#104 - Hospitality Meets Danny Pecorelli - The Hotel Titan

03/23/22 • 59 min

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I was so happy to get some time with todays guest, one of the most recognisable names in the Hotel industry, none other than Danny Pecorelli, MD of Exclusive Collection (https://www.exclusive.co.uk).

Danny is a 2nd generation hotelier but as we find out, that didn't necessarily translate into a clear path being formed for him as he took time to forge his own career and capability.

This chat is rammed full of useful stuff from start to finish including:-

Danny - the man, the Mystery
Staying busy
Being a 2nd generation hotelier
Finding your own path
Making sandwiches
The Savoy Training program
Working in a convention hotel
Cornell School
Golf
Detail
The glory of Hospitality
People
B-Corp
Giving back
The Future
Evolution
Monstrous Wedding cakes
Jonny Wilkinson & Cameron Diaz

And so much more.

Danny's story is everything you'd hope it would be but in many ways it still sounds like he's at the beginning of an epic journey.

Enjoy!

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Danny is a 2nd generation hotelier but as we find out, that didn't necessarily translate into a clear path being formed for him as he took time to forge his own career and capability.

This chat is rammed full of useful stuff from start to finish including:-

Danny - the man, the Mystery
Staying busy
Being a 2nd generation hotelier
Finding your own path
Making sandwiches
The Savoy Training program
Working in a convention hotel
Cornell School
Golf
Detail
The glory of Hospitality
People
B-Corp
Giving back
The Future
Evolution
Monstrous Wedding cakes
Jonny Wilkinson & Cameron Diaz

And so much more.

Danny's story is everything you'd hope it would be but in many ways it still sounds like he's at the beginning of an epic journey.

Enjoy!

This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:
Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Previous Episode

#103 - Hospitality Meets Kerth Gumbs - The Creative Culinary Maestro

Ever since I saw today's guest on BBC 2's Great British Menu in 2020, I knew I wanted to get some time with him on the show.

Now Head Chef at Boiler & Co (https://boilerandco.com), Kerth Gumbs is everything you hope for in a chef working in Hospitality. No doubt he brings the flair and creativity but more importantly, he brings just a wonderful zest and passion for what he does that is incredibly infectious, and we definitely need more of that.

We get through loads including:-

Spring
Boiler & Co
Growing up in the Caribbean
Let me knows Pizza
Starting in front of house
Excelling at Track & Field
Moving to the UK
Walking and Running around London
Le Cordon Bleu
The first foray into Michelin Kitchens
Learning resilience
Shoulder pressing
Learning French
Diversifying the knowledge base
Leadership
Great British Menu Experience
Dreams about chocolate

And so much more. There’s some excellent learning in here all the way through but expecially around resilience and the amazing things that await you if you keep pushing through.

Enjoy!

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Next Episode

#105 - Hospitality Meets Amelia Harper - The Marketing and Communications Maestro

I was first alerted to today's guest as she featured in the 2021 Acorn award winners, celebrating 30 people under the age of 30 to look out for.

She then very kindly agreed to be a panelist at the inaugural Rooms101 event later that year and I knew then that I totally needed to get some time with Amelia Harper, Director of Communications for Rosewood London (https://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/london).

We cover off so much as always including:-