Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow He Built Mews — And Rewired the Modern Hotel Stay (With Richard Valtr, Founder of Mews)
Episode 326
Richard Valtr didn’t just build hotel software—he rewired what a stay could be. Before Mews, he was designing a 60-key hotel in Prague with a brazen …
11 months ago
How He Built Europe’s Largest Luxury Home Collection: The Le Collectionist Story
Episode 325
A host who always pushes for “one last drink.” A curator who unlists homes to protect the flag. An operator who builds taste—and then bolts on logist…
11 months, 1 week ago
From Pandemic Lakehouse Purchase to Building Lake.com — How David Ciccarelli is Tapping a $20B Vacation Rental Opportunity
Episode 324
We’re live at Skift with a builder proving the future isn’t generic search; it’s purpose-built marketplaces for travelers who already know their stay…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
From Luxury Retreats to Building the Future of Vacation Rental Management at Gather with Andreea Grigore
Episode 323
It’s 2008. The financial world is crumbling, Wall Street is bleeding jobs, and a brand-new finance grad named Andreea Grigore is staring down a rece…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
How an Athlete-Turned-Actor-Turned-Entrepreneur Built a $30M Bourbon Trail Hotel
Episode 322
What do a high school jock turned Danny Zuko, a lung-collapse survivor in the middle of the 2008 crash, and a bourbon-country hotelier have in common…
1 year ago
He Helped Put Snowboarding on the Olympic Stage, Directed Shows for the Cartoon Network, and Turned Caravan Outpost into a Celebrity Magnet
Episode 321
Brad Steward didn’t just ride snowboarding’s first wave—he helped make it. As a teenage builder-rider-organizer, he pushed the sport from outlaw to …
1 year ago
How a Harvard MBA Became an Ai-First Hotelier
Episode 320
He grew up in the Cook Islands, left for business school, and planned on a career far from home—until a family visit collided with a national crisis.…
1 year ago
How He Became Hospitality’s Most Interesting Voice on Social Media: The Making of @MrScottEddy
Episode 319
Some people chase clout. Scott Eddy collects humans—and turns conversations into careers. He’s the guy who can turn a DM into a deal, a walkthrough v…
1 year ago
What Ian Schrager, Andre Balazs & Philippe Starck Taught Her About Hotels That Feel Different (with Erin Hosler)
Episode 318
Picture this: a candlelit living room in New York, a guest list cast like a film, and a host who knows exactly who should meet whom—and why. That’s E…
1 year ago
The Wild Story Behind Joshua Tree’s First New Hotel in a Decade: Meet Ben Uyeda of the RESET Hotel
Episode 317
Some people chase opportunities. Ben Uyeda manufactures them from thin air. He’s the kind of mind who can turn a single YouTube video into a global a…
1 year, 1 month ago