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Ted's thoughtsTeds thoughts with Dylan Murray - the evolution of hospitality.Send a textWhat makes a space feel like home before you’ve even set down your bag? We sit with Dylan Murray to chart a rare career that connects five-star rigour, high-growth innovation, and the human heartbeat of hospitality—from running dishes at The Landmark to shaping openings at One Aldwych and Carlisle Bay, from the rocket fuel years at Soho House to reimagining flexible workspace with The Office Group, and now building Mason & Fifth’s thoughtful approach to flexible living.Dylan pulls back the curtain on the details that guests rarely notice but always...
2026-02-101h 04
The CTO CompassDon’t Wait for All the Data: on Courage, Culture, and AI ft. Margaret HeffernanMark and Margaret explore how leaders can operate effectively in unpredictable environments, emphasizing curiosity, reflection, and making decisions without perfect information. They discuss the limits of efficiency, the risks of relying too heavily on metrics, and how AI may weaken independent thinking. Margaret shares real examples of leaders who improved their organizations by listening more, empowering their teams, and building trust. They also examine extreme work cultures, the importance of maintaining personal autonomy, and how strong social connections in remote teams support better collaboration and problem-solving.Chapters00:00 - The World of Uncertainty03:57...
2025-12-0549 min
Ted's thoughtsTeds thoughts with Robbie Bargh of Gorgeous Group. From Beefeater to Waldorf Astoria: A Journey Through Hospitality.Send us a textRobbie Barr, founder of Gorgeous Group, shares his journey from humble beginnings in Manchester to becoming a leading hospitality consultant who transforms hotel dining and drinking experiences worldwide. His philosophy of creating "emotion per square foot" has shaped iconic venues from Dishoom to Waldorf Astoria.• Growing up watching classic Hollywood musicals with his deaf grandmother inspired Robbie's view of hospitality as theatre• First restaurant experience at age 16 sparked his fascination with the transformative power of hospitality• Creating "perfectly imperfect" spaces helps guests feel comfortable enough to lower their guards and ha...
2025-06-1046 min
Ted's thoughtsTeds thoughts with Tony pageSend a textTony is the gold standard and Royal Warrant equivalent of both kosher catering and now kosher restaurants.This is one of my shortest episodes ever but definitely not short on qualityHear Tony’s story and journey mastering both skill sets always moving the game on.
2025-03-1216 min
Ted's thoughtsTeds thoughts with david pageSend a textDavid is one of the masters of corporate hospitality.From CEO of Pizza Express to founder of Clapham House Group with restaurants including The Real Greek, Franco Manca and many many others.David shares both pearls of wisdom of finance and growth together with some amusing stories along the way.
2025-01-2930 min
Ted's thoughtsTedsthoughts with Nick kleiner of sandwich sandwichSend a textSandwich sandwich is a real family affair starting in Bristol as a better sandwich shop. With Nick’s farthers approval, Richard his brother followed suit.Crucially, Josh , 17 at the time also joined giving the brand some gen Z punch.From Bristol to London, the brand continues to redefine the sandwich shop experience.
2024-12-1143 min
Ted's thoughtsTedsthoughts with Glen Leeson of TamilaSend a textGlen gave up his training to be a lawyer as he knew he wanted to be in hospitality.Working as a kitchen porter to bigger roles at Patty&Bun, Bao, Market Halls until post covid, decided to launch the Tamil Crown with his partner, Prince.The pubs are following a trend of high quality restaurant food allied to an old school pub with great drinks and service.Now, only two years later they launch both The Tamil Prince and Tamila with more to come.Hospitality has given Glen the opportunity...
2024-11-1333 min
Ted's thoughtsTedsthoughts with Marcel Khan CEO of Fulham ShoreSend a textMarcel, CEO of Fulham Shore, has an extraordinary career in many exceptional brands including Nandos, Five Guys and now Fulham Shore’s Franco Manca and The Real Greek. What sets Marcel apart is his non conformism and ability to implement colourful strategies keeping the brands relevant and alive.Hot off the press, the Roma pizza spin off, Super Club Roma will deliver a crispy pizza in a very retro playful Italian environment picking up on the trend for a more crispy pizza base.
