SÉBASTIEN BAZIN Chairman & CEO Accor Sébastien Bazin, Chairman & CEO of Accor Group, joined us on the show, kicked of season 4 of our podcast and had a lot of fun giving us a recap on his past 10 years with Accor and what is planned for the upcoming years. Sébastien & Fritz discussed […]
Edith Gerhardt CEO Hirmer Hospitality Edith Gerhardt, CEO of Hirmer Hospitality, joined us on the 18th episode of Season 3. We discussed her personal career path from The Ritz Carlton to Marriott International, which ultimately lead her to Travel Charme and Hirmer Hospitality. Edith told us about employee motivation and success factors for a hospitality
Satya Anand President of Europe, Middle East and Africa Marriott International Satya Anand, President of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for Marriott, features our brand new episode of our SMACK Podcast. Satya talked to us through his career path into hospitality, starting as a night auditor and making it all the way to the
KAYLEIGH WILTSHIRE Global Learning and Development Manager @Dorchester Collection Dorchester Collection, Learning & Development with Kayleigh Wiltshire Global Learning and Development Manager @Dorchester Collection Kayleigh Wiltshire, Global Learning and Development Manager at the Dorchester Collection came by on the show and discussed the importance of learning and development in hospitality, as the whole
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Gilda Perez-Alvarado Global CEO JLL Hotels & Hospitality For the second episode of 2022 we were lucky to catch Gilda Perez-Alvarado for a chat. She talked to us about her time at Cornell University, her love for travel and cultures and how she found her passion for real estate finance in combination with hospitality. Leading
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Michael Levie COO & Founder citizenM Welcome to season 3 of the SMACK Hospitality Podcast! To start the season in style, our season opener took place in Amsterdam and we spoke to Michael Levie of citizenM. Michael told us about the journey and hierarchy structure of citizenM and why it is totally different to other
CAROLINE VON KRETSCHMANN Managing Director Hotel Europäischer Hof Heidelberg Caroline von Kretschmann, a true role-model in hospitality & Managing Director at Hotel Europäischer Hof Heidelberg, ranks as high as they come. With 1000 and 1 stories to tell, Caroline stood at the forefront of the German hoteliers and hospitality during the pandemic, speaking on behalf
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CHRISTOPHER HARTLEY Chief Executive Officer Global Hotel Alliance Christopher Hartley, CEO of the Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) joined us for a talk about the future of (business) travel and loyalty programs. Chris is not only an experienced traveller, but also a veteran of the hospitality industry, so it goes without saying that we also asked
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ANNE WAHL-POZEG Senior Vice President of Communications for Northern Europe Accor Anne Wahl-Pozeg, Senior Vice President Communications Northern Europe at Accor came to join us on the show. Anne told us all about her journey to now being in charge of the press, internal and partner communications in Accor’s Northern Europe division, which includes 30
DR. UELI SCHNEIDER Head of Business Development & Member of the Management Board HotellerieSuisse Dr. Ueli Schneider, Head of Business Development & Member of the Management Board at HotellerieSuisse, came to visit us on the show to give us some insights on what HotellerieSuisse’s Business Development team is currently working on, how Switzerland’s tourism will
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