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Back of House. Front of Mind.
Honest conversations with the people shaping hospitality.
Chefs. Bartenders. Operators. Hotel leaders. Creatives. Mental health experts. People who've lived it.
We get behind the polished service to talk about pressure, ambition, culture, identity, leadership, mental health and what it actually takes to build a life in hospitality.
HOSPO STORIES. REAL PEOPLE.
THEPEOPLE
BEHIND HOSPITALITY.
Careers, culture, pressure, purpose and the stuff that doesn't make the Instagram post.
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PEOPLE WHO'VE JOINED US
Hospitality has a lot to say.
We sit down with people across the industry — from emerging voices to some of the people leading its biggest teams, businesses and cultural conversations.
Jai McNaughton
Talent & Acquisition Manager at Accor
Chris Hamilton
General Manager, Crown Towers Perth
Amanda Muir
CEO, Alike
Courtney James Smith
Hospitality entrepreneur & community builder
Erin English-O'Connell
Hospitality leader & social inclusion specialist
John Parker + Meerna Shah
Marriott International People & Culture leaders
And many more chefs, operators, founders, psychologists, educators and hospitality people across Western Australia.
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Hospitality — beyond the job title.
Career highs. Bad shifts. Great teams. Burnout. Ambition. Identity. Leadership. Alcohol. Creativity. Community. Mental health.
The podcast isn't about making hospitality look broken. It's about understanding the people inside it — what drives them, challenges them and keeps them coming back.
WHO GETS BEHIND THE MIC?
People with something worth sharing.
Hospitality people
Chefs, bartenders, operators and hospitality professionals with stories and perspectives from inside the industry.
Leaders
People shaping teams, venues, workplace culture and the future of hospitality.
Experts
Psychologists, researchers and specialists who can make complex ideas useful to hospitality people.
Interesting humans
People with lived experience, big ideas or a perspective that might make someone else think differently.
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Someone we should talk to?
We're always interested in hospitality people doing interesting things — and people willing to have a real conversation.
Nominate yourself, someone from your team or someone whose story you think the industry should hear.
You don't need a huge profile. You need a perspective.
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