2024-10-2237 min
Ted's thoughtsTeds thoughts with Itamar Srulovich of Honey and CoSend a textItamar and Sarit took the plunge on a shoestring budget and managed to open a twenty seat restaurant on Warren Street. This was so successful, you could hardly get a dinner slot for months. This however was not the dream as they were having to turn guests away. The dream is to accommodate everyone and so the honey and co family of restaurants grew. Facing clear challenges today is met by sound hospitality principles that thankfully create success.
2024-07-2440 min
Ted's thoughtsTeds thoughts with Martin KuczmarskiSend a textMartin had a passion at an early age for hospitality and was even urged by his father to make a career out of it. His Polish discipline along with his Italian flair stood him in good stead. Working internationally, Martin found his home at Soho House where he helped grow the business from three houses to over 60 as COO.In his own new book part of his life, “difficult name” was borne and has already launched to great acclaim, The Dover.
2024-07-1050 min
Propertyshe PodcastTed SchamaTed Schama is Joint Managing Partner of Shelley Sandzer, the specialist UK leisure property agency. With over 30 years of experience, Ted is known for connecting people with the best places. He specialises in leasing for some of the biggest landlords in London, as well as internationally. His work also involves acquiring off and on-market opportunities for operators, as well as providing expertise through Shelley Sandzer Corporate Finance, to provide F&B operators with a full spectrum of services to help maximise their growth. Ted also has his own podcast, TedsThoughts, in which he spe...
2024-07-0145 min
Ted's thoughtsTedsthoughts with Neil RankinSend a textNeil is never half hearted and always fully commits to any project he applies himself to.“Frontline Chef” as is known on social media has created many excellent brands including Temper and most recently Simplicity which supplies Dishoom with their vegan sausage and The Ivy with their vegan patty.Hospitality is “I got you” which I find very comforting
2024-03-1350 min
Ted's thoughtsTedsthoughts with David Loewi of D&D LondonSend a textDavid , CEO of D&D London, had an incredible upbringing with exposure to Hotels all over Europe.This followed with hospitality training leading to senior appointments including the likes of Claridges.David worked with Des in partnership with Sir Terence Conran which ultimately led to a management buyout where D&D London was born.
2024-03-0631 min
Ted's thoughtsTedsthoughts with Stephen MacintoshSend a textThis is a really important episode facing mental health and well-being head on.Stephen served at the highest operational level in hospitality in institutions such as the Wolsey and the Manderin Oriental however with the challenges he faced, there was a breakdown of wellbeing.Stephen is now a coach to the hospitality sector and supporting CEOs and defines hospitality as making the world a better place and improve the quality of peoples lives.An episode that transcends both hospitality and property
2024-01-3142 min
Ted's thoughtsTedsthoughts with Chris Miller of White Rabbit ProjectsSend a textChris , formerly world famous rockstar turned from finance to operations at Soho House whom he is still close to. Now, White Rabbit (where the name comes from, you’ll have to listen) has flagship brands including Kricket, Island Poke, Lina Stores and other white label operations.Hospitality is a feeling of belonging.
2024-01-2443 min
Ted's thoughtsTeds thoughts with Tim Wilks of Lane 7Send a textTim is an entrepreneur having lent his hand to pubs, having carried out extensive research, dedicated himself to competitive socialising covering both the adult and family markets with different approaches. An early entrant but also recognises the sector is still young with a long way to go. Lane7 recently opened in Victoria, cracking the London market
2024-01-1740 min
Ted's thoughtstedsthoughts with Jonathan downeySend a textJonathan Downey aka "JD" has been around as long as the hills. Landmark operations include Match Bar, Milk and Honey and Dinerama to name but a few. He's travelled the world and has a few stories to share along the way.Creating the "hospitality union" WhatsApp groups in lockdown, JD championed hospitalities corner.Now operating and collaborating as being an owner as opposed to an operator with distinct differences.
