Time of Their Lives

In this season finale of Time of Their Lives, presenter Selena Seballo meets Travis Odegard, a graduate of Les Roches who now runs New York speakeasy-style restaurant, The Pineapple Club. Travis talks about a career that has seen him manage some of the most popular New York restaurants, including Hakkasan, Jean-Georges, Zuma and Catch. He also shines a light onto a difficult family history, which he’s used as motivation to succeed. And the Pig? Well, you’ll have to listen to the podcast to find out where that fits into our story! • This episode marks the end of our first series of Time of Their Lives. If you enjoyed it, why not check out our first five episodes: “Bring it On”, “The Swim”, “Run by Girls”, “This. Is. Bursa” and “The Challenge”. And don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, as we hope to bring you season two later this year… See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We all have more awareness about protecting our environment these days. But the challenge is turning awareness into real, positive action.In this new episode of Time of Their Lives, presenter Selena Seballo follows Les Roches’ Director of Operations, Joceline Favre-Bulle, and her team as she attempts something truly ground-breaking: an international Environment Festival. For this, Les Roches invited school children and members of the local community to join its own students for a special competition to devise solutions to ‘real-world’ environmental problems.We hear also from Professor Geoffrey Lipman, former Secretary General of the UN World Tourism Organization, Oliver Rowe, the author and celebrity chef, and Catherine Dolton, Vice President Global Corporate Responsibility at InterContinental Hotels Group.• If you are new to Time of Their Lives, and if you enjoyed this episode, why not check out our first four episodes: “Bring it On”, “The Swim”, “Run by Girls” and “This. Is. Bursa”. And don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, as there are more great stories coming up… See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How many of us have started something as a short-term sideline, only to see it become an obsession that takes over our lives? For Moscow-born Glion alumnus Vasily Grogol, this obsession is BURSA – a boutique hotel in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. BURSA opened in May 2018 and it has already captured the attention of the city’s creative community, won awards for interior design and been shortlisted for the 2018 World Hospitality Awards. In this new episode of Time of Their Lives, presenter Selena Seballo takes us inside a unique hotel concept, where you can stumble on a party, attend a lecture, see contemporary art and rest in a cozy bed, all under one roof! • If you are new to Time of Their Lives, and if you enjoyed this episode, why not check out our first three episodes: “Bring it On”, “The Swim” and “Run by Girls”. And don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, as there are more great stories coming up… See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From an early age, Amna Alyamani loved to bake. Now she’s using her culinary talents – and her hard-won business experience – to establish a female-run bakery in her native Saudi Arabia. Listen to Amna’s story of bravery, bullying and breaking through the glass ceiling. It’s a dream and a mission that will inspire you! And if you enjoy this episode of Time of Their Lives, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, as there are more great episodes coming up… See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Les Roches alumnus Chris Astill-Smith is a man on a mission – to raise a fortune for charity. And in typical ‘action man’ style he decides upon one of the most high profile – but dangerous – ways to do this: swimming the English Channel. Want to know how tough a challenge this is? Only around one in five of all Channel swim attempts are successful. More people have reached the summit of Mount Everest than have successfully swum across the 21 nautical miles between England and France. And 10 swimmers are known to have died in the attempt. If you want to experience a Channel swim without getting wet, this episode of our new podcast series is your perfect excuse to grab a coffee, sit back and be enthralled… • If you are new to Time of Their Lives, and if you enjoyed this episode, why not check outEpisode 1: “Bring It On”. And don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, asthere are more great stories coming up… See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For the first episode of our new podcast series we follow Glion alumna Aditi Malhotra, one of New York City's youngest chocolatiers, on her journey to establish a luxury chocolate shop.It’s a journey of many challenges: investors pulling out after opening; hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt; and major worries about being able to pay her staff – even as the tills are ringing.Listen to Aditi's courageous story of surviving a living nightmare to become one of Forbes’ “30 under 30 Game Changers in Food & Wine”.• If you enjoy this opening episode, don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast, as there are more great stories coming up… See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ordinary people achieve extraordinary things – in life, in society… and in hospitality. For this new podcast series we’re travelling the world to meet some of them and to hear their fascinating stories.From a young woman breaking down barriers in her native Saudi Arabia, to an entrepreneur who pushed his body to the absolute limit for a good cause, none have let obstacles and setbacks define them.Subscribe now to ensure you don’t miss the first episode of Time of Their Lives – brought to you by Sommet Education, world leaders in hospitality and culinary education. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.