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- Hospitality Bites-Hospitality Content Writer
Welcome to Hospitality Bites! Join me as I chat with Bilingual Hospitality Content Writer Maria Navarro! Born and raised in Mexico, Maria is blending her passion and experience in Hospitality with her love for writing with creative content, copywriting, and more.
Want to learn more about Maria and the services she offers, be sure to visit her website MariaWriting.com
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Hospitality Bites is a podcast hosted by Colleen Silk, who is also the founder of Hospitality Bites Media (HBM). HBM aims to promote the human side of hospitality and create a brand that amplifies individual voices while encouraging the industry to prioritize mental well-being, create sustainable workplaces, and foster a culture of inclusivity and support. HBM provides consulting services for restaurateurs, sells products and digital toolkits, and hosts events, workshops, and this podcast.
The hospitality industry is known for its high standards, achievements, and recognition. However, these pressures of perfection and the constant need to be "on" have led to a mental health issue that has been hidden for too long. It is time to bring awareness to these struggles, highlight smaller successes, and offer different career avenues within the industry. This podcast features conversations with a variety of hospitality experts, from lesser-known individuals to celebrities, with the goal of destigmatizing, enlightening, and normalizing a more realistic expectation of the industry.
If you want to work with HBM or be a guest on the show, don't hesitate to reach out and follow Colleen Silk on LinkedIn!
46 min - Hospitality Bites---Benchmark Sixty
Welcome to Hospitality Bites! Join me as I speak with Veteran Hospitality Expert, Thought Leader, Founder, and CEO of Benchmark Sixty Restaurant Services, Jim Taylor. We will discuss how his company is fueling the 'think differently, and retention is the new cool' movement that is benefiting our Hospitality Industry!
Learn more about Jim and his company, Benchmark Sixty here!
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Hospitality Bites is a podcast hosted by Colleen Silk, who is also the founder of Hospitality Bites Media (HBM). HBM aims to promote the human side of hospitality and create a brand that amplifies individual voices while encouraging the industry to prioritize mental well-being, create sustainable workplaces, and foster a culture of inclusivity and support. HBM provides consulting services for restaurateurs, sells products and digital toolkits, and hosts events, workshops, and this podcast.
The hospitality industry is known for its high standards, achievements, and recognition. However, these pressures of perfection and the constant need to be "on" have led to a mental health issue that has been hidden for too long. It is time to bring awareness to these struggles, highlight smaller successes, and offer different career avenues within the industry. This podcast features conversations with a variety of hospitality experts, from lesser-known individuals to celebrities, with the goal of destigmatizing, enlightening, and normalizing a more realistic expectation of the industry.
If you want to work with HBM or be a guest on the show, don't hesitate to reach out and follow Colleen Silk on LinkedIn!
53 min - Hospitality Bites-Chef Life Coaching
The Culinary Career Coach, Chef Adam Lamb, joins me as we talk about his career, where he is now, and how he is helping the next generation of chefs. Chef Adam has made it his mission to understand our communities' interaction, dependencies, and autonomy more deeply. He is helping create a culinary culture that empowers a healthy work-life balance and guides positive influential leadership.
Click here to book a discovery call to see how Chef Adam can assist you and your company.
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Hospitality Bites is a podcast hosted by Colleen Silk, who is also the founder of Hospitality Bites Media (HBM). HBM aims to promote the human side of hospitality and create a brand that amplifies individual voices while encouraging the industry to prioritize mental well-being, create sustainable workplaces, and foster a culture of inclusivity and support. HBM provides consulting services for restaurateurs, sells products and digital toolkits, and hosts events, workshops, and this podcast.
The hospitality industry is known for its high standards, achievements, and recognition. However, these pressures of perfection and the constant need to be "on" have led to a mental health issue that has been hidden for too long. It is time to bring awareness to these struggles, highlight smaller successes, and offer different career avenues within the industry. This podcast features conversations with a variety of hospitality experts, from lesser-known individuals to celebrities, with the goal of destigmatizing, enlightening, and normalizing a more realistic expectation of the industry.
If you want to work with HBM or be a guest on the show, don't hesitate to reach out and follow Colleen Silk on LinkedIn!
