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Mary Gostelow Girlahead Podcast

Mary Gostelow Girlahead Podcast

By Almont Global (Producer Yaroslav Gorovoy)

One of Global Hospitality's 25 Top Social Media Influencers 2023, International Hospitality Institute.

Mary Gostelow Girlahead Podcast is the unique insight into luxury hospitality of the world by those who know it best. Every week Mary Gostelow, known for travelling over 300 days a year, shares ahead-of-curve trends and talks to decision-makers. This is the indisputable tool for owners, suppliers, advisors, and all those who love luxury, with business profitability.

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Andrew Stembridge - Executive Director at Iconic Luxury Hotels

Mary Gostelow Girlahead PodcastJun 30, 2022

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Radha Arora - President - Rosewood Hotels & Resorts

Radha Arora - President - Rosewood Hotels & Resorts

Rosewood’s Radha Arora returns by popular demand.

Sep 21, 202316:52
Ediyie Akpan - Program Manager at Microsoft

Ediyie Akpan - Program Manager at Microsoft

Young-millennial luxury junkie Adiyie Akpan has definite views on hotels

Sep 14, 202316:35
Aaron Lau - Gusto Collective Founder and CEO | BrandTech | Metaverse

Aaron Lau - Gusto Collective Founder and CEO | BrandTech | Metaverse

Aaron Lau creates the metahumans that take hospitality to a new high.

Sep 07, 202316:10
Lee Tulloch -Australian-born Journalist and Author

Lee Tulloch -Australian-born Journalist and Author

Lee Tulloch really knows what top travel media want from hotels

Aug 31, 202317:12
Sonu Shivdasani - Founder and CEO of Soneva

Sonu Shivdasani - Founder and CEO of Soneva

Sonu Shivdasani incorporates culture into Soneva’s resort brand

Aug 24, 202316:38
Alan Fuerstman - Founder, Chairman and CEO of Montage International

Alan Fuerstman - Founder, Chairman and CEO of Montage International

Alan Fuerstman’s highly successful Montage gamble goes international

Aug 17, 202316:44
Gloria Fluxa - Vice-Chairman & Chief Sustainability Officer at Iberostar Group

Gloria Fluxa - Vice-Chairman & Chief Sustainability Officer at Iberostar Group

Gloria Flaxa has high global hopes for Iberostar

Aug 10, 202316:21
Bill Heinecke - Founder & Chairman of Minor International PCL

Bill Heinecke - Founder & Chairman of Minor International PCL

Bill Heinecke once again looks to the future

 

Aug 03, 202317:21
Catherine Dolton - Chief Sustainability Officer at IHG

Catherine Dolton - Chief Sustainability Officer at IHG

Catherine Dolton is Chief Sustainability Officer for mighty IHG.

Jul 27, 202315:03
Christopher Hartley - CEO Global Hotel Alliance

Christopher Hartley - CEO Global Hotel Alliance

Chris Hartley steers Global Hotel Alliance to sea, and Fabergé.

Jul 20, 202316:12
John Ueberroth - CEO and Chairman Preferred Hotel Group

John Ueberroth - CEO and Chairman Preferred Hotel Group

Preferred legend John Ueberroth always looks ahead.


Jul 13, 202315:35
Katerina Giannouka - CEO Jumeirah

Katerina Giannouka - CEO Jumeirah

Katerina Giannouka is taking Jumeirah to new heights.

Jul 06, 202317:20
Jack Ezon- Founder & Managing Partner EMBARK Beyond

Jack Ezon- Founder & Managing Partner EMBARK Beyond

Jack Ezon leads EMBARK Beyond to new-look travel

Jun 29, 202317:28
Sheila Crump Johnson - American businesswoman, co-founder of BET, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts

Sheila Crump Johnson - American businesswoman, co-founder of BET, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts

Sheila Crump Johnson is an American businesswoman, co-founder of BET, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, and the first billionaire African-American woman.

Jun 22, 202317:00
Graham Wood - COO: Hospitality at Sun International

Graham Wood - COO: Hospitality at Sun International

Graham Wood oversees Sun International in southern Africa

Jun 15, 202316:18
Laurent Gardinier - President Of Relais & Châteaux

Laurent Gardinier - President Of Relais & Châteaux

Laurent Gardinier leads Relais & Chateaux to an even greater style.

Jun 08, 202317:39
Andre Fu - Founder of André Fu Studio

Andre Fu - Founder of André Fu Studio

Andre Fu makes the hotel design a three-dimensional stage set.

André Fu Studio is an internationally acclaimed design studio in Hong Kong, founded by interior architect André Fu.


With an extensive portfolio of projects throughout Asia and Europe, the studio has revolutionized the concept of modern luxury with a series of projects that reflect Fu’s signature artistic perspective and timeless sensibility.