2023-11-2951 min
Ted's thoughtsTeds thoughts with Nick Wallis of one voice hospitality corporate financeSend a textAlthough I am sometimes referred to as the man with the hat, Nick Wallis wears two. He is partner at Gerald Edelman and also jointly heads Shelley Sandzer corporate finance.Deals which Nick has facilitated include Gaucho, Simmons Bars and Bario Bars with many more on the way.Even since recording this on 16th November 2023, Edition capital has just announced its investment into Farmer J. Nick gives valuable insight into the corporate finance world and predicts lots of transactions in 2024
2023-11-2233 min
Ted's thoughtsteds thoughts with charlie mc veighSend a textcharlie had one of the most notorious and hippest nightclubs in notting hill called Woodys, where no one can quite remember all the stories.time moved on and charlie set up draft house
2023-10-1838 min
Ted's thoughtsTeds thoughts with WIll Beckett of HawksmoorSend a textWill describes finding success through continuous mistakes, ultimately taking a restaurant lease on Commercial Road and cost saving meant using the existing grill and Hawksmoor was born from there. Along the way Hawksmoor reached amazing milestones of attracting investment from Graphite capital to conquering New York and shortly to open in Chicago.
2023-10-1134 min
Ted's thoughtsTeds thoughts with Ben McCormackSend a textBen oozes luxury and really has seen the best of the best. Former editor of Square Meal and now writes for Telegraph Luxury, The Evening Standard amongst others.We talk about the prevailing trends in London and the soon to open ultra luxury hotels.
2023-10-0428 min
Ted's thoughtsTedsthoughts with Stefan Chomka editor of RestaurantSend a textStefan is the editor of Restaurant magazine , seeing trends come and go.We cover off everything from challenges whilst also relishing the comeback of big names including Jeremy King, Jamie Oliver etc.
2023-09-2036 min
Ted's thoughtsTeds thoughts with Guy Ivesha of MaslowsSend a textPut simply, Guy wanted to creat a hospitality business with everything else wrapped around it. Maslow is the mothership and from that was born Mortimer House followed by 1 Warwick and the acclaimed Nessa restaurant, both redefining high end hospitality with dining, offices, bars etc.
2023-09-1343 min
Ted's thoughtsTeds thoughts with Olly Olsen of TOGSend a textOlly met Charlie playing rugby on the beach in Thailand. A while later they realised they are perfect partners to pioneer a new way of working, blending the office with hospitality.The Office Group was born long before the competition came to town, however, they were wisely advised that this was coming.Olly and Charlie went from strength to strength still working out how to make things even better again.Hospitality? That’s a smile
2023-08-0246 min
Ted's thoughtsTeds thoughts with Karan of hoppersSend a textKaran was always set on applying himself to food and hospitality. Pure passion and attention to detail. Leaving an excellent academic career and qualifications, Karan went to work in kitchens chopping onions.Tales of hospitality abound, in the end, hospitality is defined as a warm fuzzy feeling
2023-07-2636 min
Ted's thoughtsTeds thoughts with Robin Rowland OBE of TrispanSend a textRobin has been recognized by a number of awards such as “Retailer of Year” awarded by MCA, “Group Restauranteur” awarded by Catey, “Icon Winner” at the annual Peach Factory Hero & Icon Awards, and received an OBE (Order of the British Empire) for outstanding services to hospitality in 2016.Incredible pearls of wisdom including Robin’s five “P’s”.Description of hospitality ? One word - life.
2023-07-1947 min
Ted's thoughtsTeds thoughts with Rik Campbell of KricketSend a textContrary to my expectations, Rik had never visited India prior to opening Kricket in Brixton.Kricket is one of the most successful modern Indian restaurant brands branching out into delivery and most recently into an award winning coctail bar, Soma in Soho.Rik believes hospitality is how it makes you feel and Ive gone one step further in what I learnt in Malta.
