Pivots & Plot Twists - Episodes Tagged with “Hospitality”

Ep 26: The importance of your first hire and running a successful recruitment agency with Abi Dunn

Tamsyn Allington — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Season 2 of Pivots and Plot Twists. This season is all about TRAILBLAZERS and I have invited people who I believe are true trailblazers in their own career, life and journey.

Abi Dunn is the founder of industry leading recruitment and training consultancy, Sixty Eight People. Starting her career collecting glasses she was immediately hooked by the industry and went on to run her first site by the age of 21. But Abi found her true home in ‘people’ several years later. Recruitment and training managers is her specialized subject and after almost 20 years of it, Abi’s industry network is second to none. Sixty Eight People was born out of a frustration that the recruitment industry was obsessed with profit not purpose, so her story of changing perceptions is certainly an interesting one.

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Episode 11: The value of apprenticeships, our attitudes towards aging and flying the flag for other people. With Karen Bosher

Tamsyn Allington — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0100

Karen has enjoyed long and successfully diverse career across a broad range of sectors. Starting 26 years ago in retail working in fashion, beauty, childrenswear and sport - including M&S, Kingfisher, Burton Group, Mothercare and JJB Sports - she built a reputation as a formidable sales driver, leadership role model and innovator.

Moving into the pub sector 10 years ago working for Greene King she led the business through enormous changes and at the most successful financial period in the groups history as a Managing Director for their Premium, Urban and Venture Brands. Karen left GK this Summer and is now undertaking consultancy work and progressing a portfolio career.

Externally she is well know as a leader in the hospitality sector for the role she has played as an ally for Inclusion - culminating in her winning the European Diversity Champion of the Year last year and Role model for inclusion for WiHtL 2022 as well as Guardian Pride Powerlist Ally for 2 years running in 2021/22.

Topics we discuss:

Her diverse career
The value of apprenticeships
Leading the pub world through Covid
Seeing a lack of inclusion
Our attitudes of our society towards aging
Flying the flag for other people
The power of leadership

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Episode 10: Non-negoitables when it comes to a good business, saying yes to opportunities and her passion to see more women at the top. With: Jackie Moody-McNamara

Tamsyn Allington — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0100

Jackie Moody-McNamara - Independent Director, Coach and Researcher who in 2018 founded ‘Turn the Key’ a development practice that facilitates growth and unlocks potential, delivering engaging, practical and results focused career, leadership and performance solutions.

In a ‘Bar to Boardroom’ hospitality career, Jackie’s enjoyed over twenty-years of Board-level experience, working with Private, PE, REIT and FTSE 100 listed businesses in hospitality and healthcare, specialising in Operations, excelling in Leased and Tenanted.

Career highlights include Operation’s Director at Punch Taverns, Pub Portfolio Director at New River Riet responsible for strategic growth plan in the pub sector and recently as NED for the BIIAB. She is now known and respected as a ‘Growth Facilitator’ and someone who does not fear raising her head above the parapet.

Within her coaching practice, Jackie found many highly competent but unfulfilled and frustrated women clients, and so founded and Chairs ‘BRILLIANT Women’ which supports professional women to ‘intentionally’ get ahead’ . She is a strong advocate of diversity and inclusion and partners with purposeful organisations in their pursuit to level the playing field: WiHTL (Women in Hospitality, Travel and Leisure),‘Plan B Mentoring for Women’ where she is a volunteer mentor and Be Inclusive Hospitality.

Topics we discuss:

Her career path
Diversity inclusion
Importance of compassion in a workplace
Being the only female at a table
Developing senior women
Unconcious bias
Knowing you have outgrown a scenario and making the choice to leave

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackie-moody-mcnamara/

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https://turn-the-key.com
https://be-brilliant.co.uk

Episode 8 : From working with the biggest names in hospitality to running a successful business with her husband. With Lou Jones

Tamsyn Allington — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 05:00:00 +0100

On this episode, we are in conversation with Lou Jones.

Lou has a steller background in the hospitality industry and worked with many well known brands such as Pret a manger, M&S, Matthew Algie & The Montpellier Group. She worked as head of customer training for over 20 years. After many years working in corportate hospitality Lou decided to start her own cafe and alongisde her husband, runs Oliver's Pantry in Ripton, Yorkshire.

Topics we discuss:

Her impressive hospitality career path
Starting her own company alongside her husband
The importance of human touch and consistency
The key ingredients to make a good business
Valuing team

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lou-jones-11763614/

Website: https://oliverspantry.com/

Episode 5 : Stepping into your own space in a male dominated world and how to consciously create space in a world that is busier than ever. With Helen Bailey

Tamsyn Allington — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 05:00:00 +0100

On this episode, we are in conversation with Helen Bailey.

Helen Bailey has been working in research and hospitality for over 30 years.
Helen launched Aviatrix as a way to elevate the way companies connect with their customers. Her extensive experience in hospitality, travel & leisure started in the restaurant business, having owned and operated five successful restaurants.
Helen is also an experienced leadership coach and facilitator for SME leaders. Her biggest achievement is staying married for 32 years and working with her husband Nick and being Mum to three amazing humans.

Topics we discuss:

Having greater diversity especially in the hsopitality industry
Stepping into your own space in a male dominated wold
How we are busier than ever, post covid
Overwhelm
Creating your own pause button

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-bailey/

Email : helen@aviatrix.co.uk

Episode 4 : Founding a gay owned restaurant, how Covid forced her to pivot and learning how to juggle building a family alongside building a business. With Resh Sonchhatla

Tamsyn Allington — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 05:00:00 +0100

On this week's episode, we are joined by Resh Sonchhatla - founder of Chapati Club.

After working in the private equity sector for many years, Resh decided to leave her well paid career to follow her passion and open up an Indian restaurant with her partner, Heena.

"As gay women of colour, we were initially wary of being an 'out and proud' LGBTQ+ business, but quickly found that this was a strength, with peers, suppliers and most importantly, customers, all embracing them. In our four years, almost five years in business, chapati club has attracted a loyal, diverse clientele of regular 'clubbers' who value the inclusivity of the restaurant, whether they are dining with family, friends or indeed alone."

Topics we discuss:

Leaving a well paid career to follow your passion
Growing up with asian expectations
Juggling business and building a family
The struggles covid had on the business and having to pivot hard
The importance of following your passion

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/resh-sonchhatla-3b668610/
Website: https://www.chapaticlub.co.uk/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/chapaticlub/

Episode 3 : Joining forces with a Dragon, setting up your own business and is hybrid working here to stay? With Helen Plumridge

Tamsyn Allington — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 05:00:00 +0100

On this episode, we are in conversation with recruitment owner, Helen Plumridge.

Helen Plumridge is Founder and Owner of King – a leading pro-active recruitment and search firm based in the Southwest and London. Helen started in recruitment 20 years ago, and has always had an unrelenting passion to drive the growth of businesses and careers with a down to earth, honest and professional approach. Helen started the business organically 6 years ago from her home office with two small children running around. Fast forward to 2023, and she has joined forces with James Caan and Recruitment Entrepreneur to grow and scale the business.

Topics we discuss:

Joining forces with a Dragon
Setting up your own business
Practical steps to get started
Part time to building a big team
What employers are looking for now?
Is hybrid working here to stay?

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenplumridge1/
Email : helen@kingrecruit.com

Episode 2 : The importance of having a diverse board and advancement of women within the hospitality sector with Ann Elliott

Tamsyn Allington — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 12:30:00 +0100

On this episode, we are in conversation with the incredible Ann Elliott.

Ann is a portfolio Non-Executive Director and Board Advisor specialising in the hospitality sector. She co-founded Plan B mentoring, sits on the UKH events committee, is an Arena board member, organises the annual Propel Women Leaders and Entrepreneurs conference and is a regular speaker and contributor at industry events. She is particularly passionate about advancing and supporting women in the sector, helping them to connect and network with each other for mutual benefit.

Topics we discuss:

The importance of a diverse board for a successful business
What would you do if you weren't afraid?
Making your first hire
How to overcome the fear of taking a big leap
The most toxic phrase 'We've always done it this way'

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annelliottconsultancy/