Jonathan Humphries is in conversation with Alphy Johnson, a legend within the hospitality industry. He has had an incredible career and now heads his own consultancy International Hospitality Advisor. 

Alphy Johnson is an expert in managing hotels, around the world, and he has had his fair share of managing hotels and leading through crises. In Part 1, we covered North America, his time in San Francisco during the earthquake of 1989 and the 1992 Los Angeles riots. We're now in Asia, in Indonesia during the financial crisis of 1997/1998.

During this time of crisis, rising from the coronavirus pandemic, we look to others for inspiration. Although we’ve never had this kind of situation, for many of our leaders, and many of us as industry professionals, the opportunity to have a conversation with Alphy Johnson about some of the crisis that he has faced in his career is invaluable. He describes himself as the humble Inn keeper which is really not a true reflection of the amount of responsibility and ability that he has shown. 

At the time when leadership was all around command and control, charisma and being on stage, and selling a message, his management and leadership style now seems extremely relevant and was not in tune with the typical leadership styles of the time. Yet he was [is] highly regarded, highly respected by his colleagues, his friends and his community. 

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Jonathan Humphries , HoCoSo, speaks to Jonathan Langston, co-founder of HotStats, one the fastest growing tech companies in the hospitality industry, and of one of the most renowned conferences in the sector, the AHC.  In this podcast, focusing on the role of mentors and mentorship, Langston talks about his role as a mentor and what motivated him to become a mentor too. He introduces us to the great mentors he’s had and those that would still advise him, appreciating the impact they’ve had on his career. Nowadays, as the coronavirus impact on business unfolds, there is a need for guidance and leadership and the opportunity to learn from those who are solid level-headed and have experienced crises in the past, is paramount. 

Jonathan Humphries describes his guest as a serial entrepreneur and inspirer. he has a mindset and attitude that is positive solutions-focused and when he senses an opportunity, he acts on it. He has a passion for development of his teams, individuals, of people within the industry and wider afield. 

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Jonathan Humphries is in conversation with Alphy Johnson, a legend within the hospitality industry. He has had an incredible career and now heads his own consultancy International Hospitality Advisor. During this time of crisis we are currently facing ourselves, we look to others for inspiration. Although we’ve never had this kind of situation, for many of our leaders, and many of us as industry professionals, the opportunity to have a conversation with Alphy Johnson about some of the crisis that he has faced in his career is invaluable. He describes himself as the humble Inn keeper which is really not a true reflection of the amount of responsibility and ability that he has shown. In this podcast, Jonathan talks to Alphy about his time during the San Francisco earthquakes and the Los Angeles riots. They are two events that are marked in history as major crisis, they didn’t last a significant amount of time but they had significant impact on the community, the city, and the tourism sector in a way that it took time for these markets to recover and for the people to recover. 

At the time when leadership was all around command and control, charisma and being on stage, and selling a message, his management and leadership style now seems extremely relevant and was not in tune with the typical leadership styles of the time. Yet he was [is] highly regarded, highly respected by his colleagues, his friends and his community. 

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