2023-07-1232 min
Ted's thoughtsTeds thoughts with James Elliot of Pizza PilgrimsSend a textJames had a passion for street food and being fed up with media and other ventures, made the plunge to source a pizza oven. A pilgrimage to Naples followed with purchasing their very own Italian mobile pizza oven which they drove through Italy and all the way back to London.
2023-07-0535 min
Ted's thoughtsTeds thoughts with Tony KitousSend a textTony started from the humble beginnings of a smaller town in Algeria selling lemonade to football match goers every Friday. From there he arrived in London as a tourist and got a taste for the big smoke. Turning down university he eventually got his parents blessing to go back to London a make a go of it. The rest is history. Some heartfelt moments and ultimately Tony describing hospitality as love.
2023-06-2845 min
Ted's thoughtsTeds thoughts with Joe Grossman of Patty&BunSend a textJoe was disillusioned with City finance life and was itching to get into hospitality .Prompted by his parents, he cut his teeth at Roast Borough Market and quickly seized upon the better burger movement opening up Patty&Bun.Plenty of ups and downs on this episode.Hospitality ? That would be joy according to Joe.
2023-06-2138 min
Ted's thoughtsTeds thoughts with Kurt ZdesarSend a textThis week is another fascinating story of Kurt, keen to make a buck in Australia and as soon as he could afford his first home is offered as unmissable opportunity to launch Nobu in London with training in NYC.Kurt is founder of Chotto Matte, nikkei cuisine which is globally hugely popular and now open in America and the Middle East with further territories to follow
2023-06-1441 min
Ted's thoughtsTeds thoughts with Santiago Lastra of KOLSend a textAn exceptional story from the nomad mexican chef. Santiago started working out of a suitcase, much like a rockstar on tour without a tour programme and the rest is history.Who would have thought all this came from inspiration from the back of a ritz cracker packet?!
2023-06-0753 min
Ted's thoughtsTed’s thoughts with Laura Harper Hinton from CaravanSend a textThe Caravan team came together from a collaboration in New Zealand followed by extra ordinary experience in Providores, Marylebone High Street and Le Caprice events. Laura, Chris and Miles followed their hearts and instinct and opened Caravan, Exmouth Market. This was followed by an absolute belter in what was the beginnings of Kings Cross regeneration.They’ve clearly gone from strength to strength.Laura likened hospitality to welcoming into their home.
2023-05-3132 min
Ted's thoughtsTed’s thoughts with Charlie Gilkes of Inception GroupSend a textCharlie’s journey talks about taking challenging sites and turning the negatives into a positive. Taking off pitch sites in the right postcodes to ultimately securing prime sites in prime locations such as St Martins Lane, Covent Garden and Battersea Power Station. Tellingly, Charlie doesn’t refer to a bar business but creating unique and memorable experiences. Perhaps entering hospitality from promoting is a key to his success? This recording was made just prior to Inception Group’s successful fundraise of £6.7m from Oaknorth for further expansion.
2023-05-2432 min
Ted's thoughtsTeds Thoughts with Mark Warne of Land SecSend a textMark came from a very different background covering the Olympics.Now Mark is director of hospitality and leisure at Land Sec covering the length and breadth of the UK.Notably, Mark deep dives into world class assets including Piccadilly Lights and One New Change spotting trends at a very early stage.
2023-05-1733 min
Ted's thoughtsTed’s thoughts with Sarah Goldman of GPESend a textThis weeks guest comes from a very strong retail background, now managing all retail and hospitality leasing for GPE. Curiously, Sarah shines the spotlight on both the similarities of retail and how this has moved closer to hospitality and also some inherent differences.A poll will be launched on Instagram as to who has the bigger glasses - watch this space..
2023-05-1027 min
Ted's thoughtsTed’s thoughts with Adam Walford of Howard KennedySend a textThis episode explores how Adam Walford found himself in hospitality as opposed to law first. A great way of framing it.Adam is a leading lawyer at Howard Kennedy in hospitality, practicing for over twenty years.
