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Marcel, 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.

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Itamar 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. 

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Martin 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.

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Neil 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 

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David , 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.

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This 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

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Chris , 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.

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Tim 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

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Jonathan 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.

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Although 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