SMACK PODCAST
THE WORLD’S MOST
ENTERTAINING HOSPITALITY PODCAST
SMACK’s hospitality podcast
is geared towards introducing key decision makers of the industry to a larger audience in every corner of the world. The choice of guests, which we invite to the show, is largely based on whether they can bring an aspect or story to the SMACK community that we haven’t had on the show yet and whether they are entertaining and engaging to communicate with. Nothing on this hospitality podcast is scripted, there are no pre-recorded interviews, no pre-discussed questions – every episode is recorded in one take and not edited.
One of our 4 hosts leads through every episode of the hospitality podcast and welcomes guests from ever part of the hospitality industry, including the world of hotels, airlines, theme parks, cruise lines, DMOs, stadiums, events and many more.
Enjoy the show!
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- Jeremy McCarthy
Group Director Spa & Wellness - Mandarin Oriental
- Donald Leadbetter
Tourism Program Manager - U.S. NPS
- Dimitris Manikis
President & Managing Director EMEA - Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
- Wybcke Meier
CEO - TUI Cruises
- Deborah Rothe
Exhibition Director - ITB Berlin
- Alex Schneider
President - Nikki Beach Hotels & Resorts
- Christoph Hoffmann
Founder - 25hours Hotels
- Torgeir Silseth
CEO - Nordic Choice Hotels
- Shannon Knapp
President & CEO - The Leading Hotels of the World
- Pascal Jenny
President - Arosa Tourism
- Mieke Veldhuis
Chief People and Culture Officer - The Social Hub
- Dr. Josef Vollmayr
Co-Founder & Managing Director - Limehome
- Sébastien Bazin
Chairman & CEO - Accor
- Edith Gerhardt
CEO - Hirmer Hospitality
- Julian Trautwein
Co-founder and Managing Director
- Satya Anand
President Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) - Marriott International
- Kayleigh Wiltshire
Global Learning & Development Manager - Dorchester Collection
- Naomi Mackenzie
Co-Founder - KITRO
- Jan Valentin
Founder & General Partner - ennea capital partners
- Ariel Schiff
Founder & CEO - Amano Group
- Olivier Bracard
CEO & Co-founder - Hosco
- Gilda Perez-Alvarado
Global CEO - JLL Hotels & Hospitality
- Cyrus Heydarian
Operator & Managing Director - Breidenbacher Hof
- Mathieu Jaton
CEO - Montreux Jazz Festival
- Charlie MacGregor
CEO & founder - The Student Hotel
- Jan Starcke
Travel Industry Lead - Meta
- Michaela Reitterer
President - Austrian Hoteliers Association (ÖHV)
- Marcus Bernhardt
CEO - Deutsche Hospitality
- Florian Phleps
CEO - Tirol Tourist Board
- Thomas Edelkamp
CEO - Romantik Hotels & Restaurants AG
- Michael Levie
Founder - citzenM
- Veerle Donders
Concept & Brand Director - Zoku
- Caroline von Kretschmann
Managing Director - Hotel Europäischer Hof
- Michael Ros
CEO & Co-Founder - Bidroom
- Richard Castle
Co-Founder and COO - Cloudbeds
- Neil Jacobs
CEO - Six Senses Hotels & Resorts
- Isabell Fuss
Group Vice President Development - Ruby Hotels
- Marloes Knippenberg
CEO - Kerten Hospitality
- Haakon Herbst
Managing Director - Hotel Friends Group
- Christopher Hartley
CEO - Global Hotel Alliance (GHA)
- Boris Radke
Director Corporate Affairs and Workplace Experience - Omio
- Anne Wahl-Pozeg
Senior Vice President Communications Northern Europe - Accor
- Joshua Gan
Regional Director Asia/Pacific - EHL Group
- Dr. Ueli Schneider
Head of Business Development & Member of the Management Board - HotellerieSuisse
- Katharina Kienemann
Managing Director - Alte Försterei
- Lorenzo Stoll
Head of Western Switzerland - Swiss International Airlines
- Chalana Perera
Hotel Real Estate Development, Investment Professional & Hospitality Entrepreneur
- Robert Herr
General Manager - Bürgenstock Resort
- Michelle Walder
General Manager - NoMad Hotel New York
- Chi Chan
Chief Commercial Officer - IRECKONU
- Roy Himmelreich
Senior Executive Manager Relationship Marketing Hotel - Sixt
- Timothee Semelin
Global Senior Corporate Director of Digital Marketing & Transformation - Rosewood Hotels
- Wilhelm (Wilko) Weber
Vice President Global Revenue and Digital Strategy - Kempinksi
- Ingrid Eras-Magdalena
Chief Officer and Executive Vice President - Belmond
- Lukas Peter
Head of Revenue Global - Soho House & Co.
- Pierre Perusset
GM - The Ritz Carlton Hong Kong
- Frank Marrenbach
CEO - Oetker Collection
- Tobias Wann
CEO - OYO Vacation Homes
- Tina Brack
GM - Ellington Hotel Berlin
- Patrizia Zueck & Jo-Ann Li
Young Hoteliers Summit 2020
- Nicole Rosenkranz & Ian Millar
Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne (EHL)
- Gregor Andreewitch
GM - Waldorf Astoria Berlin
- Mark Somen
Chief Executive Officer - The Conduit
- Adam Rowledge
Managing Director - Rowledge Associates Ltd.
- Philip Ibrahim
GM - The Social Hub Berlin
- Beat Fornaro
Area Director Portfolio Development EMEA - Design Hotels
- Florian Montag & Fritz Dickamp
Hotelhero & L.I.K.E. Hospitality Consulting