We're kicking off IN THE HOT SEAT, series 2 of the HOSPO Health podcast with a bang!

Episode #1 has Tasmanian Hospitality Association CEO Steve Old in the hot seat as THA Chief Happiness Officer - and lead coach of HOSPO Health - Sherri Ring fires off a range of questions. Steve sets the scene for the series and lets listener into details about the upcoming HOSPO Health Leaders Challenge.

HOSPO Health is a preventative health and wellbeing program presented by the Tasmanian Hospitality Association (THA).

The program has been developed specifically for the hospitality industry right across Tasmania, and covers all businesses from cafes, bars, restaurants, small to medium hotels, large national and international chains, bottle shops and more.

In this podcast, HOSPO Health Lead Coach Sherri Ring chats with Steve Old, the Chief Executive Officer of THA, about the driving force that led to this whole-of-industry initiative, which is an Australian first and available at no cost to all businesses and staff in the sector.

Enjoy the episode, and we hope you'll tune into the others in our podcast series. You can also find out more about HOSPO Health at our website, www.hospohealth.com.au

HOSPO Health is a unique health and wellbeing program, developed specifically for the hospitality industry and launched in November 2022.

HOSPO Health is about taking a preventative approach for individuals and businesses. Topics include mindfulness, injury prevention, creating health habits, building resilience and mentally healthy workplaces, how to manage psychosocial hazards, nutrition and more.

Whether you own a large hotel chain, manage a cafe or wine bar, work in client services or administration, or do casual shifts once a week - HOSPO Health offers easy to access and valuable information for you.

This podcast talks about how you can roll out HOSPO Health in your business, and get your staff on board and taking part.

Did you know that healthy, happy staff are more productive? And increased productivity leads to better business returns. So helping your team feel healthy and happy is a win for everyone!

Check out our podcasts here, and visit our website to find out more about the rest of our program. www.hospohealth.com.au

HOSPO Health coach and nutritionist Gaye Rutherford chats with Carl Windsor, owner of Willing Bros Wine Merchants, about how to balance a career in restaurants, shift work and long hours with healthy eating. And the good news is it can be achieved, with just a little bit of planning.

This podcast is an episode of the HOSPO Health series - we hope you'll listen to our other episodes to hear information, quick tips and shared stories about a range of health and wellbeing topics for anyone working in the hospitality sector.

You can also find out more at www.hospohealht.com.au

Leading expert in mentally healthy workplaces and how to build resilience, Professor Angela Martin, is one of our HOSPO Health coaches.

Through her role as a professor at Menzies Institute for Medical Research, and also her business Pracademia, Angela combines academic research and theory with practical implementation. In this episode of our HOSPO Health podcast series, Angela chats with people and culture specialist Laura Papiccio about the importance of health and wellbeing in hospitality businesses, and how this can be delivered.

This podcast is part of our HOSPO Health series. You can also find out more about HOSPO Health at www.hospohealth.com.au

Working shift work? Or long hours? Fitting exercise into your schedule can seem like a lot of hard work, especially when you don't work regular business hours.

HOSPO Health coach and exercise physiologist Andrew Bonsey chats with CEO of Tennis Tasmania, Darren Sturgess, about how he prioritises exercise and the impact it has on mental health as well as the physical benefits.

This podcast is part of our HOSPO Health series. Be sure to check out the other episodes after listening to this. And you'll find more about the HOSPO Health program, which is a health and wellbeing program developed for the hospitality industry, at www.hospohealth.com.au

Mindfulness Practitioner and academic Larissa Bartlett is one of our HOSPO Health coaches, and provides a great insight into the benefits of mindfulness along with some guided practices.

In this conversation Larissa chats with Fiona Ellis from the People and Culture team at Federal Group and talks about the practical way mindfulness can work for individuals and the team in work environments.

Spend some time at Freycinet Lodge on Tasmania's beautiful East Coast, and the positive, happy workplace culture literally seems to shine through all the interactions with the team. Our HOSPO Health lead coach Sherri Ring caught ups with General Manager Trent Thompson to chat about his approach to managing people, and creating a work environment where everyone feels support, confident and welcome (even before their first day on the job).

We loved hearing about Trent's approach to creating happiness at work. There are some fantastic take home messages in this episode of HOSPO Health's podcast series.

Be sure to check out our other podcasts, and visit our website or social media channels to find out more.

HOSPO Health lead coach Sherri Ring catches up with Sam from Bar Wa Isakaya to chat about happiness and gratitude, and the positive impact on workplaces.

This episode is part of our HOSPO Health program - a health and wellbeing program developed specifically for the hospitality industry. Be sure to check the program out by visiting our website or checking in with us on Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn.

HOSPO Health coach, clinical psychologist and Senior Consultant at Pracademia, Dr Sarah Dawkins shares her insights and strategies for avoiding mis-use of alcohol and other drugs.