In this engaging episode, we sit down with Ted Tang, one of the most respected and visionary leaders in global hospitality. From an unexpected pivot at Cornell University to steering iconic brands like Sheraton, Westin, Wyndham, and The Leading Hotels of the World, Ted shares authentic stories, strategic insights, and inspiring leadership lessons gathered over decades.
Listeners will hear candid, behind-the-scenes accounts of navigating diverse hotel ownership models, leading in Asia-Pacific with a unique cultural edge, and transforming The Leading Hotels of the World into a true cooperative with a 95% retention rate. Ted reflects on the power of relationships, the evolving definition of luxury, and why culture drives service excellence.
Full of warmth, humor, and memorable anecdotes—like the legendary New York Peking Duck Dinner—this episode offers a rare, global perspective on hospitality’s past, present, and future.
In this engaging episode, we sit down with Ted Tang, one of the most respected and visionary leaders in global hospitality. From an unexpected pivot at Cornell to steering iconic brands like Sheraton…
This episode features hotel industry legend Mr Anthony Liddiard—a man whose career reads like a travelogue of iconic names and bold ventures. From The Savoy Group, Hilton, Southern Sun to InterContin…
This episode is with the charismatic and always entertaining Jeremy Muller. Jeremy has forged a wonderful lifestyle in Asia built on three-decade long relationships developed through his engaging per…
A most admired and extremely well networked man, John with his family and friends established Gullivers Sports Travel taking millions of enthusiasts to marquee …
A rare case of the sequel being even better - like Empire Strikes Back and The Godfather Part Two !
In this second episode John shares some more memorable stories from his time with Gullivers Sports T…
This episode of untold is with Olly Kohn.
Olly is an ex International professional rugby player having enjoyed a much distinguished and very successful career with both Harlequins and Wales.
Rugby is…
“For most of human history, cooking with fire was the one and only way to cook a meal!”
Chef Pynt has one of the longest resu…
This episode of Untold is with Meetings and Incentives sensation Patrick Delaney.
Patrick is a much admired and established executive who has been at the forefront of the travel industry for many dec…
A Dutch National and as authentic as they come – Christian is a truly incredible hotelier who has shaped and developed Khmer Hospitality tremendously over the last decade and a half – developing lead…
This episode of Untold is with Melbourne-based travel impresario Mr. Adam Schwab. Adam tells us about some of his early-life entrepreneurial flourishes. Adam also shares how reading the law and his e…
This episode follows the career of the dynamic larger than life character, Showtune Shane Jameson.
From Country Victoria, Shane studied Hospitality in Melbourne as well as honing his love for fine cof…
Post College Italian American Francesco followed many of his peers into the World of Investment Banking with roles in New York and London. Always a keen networker a chance interview in Ecuador on the…
Following on from the first episode Pariva talks in intricate detail about her time at Marriott which saw growth from 6 to 40 hotels in India. Pariva & her team were responsible for completely changi…
In this enthralling episode Pariva talks about her early career and formative years in India.
Hailing from a small town equidistant between Delhi and Jaipur in Rajasthan, Pariva followed in the famil…
The Anand story is one of tremendous success from modest origins. Dev and his brother Ranjit setup Expotel in the early 70s and by the time they sold it two decades on it had a turnover in excess of …
This episode of Untold follows the early career of one of New South Wales’ best exports, Mr Andrew Hughes. Andrew talks extensively around some of the experiences and learnings that shaped his approa…
This edition of Untold is with luxury travel market and community builder, Serge Dive.
Serge talks about his early career and how after studying Financial management at the university which should h…
Lynn grew up with travel in the blood – hailing from a services family, Lynn left the home counties as a young girl and spent much of her childhood and teenage years in Cyprus and grew up with a stro…
Today’s Untold talks with Nick Ray about Cambodia and a potted history of modern day tourism in this beautiful Country in South East Asia that has been faced with many political challenges and turbul…