We wanted to show there was another way to build and lead businesses. So Hospitality Mavericks was born. We wanted to gather together the world’s Mavericks who do things differently from the norm. They are leaders from all walks of life who have shown and proven that there is a better way forward without cashing out on their values; ripping off their people, community and planet. That was over ten years ago. Since then we've worked with and interviewed more than 200 leaders, thinkers and experts on the best way to build a business that makes a positive impact on all stakeholders. We are the home to impactful leaders that KNOW and DO things in a better way. A network for those seeking a different path. So don’t just be like the others! Dare to Be Different ✊
🎧🎙 Maverick Talk 🚀🎧 - The new era of Food Service
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The world of food service is changing at high speed due to hybrid working and different demands from the end customer.
In our latest interview, we had Jeff Grass, Chairman and CEO of Hungry, who gave us an overview of the current market and how they at Hungry are adapting to the new era of food service. Hungry is a marketplace which provides office and event catering by giving exclusive access to top chefs making incredible food.
We had an in-depth discussion about some of the biggest challenges facing corporate catering in the 21st century and how to navigate these.
Jeff also shares the learnings of rolling Hungry out across the US and how they have scaled and sustained the core of their culture.
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I got a message from a great friend last week which said "you need to watch/listen to this conversation, it will make you reflect in a different way on the whole conversation around AI".
In this interview, Steven Barlett talks with Mo Gawdat, Ex. Google Chief Business Officer, on the eminent dangers of AI.
I truly believe that AI can be a force for good, but also in getting a better understanding that this all comes down to the actions we take today.
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THE MINI-UNIVERSITY
Being in the Arena.
It's hard to show up every day consistently.
I read this bit of Theodore Roosevelt every morning and it helps me to embrace the day ahead and its challenges. This passage comes from his famous speech, 'Citizenship in a Republic'. It's about standing strong when tested.
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;
who strives valiantly;
who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming;
but who does actually strive to do the deeds;
who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions;
who spends himself in a worthy cause;
who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
What do you do to stand strong when you are tested?
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by Michael Tingsager
We wanted to show there was another way to build and lead businesses. So Hospitality Mavericks was born. We wanted to gather together the world’s Mavericks who do things differently from the norm. They are leaders from all walks of life who have shown and proven that there is a better way forward without cashing out on their values; ripping off their people, community and planet. That was over ten years ago. Since then we've worked with and interviewed more than 200 leaders, thinkers and experts on the best way to build a business that makes a positive impact on all stakeholders. We are the home to impactful leaders that KNOW and DO things in a better way. A network for those seeking a different path. So don’t just be like the others! Dare to Be Different ✊
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