#138 - Hospitality Meets Niall Kingston - The Luxury Country House General Manager

from Hospitality Meets... with Phil Street

Welcome to our Season 3 Finale week where I've got 3 wonderful chats from one of the finest businesses going, Le Manoir Aux Quat'Saisons (https://www.belmond.com/hotels/europe/uk/oxfordshire/belmond-le-manoir-aux-quat-saisons/).On a cold Decembers day, I headed over to Oxfordshire to get some time with three of their incredible leaders.And first up is Niall Kingston, The General Manager. Niall took the reins of Le Manoir at the age of 31, an achievement not to be sniffed at. Not only that, he's got an awesome career so far and some great stories up his sleeve.As always, we get through loads including:-Growing up on the farm (And hating it)Trying HotelsStudyingPlacement in luxuryPutting in the graftVancouverWorking with unionsLuck & TimingPeople are specialThe right time to leaveThe pursuit of excellenceUnexpected waterfalls in buildingsExcellenceNiall mentions luck throughout our chat but I'm an avid believer in that luck comes from hard work and talent, he's clearly got both in spades.Enjoy!This week’s episode is brought to you in partnership with Zero Procure who are here to make procurement simple, offering great value and quality for products and services, all for zero cost. Just click on this link www.zeroprocure.com/podcast to help support both this podcast and your business.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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