SMACK PODCAST
SMACK PODCAST
THE WORLD’S MOST ENTERTAINING HOSPITALITY PODCAST
Welcome to the infamous SMACK podcast! We’re bringing you the sharpest minds and decision-makers in hospitality & tourism, up close and personal.
Our guests? Only those with fresh takes and fun stories to share – no scripts, no rehearsals, just unfiltered conversation.
Each episode is one take, with one of our four fantastic hosts on the mic, we dive into all things hospitality, from hotels, restaurants, airlines to theme parks, stadiums and most importantly personal journeys and experiences.
Enjoy the show!
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- Season 1
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- Season 3
- Season 4
- Season 5
- Season 6
John Blanco
General Manager - Capella
Felicity Black-Roberts
SVP Development EAME HYATT
Pier Paolo Righi
CEO KARL LAGERFELD
DANIEL AFONSO
Senior VP of People & Culture at Radisson
JONATHAN WORSLEY
Chairman & CEO The BENCH
SIMON MAYLE
Event Director PROUD Experiences
CHRIS NADER
CEO & CO-Founder ENVI Lodges
FAHAD ABDULRAHIM KAZIM
CEO Millennium Hotels & Resorts MEA
CAROLINE TIVEUS
SVP & Director of Sustainable Business at Pandox
ALEXI KHAJAVI
President Hospitality, Travel & Wellness Questex
ATUL CHOPRA
Founder & CEO
SIR ROCCO & LYDIA FORTE
Chairman & Group Director F&B
PATRICK MENDES
CEO PME - Accor Europe & North Africa
JILLIAN MACLEAN
CEO & Founder - Drake & Morgan
BILL HEINECKE
Founder & Chairman - Minor Hotel Group
JOSIAH MACKENZIE
Host of Hospitality Daily
HUBERT VIRIOT
CEO YOTEL
GABRIELA SCHMIDLE
Founder & CEO MTS Vienna
DR. ELLEN MADEKER
Head of Public Policy DACH & CEE - Airbnb
MARK MCCULLOC
Founder, Campaign Director & CEO - Hospitality Rising UK & Supersonic Marketing
EMMA BANKS
VP F&B STRATEGY & DEVELOPMENT EUROPE, MIDDELE EAST & AFRICA – HILTON
DR. JEFFREY O
PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY INSTITUTE – CHAIRMAN ST. JUSTINE
JOHN LANGFORD
COO – ANSCHUTZ ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
TAO TAO
COO & CO-FOUNDER – GETYOURGUIDE
SMACK RECAP
SEASON 4
RONISHA GOODWIN
DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION - HYATT CORPORATION
JEREMY MCCARTHY
GROUP DIRECTOR SPA & WELLNESS - MANDARIN ORIENTAL
DONALD LEADBETTER
TOURISM PROGRAM MANAGER - U.S. NPS
DIMITRIS MANIKIS
PRESIDENT & MANAGING DIRECTOR EMEA - WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS
WYBCKE MEIER
CEO - TUI CRUISES
DEBORAH ROTHE
EXHIBITION DIRECTOR - ITB BERLIN
ALEX SCHNEIDER
PRESIDENT - NIKKI BEACH HOTELS & RESORTS
CHRISTOPH HOFFMANN
FOUNDER - 25HOURS HOTELS
TORGEIR SILSETH
CEO - NORDIC CHOICE HOTELS
SHANNON KNAPP
PRESIDENT & CEO - THE LEADING HOTELS OF THE WORLD
PASCAL JENNY
PRESIDENT - AROSA TOURISM
MIEKE VELDHUIS
CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER - THE SOCIAL HUB
DR. JOSEF VOLLMAYR
CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR - LIMEHOME
SÉBASTIEN BAZIN
CHAIRMAN & CEO - ACCOR
EDITH GERHARDT
CEO - HIRMER HOSPITALITY
JULIAN TRAUTWEIN
CO-FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR - RAUS
SATYA ANAND
PRESIDENT EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA (EMEA) - MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
KAYLEIGH WILTSHIRE
PRESIDENT EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA (EMEA) - MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
NAOMI MACKENZIE
CO-FOUNDER - KITRO
JAN VALENTIN
FOUNDER & GENERAL PARTNER - ENNEA CAPITAL PARTNERS
ARIEL SCHIFF
FOUNDER & CEO - AMANO GROUP
OLIVIER BRACARD
CEO & CO-FOUNDER - HOSCO
GILDA PEREZ-ALVARADO
GLOBAL CEO - JLL HOTELS & HOSPITALITY
CYRUS HEYDARIAN
OPERATOR & MANAGING DIRECTOR - BREIDENBACHER HOF
MATHIEU JATON
CEO - MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL
CHARLIE MACGREGOR
CEO & FOUNDER - THE STUDENT HOTEL
JAN STARCKE
TRAVEL INDUSTRY LEAD - META
MICHAELA REITTERER
PRESIDENT - AUSTRIAN HOTELIERS ASSOCIATION (ÖHV)
MARCUS BERNHARDT
CEO - DEUTSCHE HOSPITALITY
FLORIAN PHLEPS
CEO - TIROL TOURIST BOARD
THOMAS EDELKAMP
CEO - ROMANTIK HOTELS & RESTAURANTS AG
MICHAEL LEVIE
FOUNDER - CITZENM
VEERLE DONDERS
CONCEPT & BRAND DIRECTOR - ZOKU
CAROLINE VON KRETSCHMANN
MANAGING DIRECTOR - HOTEL EUROPÄISCHER HOF
MICHAEL ROS
CEO & CO-FOUNDER - BIDROOM
RICHARD CASTLE
CO-FOUNDER AND COO - CLOUDBEDS
NEIL JACOBS
CEO - SIX SENSES HOTELS & RESORTS
ISABELL FUSS
GROUP VICE PRESIDENT DEVELOPMENT - RUBY HOTELS
MARLOES KNIPPENBERG
CEO - KERTEN HOSPITALITY
HAAKON HERBST
MANAGING DIRECTOR - HOTEL FRIENDS GROUP
CHRISTOPHER HARTLEY
CEO - GLOBAL HOTEL ALLIANCE (GHA)
BORIS RADKE
DIRECTOR CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE - OMIO
ANNE WAHL-POZEG
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT COMMUNICATIONS NORTHERN EUROPE - ACCOR
JOSHUA GAN
REGIONAL DIRECTOR ASIA/PACIFIC - EHL GROUP
DR. UELI SCHNEIDER
HEAD OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD - HOTELLERIESUISSE
KATHARINA KIENEMANN
MANAGING DIRECTOR - ALTE FÖRSTEREI
LORENZO STOLL
HEAD OF WESTERN SWITZERLAND - SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
CHALANA PERERA
HOTEL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL & HOSPITALITY ENTREPRENEUR
ROBERT HERR
GENERAL MANAGER - BÜRGENSTOCK RESORT
MICHELLE WALDER
GENERAL MANAGER - NOMAD HOTEL NEW YORK
CHI CHAN
CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER - IRECKONU
ROY HIMMELREICH
SENIOR EXECUTIVE MANAGER RELATIONSHIP MARKETING HOTEL - SIXT
TIMOTHEE SEMELIN
GLOBAL SENIOR CORPORATE DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MARKETING & TRANSFORMATION - ROSEWOOD HOTELS
WILHELM (WILKO) WEBER
VICE PRESIDENT GLOBAL REVENUE AND DIGITAL STRATEGY - KEMPINKSI
INGRID ERAS-MAGDALENA
CHIEF OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT - BELMOND
LUKAS PETER
HEAD OF REVENUE GLOBAL - SOHO HOUSE & CO.
PIERRE PERUSSET
GM - THE RITZ CARLTON HONG KONG
DEUTSCHER HOTEL KONGRESS 2020 – 2
DEUTSCHER HOTEL KONGRESS 2020 – 1
FRANK MARRENBACH
CEO - OETKER COLLECTION
TOBIAS WANN
CEO - OYO VACATION HOMES
TINA BRACK
GM - ELLINGTON HOTEL BERLIN
PATRIZIA ZUECK & JO-ANN LI
YOUNG HOTELIERS SUMMIT 2020
NICOLE ROSENKRANZ & IAN MILLAR
ECOLE HOTELIERE DE LAUSANNE (EHL)
GREGOR ANDREEWITCH
GM - WALDORF ASTORIA BERLIN
MARK SOMEN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - THE CONDUIT
ADAM ROWLEDGE
MANAGING DIRECTOR - ROWLEDGE ASSOCIATES LTD.
PHILIP IBRAHIM
GM - THE SOCIAL HUB BERLIN
BEAT FORNARO
AREA DIRECTOR PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT EMEA - DESIGN HOTELS
FLORIAN MONTAG & FRITZ DICKAMP
APALEO & STUDIO49 HOSPITALITY