Jun 01, 202316:31
Roeland Vos - President & CEO, Belmond Ltd

Roeland Vos - President & CEO, Belmond Ltd

Roeland Vos drives Belmond up the luxury track.

May 25, 202316:35
Andrea DeMarco - CEO of Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Andrea DeMarco - CEO of Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Andrea DeMarco leads Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ stylish professionalism.

May 18, 202318:13
Peter Wynne - Senior Vice President, Artyzen Hospitality Group

Peter Wynne - Senior Vice President, Artyzen Hospitality Group

Peter Wynne is putting Artyzen on the world map.

May 11, 202317:01
Alison Gilmore - Portfolio Director ILTM

Alison Gilmore - Portfolio Director ILTM

Alison Gilmore makes ILTM essential.

May 04, 202316:47
David Udell - Executive Vice President, Group President — Hyatt ASPAC

David Udell - Executive Vice President, Group President — Hyatt ASPAC

David Udell steers Hyatt into an enviable force in the Asia Pacific.

Apr 27, 202317:29
Toby Smith - Deputy Chairman at Swire Hotels

Toby Smith - Deputy Chairman at Swire Hotels

Toby Smith explains Swire’s House Collective.

Apr 20, 202317:36
SPECIAL - Floor Bleeker - Group Chief Technology Officer - Accor

SPECIAL - Floor Bleeker - Group Chief Technology Officer - Accor

Floor Bleeker explains how Accor, and the industry, can gain from the latest AI technology.

Apr 11, 202317:41
Amanda Hyndman - Area Vice President Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Hong Kong

Amanda Hyndman - Area Vice President Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Hong Kong

Amanda Hyndman is the marvellously modern boss of timeless Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong.

Apr 06, 202317:06
Elie Maalouf - CEO, Americas at InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)

Elie Maalouf - CEO, Americas at InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)

Elie Malouf oversees IHG’s vast Americas empire.

Mar 30, 202318:10
David McKenna - President & CEO Rocky Mountaineer

David McKenna - President & CEO Rocky Mountaineer

Hear him now, on MARY GOSTELOWGIRLAHEAD PODCAST

Mar 23, 202319:09
Naomi Heaton - Chief Executive and Founder at The Other House

Naomi Heaton - Chief Executive and Founder at The Other House

Naomi Heaton shares how she’s turning luxury hospitality inside out.

Mar 16, 202317:16
Josh Fluhr - Senior Vice President & Global Managing Director, EDITION Hotels

Josh Fluhr - Senior Vice President & Global Managing Director, EDITION Hotels

Josh Fluhr leads EDITION with boundless creativity.

Mar 09, 202318:20
Eric Trump - Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization

Eric Trump - Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization

Eric Trump is simply passionate about luxury hospitality.

Mar 02, 202318:19
Manav Thadani - Founder Chairman at Hotelivate, Co Founder & Director at SAMHI

Manav Thadani - Founder Chairman at Hotelivate, Co Founder & Director at SAMHI

Sage of India’s hospitality Manav Thadani knows every secret of luxury hotels – and restaurants.

Feb 23, 202320:16
Rainer Stampfer - President of Global Operations at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Rainer Stampfer - President of Global Operations at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Rainer Stampfer, as Four Seasons’ Global President of Hotel Operations, now has the whole wide world in his hands.

Feb 16, 202318:47
Liv Gussing Burgess - Founder & Managing Director at Luxury Hospitality Consulting

Liv Gussing Burgess - Founder & Managing Director at Luxury Hospitality Consulting

Hear her now on Mary Gostelow Girlahead Podcast.

Feb 09, 202316:28
Melanie Brandman - CEO and Founder of The Brandman Agency

Melanie Brandman - CEO and Founder of The Brandman Agency

Melanie Brandman rules the waves of luxury promotion.

Feb 02, 202317:31
Brett Butcher - CEO of Langham

Brett Butcher - CEO of Langham

Brett Butcher, CEO of Langham, returned to luxury hotels with renewed ideas and passion.

Jan 26, 202320:37
Ronny Douek - Israeli Businessman, Social Entrepreneur and Philanthropist

Ronny Douek - Israeli Businessman, Social Entrepreneur and Philanthropist

Ronnie Douek shows what a techie, vinyl and wine lover can achieve when so successfully developing Six Senses Shaharut in the Israeli desert.

Ronny Douek is an Israeli businessman, social entrepreneur and philanthropist. He has founded multiple social ventures, including Zionism 2000, Sheatufim and Uru, and has served as chairman of the Israel Anti-Drug Authority. Douek lit a torch at formal torch-lighting ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on Israel's 60th anniversary.