1 hr 1 min - Hospitality Bites 🍺🥃🍕🤯
Welcome to Hospitality Bites! Join me as we get to know the innovators, shakers, and makers of the Hospitality and F&B Industry! We are taking the 'cloche' off, skipping past the appetizers and getting to the main course to discuss what makes our industry unique, taxing, exciting, and everything in between. Be part of the next show https://f.chat/GzjS
58 min - Hospitality Bites 🤯🍺 Welcome to the Neighborho
Welcome to Hospitality Bites! Join me as we get to know the innovators, shakers, and makers of the Hospitality and F&B Industry! We are taking the 'cloche' off, skipping past the appetizers and getting to the main course to discuss what makes our industry unique, taxing, exciting, and everything in between. Be part of the next show https://f.chat/ooJi
1 hr 13 min - Hospitality Bites-CHOW
Anyone who works in the Hospitality industry knows that there are stresses, pressures, and influences not found in mainstream 9-5 like jobs. So how do we handle that safely and healthily? Join me as I chat with Jasmin Vitolo-Papadopoulos, a former toxic Chef, current Certified Life Coach, and Head of Community for Culinary Hospitality Outreach and Wellness (CHOW), and learn how CHOW has changed her life and the positive impact that it is creating in our industry!
Learn more about CHOW or visit their site to find their next meeting!
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Hospitality Bites is a podcast hosted by Colleen Silk, who is also the founder of Hospitality Bites Media (HBM). HBM aims to promote the human side of hospitality and create a brand that amplifies individual voices while encouraging the industry to prioritize mental well-being, create sustainable workplaces, and foster a culture of inclusivity and support. HBM provides consulting services for restaurateurs, sells products and digital toolkits, and hosts events, workshops, and this podcast.
The hospitality industry is known for its high standards, achievements, and recognition. However, these pressures of perfection and the constant need to be "on" have led to a mental health issue that has been hidden for too long. It is time to bring awareness to these struggles, highlight smaller successes, and offer different career avenues within the industry. This podcast features conversations with a variety of hospitality experts, from lesser-known individuals to celebrities, with the goal of destigmatizing, enlightening, and normalizing a more realistic expectation of the industry.
If you want to work with HBM or be a guest on the show, don't hesitate to reach out and follow Colleen Silk on LinkedIn!
1 hr 1 min
About Hospitality Bites with Colleen Silk
From the publisher's feed
SPECIAL SEASON FALL 2026 | 86 the Stigma, a CHOW podcast powered by Hospitality Bites Media
This season, Hospitality Bites is teaming up with
href="https://chowco.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">CHOW for 86 the Stigma, a special season about the people and conversations that don't always make it beyond the kitchen, bar, or dining room.
We're talking mental health in hospitality, burnout, hustle culture, recovery, leadership, workplace culture, parenthood, and everything that happens when life doesn't stop just because you're on the schedule.
Through candid, unfiltered conversations with chefs, restaurateurs, entrepreneurs, and hospitality leaders, we're going beyond professional accomplishments to explore the lived experiences that shape their careers and lives outside the industry.
From mental health, burnout, and hustle culture to leadership, workplace expectations, personal growth, and navigating change, we're challenging long-standing industry norms, sharing different perspectives, and exploring what a more sustainable future for hospitality could look like.
How do we build a more sustainable hospitality industry without losing sight of the humans behind it?
Welcome to 86 the Stigma.
This season is proudly sponsored by Hoshizaki America and US Foods® — We're grateful for their support in bringing these conversations to the table.
ABOUT HOSPITALITY BITES
Hospitality Bites is hosted by Colleen Silk — mompreneur, hospitality hustler, storyteller, and founder of Hospitality Bites Media (HBM).
After years of working in and around hospitality, one thing hasn't changed: my love for this industry and, more importantly, the humans who make it what it is.
What started as a podcast grew into Hospitality Bites Media in 2023, built around something I've always believed: everyone has a story worth sharing, regardless of title, accolades, or where they are in their journey.
For me, storytelling isn't about having all the answers. It's about being curious, listening, learning from one another, and having conversations that challenge what we thought we knew.
Through podcasting, documentary filmmaking, events, and creative collaborations, HBM makes room for voices and lived experiences across hospitality, food, and beverage.
Hospitality is more than what happens during service. It's the relationships, creativity, challenges, successes, failures, and everything in between. We spend a lot of time talking about the business of hospitality. I want to spend just as much time getting to know the people behind it.
From chefs and bartenders to restaurateurs, entrepreneurs, educators, and advocates, we go beyond professional accomplishments to explore the humans behind them.
Some conversations make us laugh, others challenge our perspectives, and some remind us we're not alone. Through it all, we're creating space to navigate honest conversations, share different perspectives, and connect through the experiences that make us human, both in and beyond hospitality.
Hosted by Colleen Silk | Produced by Hospitality Bites Media
Interested in collaborating or future projects, connect with Colleen on LinkedIn or at HospitalityBites.com
DISCLAIMER
Views, opinions, comments, and personal experiences shared on this podcast belong to individual guests and participants and do not necessarily reflect those of CHOW, Hospitality Bites Media, our sponsors, or affiliated organizations. Mental health and wellbeing discussions are for education and conversation, not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.