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Stephen Hickmore interviews hospitality industry personalities Chefs, Restaurateurs, Celebrities, Foodies and Hoteliers. He also gets to grips with various “burning issues” as well as great career advice. The South African hospitality scene is vibrant, a melting pot for talent and trend setters. E…

Stephen Hickmore


    • Oct 11, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 18m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    Stephen Hickmore interviewed by Paul Luna of Lunatic TV

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 13:07


    In this episode I am on the other side of the microphone. Interviewed by renowned Chef Paul Luna. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen75/message

    MixFM interview with Lundi Khoisan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 9:46


    Lundi Khoisan of MixFM 93.8 chats to and shares chocolate brownies with Stephen and Wade. We talk hospitality industry , job opportunities , education, surviving lockdown and the Swiss Hotel School. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen75/message

    Wine with Heidi Duminy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 26:00


    More than 5 minutes with Heidi Duminy. Cape Wine Master who loves wine, lives wine, works wine, talks wine, writes wine, tastes wine ... Principal of the Cape Wine Academy and wine marketing expert. Heidi has over 20 years in the South African Wine industry --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen75/message

    Future-proofing your Workforce Strategy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 64:01


    COVID-19 will fundamentally challenge your culture, how you distribute work and deploy your workforce, and how you engage your people. In the longer term, this crisis may present an opportunity to create a more resilient workforce whilst retaining the agility to operate in uncertain times. Join Stephen Hickmore (The SilverFox): John Botha, COO of Global Business Solutions and Phillip Meyer, CEO of the LSC Group in an exclusive webinar as we discuss Future-proofing your Workforce Strategy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen75/message

    I speak to Greg Solomon the CEO of McDonalds South Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 59:22


    I so enjoyed this discussion with Greg. Both inspiring and thought provoking. This is the audio of a webinar I hosted on behalf of the South African Chefs association. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen75/message

    The Big Question? How will the hospitality industry survive .Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo COO City Lodge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 64:01


    We speak to Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo COO City Lodge Hotel Group about the prospects for the hospitality industry in South Africa post Lockdown . In this hour long episode taken from a Zoom Webinar we tackle the burning issues facing hotels . --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen75/message

    SO-BAR and being ‘Sober Curious’ Cape Talk Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 5:33


    Interview with SO-BAR founder , Stephen Hickmore , on Cape Talk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen75/message

    In memory of Joe’s truck stop

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 4:45


    A nostalgic look at the gentrification of the humble bacon nutty. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen75/message

    Nick Martin, Owner Swiss Hotel School

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2019 25:38


    Nick is an experienced hotelier and educator. He is an innovator in the hospitality education space. Nick speaks to the SilverFox about the expectations of future hoteliers and chefs and how he sees the future of Hotel schools. Yep, again it’s more than 5 minutes. Hotels and hospitality are fast changing businesses that require life skills as well as technical ability to run. Do hoteliers need degrees? Are they in demand in other industries? Are there enough jobs to sustain the amount of graduates? Are millennials interested in a career that is as demanding of time as hospitality? What about industry and food trends? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen75/message

    Ginifer Gin and Jacqueline Grobler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2019 12:47


    Stephen spends more than 5 minutes with Jacqueline Grobler, Johannesburg’s Gin entrepreneur, distiller and owner of Angel Heart and its eclectic range of local handcrafted Gins --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen75/message

    How to Fire Your Boss

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2019 6:30


    You’ve been offered the job of your dreams. The moment has come to resign. What next? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen75/message

    How to sabotage your career before it’s even started

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2019 6:57


    Stephen presents 10 unique ways to sabotage your career. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen75/message

    Stephen Hickmore on Marketing yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019 5:48


    Some tips and tricks on how to best market yourself for jobs in the hospitality industry. Why just sending a CV does not cut the mustard. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen75/message

    Tania Malan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2019 6:12


    5 minutes with Tania Malan, General Manager of African Pride Melrose Arch, Autograph Collection. What does it take to keep up with hotel trends and maintain a unique offering? African Pride Melrose Arch is over 15 years old and still leads in hotel design, food and beverage and service --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen75/message

    Another 5 minutes with John Aritho

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 11:47


    I thought I would publish the second section of my chat with John Aritho the General Manager of the Beverly Hills Hotel in Umhlanga. We had over 200 listens to the last section !!! I know I am already breaking my 5 minute rule but................ I so enjoyed our chat we ran overtime. We talk about the industry, millennial's and a new era of hotel keeping. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen75/message

    5 minutes with John Aritho

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2019 6:15


    First of two episodes with John Aritho General manager Beverly Hills Hotel Umhlanga --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen75/message

    5 minutes with Neilen Tolmay

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 6:11


    The Gorgeous George Hotel in Cape Town due to open in April 2019. Neilen Tolmay, General Manager speaks to Stephen about the excitement surrounding its design and unique experience --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen75/message

    5 minutes with Chef Andrew Atkinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 5:04


    Stephen chats to SA MasterChef judge and 5 star executive chef Andrew Atkinson --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen75/message

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