Hospitality Mavericks Podcast Show

Stefano shares his journey and how it is to lead a 6th-generation family business as CEO of Macknade.Stefano breaks down his mission to successfully carry on the legacy of his parents and cultivate community with food and drink within Macknade. We also discuss his goals of human environment harmony and his philosophy on culture and people. Lastly, Stefano talks about his role as CEO in his generational family company and shares his business advice for leaders in the space.Connect with Stefano:https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanocuomo/https://macknade.com/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Meet Hamish Cook  - Head of Group Food Services at ISS. ISS is a leading global workplace experience and facility management company.In this week's conversation, we speak with Hamish about his start in the food industry, ISS' mission to reduce waste and carbon, encouraging plant-rich eating and the power of pulses/beans. We also discuss challenges in the industry, including why hospitality and catering is a true professional career. Lastly, Hamish also covers adapting the business model for the food industry to the future.Connect with Hamish:https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamish-cook-15975222/https://www.issworld.com/enThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Shawn Askinosie Founder and CEO of Askinosie Chocolate returns to the podcast. On Episode #169, we talked about why he started the business and his book Meaningful Work.In this conversation, Shawn shares his experiences with his origin trips and his mission to give back to the communities. He also talks about his Chocolate University Foundation which gives young students the opportunity to share in his non-traditional chocolate business as they travel world. Lastly, Shawn discusses the meaningful relationships he builds with his international communities and how the special presence of his business impacts the people he works with.Connect with Shawn and Askinosie Chocolate:https://askinosie.com/pages/shawn-askinosie-biohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnaskinosie/https://askinosie.com/https://askinosie.com/pages/mababu-tanzaniahttps://askinosie.com/pages/direct-tradehttps://askinosie.com/pages/transparency-reporthttps://www.hospitalitymavericks.com/169-shawn-askinosie-founder-and-ceo-of-askinosie-chocolate-on-whats-enough/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meaningful-Work-Quest-Business-Calling/dp/0143130315/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

This week we hear from Director of People & Training Victoria Freeman and HR & Training Manager Holly Norrington from the award-winning catering company Thomas Franks. In this week's conversation, Vicky and Holly cover their business model, how they were able to build upon their values through feeding initiatives during COVID-19, the beliefs they stand by in Thomas Franks and designing a team culture for longevity. They also discuss how they successfully grow as a company, how their top leaders support ideas that contribute to the Thomas Franks brand, recruiting people with the same values, and continuing not to stay complacent but to think ahead.Connect with Thomas Frankshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-f-28287917a/https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-norrington-b36a04a1/https://thomasfranks.com/https://www.theburntchefproject.com/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Klaudia Mitura, podcast host, for The Happiness Challenges, comes back on the show to discuss how she test drives happiness hacks for when times are tougher through the science of happiness.Klaudia explains how she researches happiness and how she encourages people to create more happiness rather than relying on the brain to dish out those emotions for us. She also covers her definition of happiness, misconceptions around happiness, if genetics play a role, state of happiness now with increased screen time, and how we can re-wire our brain for happiness at any age.Connect with Klaudia:https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/https://www.linkedin.com/in/klaudiamitura/https://www.hospitalitymavericks.com/86-kitty-newman-and-klaudia-mitura-happiness-co-hosts-on-placing-happiness-first/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

This is Frederick Szydlowski, Co-Founder of Embargo, a CRM & loyalty data engine platform helping coffee shops, bakeries & quick-service restaurants connect with their key customers to drive repeat business across every customer journey.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 deeper level through data, and thinking outside the box to develop consumer loyalty.Connect with Frederick:https://www.linkedin.com/in/fryderyk-frederick-szydlowski-2985a775/https://www.embargoapp.com/Kevin Kelly Article - 1,000 True Fanshttps://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 through AI, and key points to think about when using AI in your organization.Connect with Ferugshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/fergus-navaratnam-blair-aa0a72a1/https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-research-group-a-stagwell-company/https://nrgmr.com/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 importance of operationalizing mindful knowledge into daily life, and tracking your mind vs. body KPIs. Through this understanding leaders will be able to stay present and stay in a calm state of mind within fast paced, stressful environments to ultimately upgrade your awareness, mind and body.https://www.themindfulleader.net/https://www.linkedin.com/in/reiner/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 can be done to improve the restaurant business model. He also shares how his experience has helped him see different vantage points in the industry to produce better chefs and employees.Connect with Jensenhttps://www.bestservedpodcast.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jensen-cummings-09b9894b/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 taking action with food operators and chefs to tackle challenges in the food industry.Connect with Paul:https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulnewnham/https://www.instagram.com/paulnewnham/https://twitter.com/paulnewnhamhttps://beansishow.org/https://sdg2advocacyhub.org/chefs-manifestohttps://www.devex.com/news/opinion-why-beans-are-key-to-accelerating-a-change-to-our-food-system-105709https://www.menusofchange.org/https://www.bamco.com/blog/beans-is-how/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy