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!
- Julian Trautwein8. June 2022Julian Trautwein
Co-founder and Managing Director
- Satya Anand23. May 2022Satya Anand
President Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) - Marriott International
- Kayleigh Wiltshire17. May 2022Kayleigh Wiltshire
Global Learning & Development Manager - Dorchester Collection
- Naomi Mackenzie3. May 2022Naomi Mackenzie
Co-Founder - KITRO
- Jan Valentin29. March 2022Jan Valentin
Founder & General Partner - ennea capital partners
- Ariel Schiff23. February 2022Ariel Schiff
Founder & CEO - Amano Group
- Olivier Bracard15. February 2022Olivier Bracard
CEO & Co-founder - Hosco
- Gilda Perez-Alvarado31. January 2022Gilda Perez-Alvarado
Global CEO - JLL Hotels & Hospitality
- Cyrus Heydarian18. January 2022Cyrus Heydarian
Owner & Managing Director - Breidenbacher Hof
- Mathieu Jaton21. December 2021Mathieu Jaton
CEO - Montreux Jazz Festival
- Charlie MacGregor7. December 2021Charlie MacGregor
CEO & founder - The Student Hotel
- Jan Starcke23. November 2021Jan Starcke
Travel Industry Lead - Meta
- Michaela Reitterer9. November 2021Michaela Reitterer
President - Austrian Hoteliers Association (ÖHV)
- Marcus Bernhardt26. October 2021Marcus Bernhardt
CEO - Deutsche Hospitality
- Florian Phleps12. October 2021Florian Phleps
CEO - Tirol Tourist Board
- Thomas Edelkamp28. September 2021Thomas Edelkamp
Vorstandsvorsitzender - Romantik Hotels & Restaurants AG
- Michael Levie14. September 2021Michael Levie
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- Veerle Donders27. July 2021Veerle Donders
Concept & Brand Director - Zoku
- Caroline von Kretschmann
Managing Director - Hotel Europäischer Hof
- Michael Ros24. June 2021Michael Ros
CEO & Co-Founder - Bidroom
- Richard Castle25. May 2021Richard Castle
Co-Founder and COO - Cloudbeds
- Neil Jacobs12. May 2021Neil Jacobs
CEO - Six Senses Hotels & Resorts
- Isabell Fuss29. April 2021Isabell Fuss
Group Vice President Development - Ruby Hotels
- Marloes Knippenberg21. April 2021Marloes Knippenberg
CEO - Kerten Hospitality
- Haakon Herbst8. April 2021Haakon Herbst
Managing Director - Hotel Friends Group
- Christopher Hartley16. March 2021Christopher Hartley
CEO - Global Hotel Alliance (GHA)
- Boris Radke4. March 2021Boris Radke
Director Corporate Affairs and Workplace Experience - Omio
- Anne Wahl-Pozeg9. February 2021Anne Wahl-Pozeg
Senior Vice President Communications Northern Europe - Accor
- Joshua Gan2. February 2021Joshua Gan
Regional Director Asia/Pacific - EHL Group
- Dr. Ueli Schneider21. January 2021Dr. Ueli Schneider
Head of Business Development & Member of the Management Board - HotellerieSuisse
- Katharina Kienemann12. January 2021Katharina Kienemann
Managing Director - Alte Försterei
- Lorenzo Stoll10. December 2020Lorenzo Stoll
Head of Western Switzerland - Swiss International Airlines
- Chalana Perera3. December 2020Chalana Perera
Hotel Real Estate Development, Investment Professional & Hospitality Entrepreneur
- Robert Herr26. November 2020Robert Herr
General Manager - Bürgenstock Resort
- Michelle Walder5. November 2020Michelle Walder
General Manager - NoMad Hotel New York
- Chi Chan30. October 2020Chi Chan
Chief Commercial Officer - IRECKONU
- Roy Himmelreich13. October 2020Roy Himmelreich
Senior Executive Manager Relationship Marketing Hotel - Sixt
- Timothee Semelin28. September 2020Timothee Semelin
Global Senior Corporate Director of Digital Marketing & Transformation - Rosewood Hotels
- Wilhelm (Wilko) Weber8. July 2020Wilhelm (Wilko) Weber
Vice President Global Revenue and Digital Strategy - Kempinksi
- Ingrid Eras-Magdalena28. June 2020Ingrid Eras-Magdalena
Chief Officer and Executive Vice President - Belmond
- Lukas Peter9. June 2020Lukas Peter
Head of Revenue Global - Soho House & Co.
- Pierre Perusset27. April 2020Pierre Perusset
GM - The Ritz Carlton Hong Kong
- Deutscher Hotel Kongress 2020 – 226. March 2020
- Deutscher Hotel Kongress 2020 – 126. March 2020
- Frank Marrenbach12. March 2020Frank Marrenbach
CEO - Oetker Collection
- Tobias Wann27. February 2020Tobias Wann
CEO - OYO Vacation Homes
- Tina Brack30. January 2020Tina Brack
GM - Ellington Hotel Berlin
- Patrizia Zueck & Jo-Ann Li12. January 2020Patrizia Zueck & Jo-Ann Li
Young Hoteliers Summit 2020
- Nicole Rosenkranz & Ian Millar18. December 2019Nicole Rosenkranz & Ian Millar
Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne (EHL)
- Gregor Andreewitch29. November 2019Gregor Andreewitch
GM - Waldorf Astoria Berlin