Episodes 26
Avg. Duration 59m
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Since May 2024
Latest Episode May 2025

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Every 2 Weeks
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About This Podcast

This is the podcast for independent hospitality owners who want to grow their businesses. The place where we talk to owners, managers & staff from top independent businesses about their journey and about their stories. Running your own place can be a lonely road sometimes. So whether you’re looking for inspiration or just want to hear something that makes you feel like you’re not in this alone. Then this is the place for you.

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Aaron Wall: Building a team that cares & serving up some Modern Irish Hospitality

May 08, 2025 1h 3m

Colm has a great, wide-ranging chat with Aaron Wall, owner and operator of Homeboy Bar. Fascinating insight into the level of detail and commitment it takes to build a top-tier brand, experience, and…

Charlie Wood-Jones: Burgers, Branding & Always Pushing For More

Apr 28, 2025 53m

Colm chats to Charlie Wood-Jones, owner & operator of Cawsburger - chatting all things brand-building, restaurant ownership and Social Media 👇-> How a lockdown burger side-hustle exploded into…

Madeleine Geach - Delegation, Reflection & Hospitality Leadership

Apr 07, 2025 47m

Colm chats to Madeleine Geach of @thegoodlifecoaching about all things Leadership in hospitality. At a crucial time for independent owners to level-up their leadership, we discuss:-> Madeline’s…

Lucy Branson - Building a 'Family First' Restaurant Group on Empathy, Empowerment & Espresso

Mar 06, 2025 48m

Colm chats to Lucy Branson, owner and director at The Coastal Kitchen Family. A group of 5 hospitality venues along Portsmouth’s south coast.Lucy is super passionate about people and this episode is…

Paul Power -  Fewer Seats, More Revenue: Constantly reinventing and adapting the independent café

Feb 19, 2025 49m

Colm chats to Paul Power, owner & operator of Power's Café & Deli in Weybridge.Chatting:-> Moving from 80+ covers to 50 (and why revenue still went up)-> Strategic staffing: letting one…

Alex Greig - Squeezing every last drop out of a specialist beer business

Jan 31, 2025 57m

Colm chats to Alex Greig, owner & operator of Fuggles Beer Café with 2 locations in Kent. A wide-ranging chat covering: -> The evolution of craft beer and its customers -> The appeal of a…

Tony Adams - What the f**k is a system, and how do you get people to follow it?

Jan 17, 2025 1h 4m

Colm chats to Tony Adams, owner and operator of Hello Burger since 2015. Chatting: -> What the f**k is a system, and how do you get people to follow it? -> Tony's 1:3:1 system for managers to…

Louise Holme - Embracing Your Values As A Small Business & Making Them Mean Something

Dec 02, 2024 51m

Colm chats to Louise Holme, owner & operator of Holme Stores Chatting: -> The daunting prospect of setting up a business in your mid-twenties -> Being an introvert and figuring out how to…

Stef & Freddie - Calm, Chaos & Everything In Between Building Wylie's Coffee

Nov 11, 2024 51m

Colm chats to Freddie & Stef, the brilliant couple behind Wylie's Coffee. Chatting: -> Aussie & Japanese influences on Wylie's -> Creating a space for a moment of calm in a chaotic…

Carol Deeney - Taking Haggis Global, Building a Franchisable Brand & Lessons in Consistency

Nov 02, 2024 58m

Colm chats to Carol Deeney, owner & operator of Deeney's. The home of Scottish scran and the famous Macbeth (haggis toastie). Deeney's is now a multinational brand via East London, Tokyo and…

Ben Hicks - People Over Tech, Obsessed With Details & A Passion For Customer Service

Oct 24, 2024 56m

-> Choosing a People First approach over tech (and losing money initially) -> How he used his 20+ years experience at Pizza Express to build a simple, but effective customer journey ->…

Chris Fox - 21 Years Of Lessons, Rejecting Delivery Apps, Hiring & Training The New Generation

Oct 10, 2024 1h 10m

Colm is joined Chris Fox of Prego Italian Restaurant in Buckingham to discuss all of the lessons from his 21 years of running Prego. The episode is packed with practical advice that you can take and…

Ben Shaughnessy - Service Charge Dilemma, Growing a Destination Site, The Blend of People & Data

Sep 11, 2024 1h 7m

Colm talks to Ben Shaughnessy, owner and operator of The Kitchen At. With a storied 25+ year career in corporate ‘big business’ hospitality. We explore the differences in working for a big corporate…

Spencer Bowman - Burnout, Regret, Reflection & Rebuilding

Aug 31, 2024 1h 34m

Ever wondered what it really feels like to run an independent hospitality business? This latest episode with Spencer Bowman of Mettrick's is a pure, unfiltered look at everything that can happen on…

Phil Herodotou - Franchising 101, Trusting Your Gut & A Business Model To Scale

Aug 17, 2024 1h 3m

Colm chats to Phil Herodotou, owner of Black's Burgers in Epsom. Phil has tons of phenomenal insight and lessons from his journey through franchising. He's now on his third go around of building the…

Building your Brand - The Biggest Challenge Series - Ep 02

Aug 10, 2024 28m

What is a brand? Why do I need one? Why should I care? How do I build one? If you've ever asked any of these questions, then this episode is for you! Colm & Frankie chatting all things brand.…

Henry Pearman - Pub Co vs Freehouse, Sticking To Your Guns & Instilling Your Values

Jul 25, 2024 58m

Colm chats to Henry Pearman, owner & operator of The Horseshoes, Belbroughton and The Chequers, Cutnall Green. One pub leased from Stonegate, the other operated as a Freehouse. We dive into the…

Tackling Inflation - The Biggest Challenge Series - Ep 01

Jul 13, 2024 42m

The first episode of the new ‘Biggest Challenge’ series where Colm & Frankie discuss, in detail, one of the big challenges they are hearing from independent owners. But it’s not just talking…

Jo & Co - 200+ Restaurants opened, but still felt like a novice with our own

Jul 07, 2024 50m

Get ready for a special couples-in-business episode as Colm is joined by Frankie (his wife & business partner) for a great conversation with Jo & Pete Morrison (also husband & wife),…

Matt Clark - Turning around your business, Finding the right people and Business planning that works

Jun 23, 2024 1h 5m

A great conversation with one of the BEST young GMs in the game, Matt Clark. This episode is full of real, tangible insights. Tings you can start doing to run your business more efficiently and…

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