Jan 19, 202318:24
Wendy Perrin - Editor and Publisher

Wendy Perrin - Editor and Publisher

Consumer specialist Wendy Perrin moved from writing about the best to helping with the best. 


Travel AdvocateTravel Advocate

TripAdvisor 

Apr 2014 - Aug 2017


Director of Consumer News and Digital Community

Conde Nast Traveler

May 1989 - Apr 2014

Jan 12, 202319:14
Paolo Barletta - CEO of Gruppo Barletta, Orient Express La Dolce Vita

Paolo Barletta - CEO of Gruppo Barletta, Orient Express La Dolce Vita

Paolo Barletta, who embodies Italian style, is masterminding the ultimate cruise on wheels, La Dolce Vita.

Jan 05, 202315:34
Lubosh Barta - General Manager at Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Bangkok at Chao Phraya River

Lubosh Barta - General Manager at Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Bangkok at Chao Phraya River

Lubosh Barta builds festivities at Four Seasons Bangkok around tradition and social media: hear his story.

Dec 29, 202217:06
Sylvain Ercoli - Managing Director & General Manager Bvlgari Hotel Paris

Sylvain Ercoli - Managing Director & General Manager Bvlgari Hotel Paris

Bvlgari Hôtel Paris leader Sylvain Ercoli punches with his team to make all stakeholders more beautiful.

Dec 22, 202219:53
David Morgan-Hewitt - Managing Director of The Goring

David Morgan-Hewitt - Managing Director of The Goring

David Morgan-Hewitt shares secrets of The Goring, the only London hotel to have Queen Elizabeth II’s Royal Warrant.

Dec 15, 202216:34
Marlene Poynder - Managing Director Rosewood Hotel Group, The Carlyle Hotel

Marlene Poynder - Managing Director Rosewood Hotel Group, The Carlyle Hotel

Marlene Poynder is lady of an iconic house, Rosewood’s timeless The Carlyle in New York. How do history and today’s demanding new-generation co-exist so brilliantly?

Dec 08, 202219:46
Brian Gullbrants - President at Wynn Las Vegas & Encore

Brian Gullbrants - President at Wynn Las Vegas & Encore

Brian Gullbrants, President at Wynn Las Vegas & Encore, writes to his 12,000 team members every day and still has time, say, to drive a Red Bull racing car through the casino. Hear him now, on MARY GOSTELOW GIRLAHEAD PODCAST

Dec 01, 202218:58
Nick Perry - Chairman of UltraTravel

Nick Perry - Chairman of UltraTravel

Nick Perry, as Chairman of UltraTravel, has unrivalled knowledge of all luxury hotel brands. Hear him now, on MARY GOSTELOW

GIRLAHEAD PODCAST

Nov 24, 202218:30
Stephen King - Managing Director at Barclays Capital, C12 Capital Management

Stephen King - Managing Director at Barclays Capital, C12 Capital Management

Stephen King is a multi-facetted business operator who adds hotels to his portfolio. Hear him now, on MARY GOSTELOW GIRLAHEAD PODCAST

Nov 17, 202219:16
Simon Cooper - Legendary and Passionate Hotelier

Simon Cooper - Legendary and Passionate Hotelier

Simon Cooper’s legacy continues as he inspires hoteliers in many lands. Hear him now, on MARY GOSTELOW GIRLAHEAD PODCAST

Experience being a CEO Ritz Carlton, President Marriott Asia Pacific, Marriott Lodging Canada


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Nov 10, 202217:05
Chris Prelog - President at Windstar Cruises

Chris Prelog - President at Windstar Cruises

Chris Prelog, its President, ensures Windstar is one of the friendliest brands afloat (or on land). Hear him now, on MARY GOSTELOW GIRLAHEAD PODCAST


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Nov 03, 202217:55
Attilio Marro - General Manager at Bulgari Hotels and Resorts

Attilio Marro - General Manager at Bulgari Hotels and Resorts

Attilio Marro defines brand Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts.  Hear him now, on MARY GOSTELOW GIRLAHEAD PODCAST.

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Oct 27, 202218:34
Albert Herrera - Executive Vice President, Partner Relations at Internova Travel Group

Albert Herrera - Executive Vice President, Partner Relations at Internova Travel Group

Albert Herrera is a brand in his own right. Hear him now, on MARY GOSTELOW GIRLAHEAD PODCAST

Oct 20, 202217:07
Alan Watts - President - Asia Pacific at Hilton

Alan Watts - President - Asia Pacific at Hilton

Alan Watts heads Hilton Asia-Pacific, a multitude of time zones and a dateline. Hear him now, on MARY GOSTELOW GIRLAHEAD PODCAST

Oct 13, 202218:02