #Restaurants #LouiBlake #MichaelTingsager #Podcast #PutPeopleFirst #Business #Entrepreneur #PlantBased #Vegan #ErpinghamHouse #KaliforniaKitchen #Sustainability #Sustainable #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #SecretToSuccess #Development #ImprovementsThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

David Kelly, general manager at Deputy, an information technology company which provides cloud-based workforce management and scheduling platform designed to help companies organise, track, and manage their teams. In this episode, Michael sat down with David to discuss how technology can boost productivity, employee experience, leadership, the industry and how to take care of your shift workers.#Hospitality #HospitalityMavericks #Maverick #Restaurant #Restaurants #DavidKelly #MichaelTingsager #Podcast #PutPeopleFirst #Business #Deputy #Scheduling #Cloud #IT #Workforce #Management #Organisation #Organise #Track #Manage #BoostProductivity #Technology #Industry #Leadership #EmployeeExperience #ShiftWorkersThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Lars Kure Juul is an international leadership and HR advisor, trainer, author and keynote speaker. Lars has written the international bestseller organisational happiness and is the coordinator of the engagement tool motivational landscape. In this episode, Michael sat down with Lars to discuss leadership, organisational and individual happiness, and how you can transform organisations through finding purpose, leveraging your strengths and developing compassion.#Hospitality #HospitalityMavericks #Maverick #Restaurant #Restaurants #LarsKureJuul #MichaelTingsager #Podcast #PutPeopleFirst #Business #HappinessSweetSpot #Purpose #PeopleFirst #ItStartsWithWhy #SimonSinek #LeadershipDevelopment #OrganisationalExcellence #OrganisationalEffectiveness #OrganisationalDevelopment #Leadership #Happiness #Individuals #IndividualHappiness #Transform #Leverage #Develop #Strengths #CompassionThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Mark Pitcher is the Founder of Smash The Box, a personal development business with coaching and mentoring at its heart. Smash the Box is dedicated to anyone who is seeking to improve any aspect of their life. In particular, it is dedicated to helping people find and achieve fulfilment, whether in life, work or business. To find their purpose or re-connect with it. It is a place of inspiration, energy and positivity for living a great life and achieving great things. In this episode, Michael sat down with Mark to talk about leadership, humanity, the power of giving back and how you can transform people's lives through coaching.#Maverick #Podcast #Hospitality #HospitalityMavericks #MarkPitcher #MichaelTingsager #SmashTheBox #Restaurant #Restaurants #Leadership #HospitalityMavericksPodcast #BeMaverick #RestaurantIndustry #HospitalityIndustry #DareToBeDifferent #Leadership #Business #LeadershipDevelopment #People #Leaders #PutPeopleFirst #GivingBack #PersonalDevelopment #Coaching #Mentoring #Achievement #Ful

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 transform peoples lives through education and training.#Maverick #Podcast #Hospitality #HospitalityMavericks #HarshaChanrai #MichaelTingsager #SAIRA #SAIRAHospitality #Restaurant #Hospitality #Restaurants #Leadership #HospitalityMavericksPodcast #BeMaverick #RestaurantIndustry #HospitalityIndustry #LeadershipDevelopment #Business #HospitalityManagement #EmployeeExperience #LuxuryHotels #NonProfit #DareToBeDifferent #BeMaverick #Podcast #People #Leaders #PutPeopleFirst #Education #GivingBack #Training #Local #LocalCommunities #Community #Transform #RichardBranson #EmpoweringThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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, the industry, employee and customer experience, how to keep yourself on top of the game and build a culture that rocks.#Maverick #Podcast #Hospitality #HospitalityMavericks #KieronBailey #TheBoyBaileySpeaks #MichaelTingsager #Experience101 #RestaurantConsultant #HospitalityConsultant #Restaurants #HospitalityOperations #Leadership #HospitalityMavericksPodcast #BeMaverick #RestaurantIndustry #Restaurant #HospitalityIndustry #HospitalityTrends #HospitalityLife #LeadershipDevelopment #Business #HospitalityManagement #EmployeeExperience #CustomerExperience #DareToBeDifferent #BeMaverick #Industry #Business #Food #Culture #People #Leaders #Brands #EmployeeEngagement #PutPeopleFirst #EmployeeandCustomerExp

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 industry, the power technology and Tahola’s approach to tech.#Tahola #Maverick #Podcast #Hospitality #HospitalityMavericks #SimonBlackbourne #MichaelTingsager #Restaurants #HospitalityOperations #Data #Leadership #Technology #Tech #HospitalityMavericksPodcast #BeMaverick #RestaurantIndustry #Restaurant #RestaurantBusiness #RestaurantTech #HospitalityIndustry #HospitalityTrends #HospitalityLife #LeadershipDevelopment #Business #HospitalityManagement #RestaurantTrends #PeopleFirst #Culture #Analytics #LeadWithData #Productivity #DataDrivenDecisions #DataCulture #InformedDecisionsThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 industry, the power of putting people first, leadership, technology and Gail’s approach to expansion.#gails #maverick #podcast #hospitality #restaurant #restaurants #hospitalityoperations #people #culture #restaurant #hospitalitymavericks #hospitalitymaverickpodcast #leadership #food #coffee #peoplefirst #BeMaverick #restaurantindustry #restaurantbusiness #restauranttech #restaurantmanagement #restauranttech #hospitalityindustry #hospitalitylife #hospitalitytrends #teambuilding #leadershipdevelopment #engagement #happiness #business #hospitalitymanagement #restauranttrends #lunchThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 her new book 'Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work' and much more.#restaurantbusiness #restaurantbusiness #restaurantindustry #restaurantmanagement #hospitality #restaurant #hospitalityindustry #restaurants #restaurants #restaurantowner #peoplefirst #people #happiness #hospitalitylife #teambuilding #leadershipdevelopment #hospitalitymanagement #culture #business #engagement #leadershipThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 than just food, the delivery market, exciting emerging chains and what the very best are doing.#restaurants #restaurantowner #restaurantsgrowth #resurantstartup #restaurantleadership #restaurantculture #restaurantentrepenur #leadership #culture #resturanttech #deliverymarket #markettrendsThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 market, hospitality tech, building a culture that maximises both impact and business results and more. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 an overview of the GC Index, the impact it's had on some of the most well-known companies across the globe and relates much of his expert knowledge to the unique context of hospitality.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy