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portrait of podcast guest on smack hospitality, Frank Marrenbach

FRANK MARRENBACH

Frank Marrenbach CEO Oetker Collection Frank Marrenbach, CEO of the Oetker Collection came to the show and talked to us about the current state of ultra luxury hotels, what it takes to run such properties and what the future has in store for them. A true veteran of hospitality excellence, Frank has previously served at […]

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portrait of podcast guest on smack hospitality, Gregor Andreewitch

GREGOR ANDREEWITCH

Gregor Andreewitch General Manager Waldorf Astoria Berlin Episode 6 of season 1 with Gregor Andreewitch, a seasoned veteran of Hilton and currently the GM of the Waldorf Astoria Berlin. Gregor talked to us about the struggle of getting respectable rates in a traditionally cheap city like Berlin, the importance of loyal programs and his experiences

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portrait of podcast guest on smack hospitality, Mark Somen

MARK SOMEN

Mark Somen Chief Executive Officer The Conduit Mark Somen of The Conduit and the guest of episode 5 of season 1, talked to us about some topics that genuinely matter. Having sat down with Mark in London, we discussed social change, our planet, and how to save it from a hospitality perspective. We also had

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portrait of podcast guest on smack hospitality, Fritz Dickamp Florian Montag

FLORIAN MONTAG & FRITZ DICKAMP

Florian Montag & Fritz Dickamp Hotelhero & L.I.K.E. Hospitality Consulting In our first ever episode our two hosts Fritz Dickamp (Studio 49 – formerly L.I.K.E. Hospitality Consulting) & Florian Montag (apaleo – formerly HotelHero) will talk about the idea behind SMACK and what it means to start a business in hospitality as a young person.

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