2023-05-0332 min
Ted's thoughtsTed’s thoughts with Sam Cotton of Battersea Power StationSend a textWhat was once earmarked as a theme park, Battersea Power Station has proved to be one of the most significant mixed use developments for London in decades.Sam Cotton, head of leasing has masterminded the mix and shares with us his journey and experiences along the way.Next weeks guest is Adam Walford of Howard Kennedy
2023-04-2631 min
Speakery NotesJulia Hobsbawm on ZOOM fatigue, TED and writing keynotesJulia Hobsbawm is a remarkable person. She's recently published The Simplicity Principle, Six Steps Towards Clarity in a Complex World, is the founder of Editorial Intelligence and Names Not Numbers, my favourite ever event. She's one of my favourite people. I adore her.
Julia discusses her experience with organizing and curating events, emphasizing her strength in creating engaging atmospheres rather than selling tickets. She founded Editorial Intelligence, a network that connects people and curates content, including podcasts and reports. Initially, her events were tied to political party conference fringe meetings, offering a dynamic and varied experience.
2021-07-0648 min
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2021-05-101h 19
Life and Art from FT WeekendiO Tillett Wright on the American experiment“I feel like America was an experiment that right now is yielding really hideous, ugly results". In the days after the US election, Lilah explores how divided the US is with artist and activist iO Tillett Wright. iO created the hit true-crime podcast The Ballad of Billy Balls. He just finished a ten-year project travelling to all 50 states to photograph 10,000 queer Americans and has a unique lens on America. They discuss the election, how Americans were taught to hate, the dangers of groupthink, the ebb and flow of the fight for queer rights, this generation’s fight for civil rights...
2020-11-0645 min
The Primalosophy Podcast#56 – Margaret HeffernanMargaret Heffernan is an entrepreneur, Chief Executive, and author. She was born in Texas, raised in Holland and educated at Cambridge University. She worked in BBC Radio for five years where she wrote, directed, produced and commissioned dozens of documentaries and dramas. As a television producer, she made documentary films for Timewatch, Arena, and Newsnight. She was one of the producers of Out of the Doll's House, the prize-winning documentary series about the history of women in the twentieth century. She designed and executive produced a thirteen-part series on The French Revolution for the BBC and A&E...
2020-02-1744 min
Run Your Life Show With Andy Vasily# 80 - Dare to DisagreeSend us a textIn today’s episode, my guest, Margaret Heffernan, discusses her work and vision related to helping organizations around the world create the changes needed to inspire all stakeholders to thrive. She brings with her a model of thinking that challenges all people to respectfully speak their truth in an effort to help everyone around them improve upon their performance and find deeper meaning in the work that they do. In our conversation, Margaret delves into the principles embedded within her best-selling book, Willful Blindness, and the need for people to no longer stay si...
2017-10-1833 min
Run Your Life Show With Andy VasilyDare to Disagree | Run Your Life #62In today’s episode, my guest, Margaret Heffernan, discusses her work and vision related to helping organizations around the world create the changes needed to inspire all stakeholders to thrive. She brings with her a model of thinking that challenges all people to respectfully speak their truth in an effort to help everyone around them improve upon their performance and find deeper meaning in the work that they do.
In our conversation, Margaret delves into the principles embedded within her best-selling book, Willful Blindness, and the need for people to no longer stay silent, but instead to embrace the magic of...
2017-10-1833 min
Editorial Intelligence PodcastsHow is individuality best expressed in today’s world?
launch of Names Not Numbers 2010 report and 2011 launch – Opinion Former Panel ‘Names Not Numbers: How is individuality best expressed in today’s world?’ In association with Edelman and the Financial Times www.namesnotnumbers.com Chair: Gillian Tett, US Managing Editor, Financial Times Panel: Chris Anderson, Curator, TED Rob Kaufelt, Owner, Murray's Cheese Howard Pulchin, Director of Insights, Edelman Simon Schama, Professor, Columbia University and Contributing Editor, FT Michael Wolff, Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair and Founder, Newser
Tuesday 12th October
New York
2010-10-131h 11