Simon has recently been invited as a speaker and contributor at influential business events to share his entrepreneurial and leadership perspective.
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Podcast | HOSPITALITY MEETS SIMON ESNER - THE HOSPITALITY LEGEND & MENTOR
It was a pleasure to be invited by Phil Street to join him on his podcast for a conversation on all things hospitality recently.
Press play below to have a listen, or do take a moment to click here where you can subscribe to Phil’s show… every episode brings a new perspective from different guests within this great sector of ours!
From Hospitality Meets Podcast Page
43 episodes in and we finally chat to someone from contract catering, although today's guest has done far more than that. We speak to hospitality legend Simon Esner, Founder at Executive business mentoring Uncommon Sense (www.finduncommonsense.com). Simon is also still involved with BaxterStorey (https://baxterstorey.com) and WSH Ltd (https://www.wshlimited.com) working with some world leading chefs and concepts.
Simon has had an Epic career and life so far and has achieved so much, with much still to do. We only just scratch the surface of his story bank but nevertheless we chat about maintaining positivity, keeping the glass half full, family, mentors, electrics, food scene development, getting your break, pay rises, skiing, paper job adverts, Ford Cortina’s and of course his epic journey so far.
Simon carries so much positivity and humour, it's infectious.
Thanks so much Simon… Enjoy
13-14 October 2020 | FMCE Africa: Attracting future leaders to FM Industry
Simon was delighted to join a panel discussion hosted by FMCE Africa on ‘Attracting future leaders to FM Industry - a student centred FM campaign in Africa on 13-14 October 2020.
This symposium invited the Facility professional communities across the continent to come together to build this industry as they face a challenging time that demands action.
As the entire world experienced unprecedented challenges with the onset of Covid-19 disrupting the way we work, and where we work, including the health and welfare of employees and communities.
Facilities Managers, as critical decision makers and influencers, are now required to be ahead of their game with advanced technical knowledge and skills to make decisions that support the business.
Other panelists in this discussion included Angela Johnson, Adegoke Oyewo, together with facilitator Ezekiel Chinyio.
#Heroes4Hospitality | Simon shares his Arancini recipe for a great cause!
Nominated by Samantha Rieu, Operations Manager at Dukes Hotel, London, Simon was delighted to share one of his favourite recipes as part of the #Hospitality4Heroes Challenge in aid of our heroes at the #NHS.
Well done to Warren James and Matthew Cranwell for this great initiative, and well done to all the hospitality colleagues who have taken part of it so far!
As part of the challenge, Simon nominated the following three people to cook their dishes.
Peter Pitham | Founder at Catering Consultancy Bureau
Noel Mahony | CEO at BaxterStorey and Portico
Thomas Kilroy FIH | Director at Kitchen Sync
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20Jul20 | EP: Uncut and in Conversation with Simon Esner
Simon is a well known and much loved industry leader and friend of EP, he is passionate about people, hospitality, food and innovation.
In an insightful and relaxed conversation Simon shared an optimistic view for the industry for the next 12 months and highlighted the importance of innovation and the need for business to support entrepreneurs and small businesses. Simon also shared his thoughts on the importance of leadership, the changes leaders need to make over this crisis period to help rebuild and the importance of supporting the great talent in our industry and of giving hope to those who are currently struggling. A conversation worth a listen.
21Jul20 | EP: Panel Discussion; The operator’s perspective with Simon Esner
There has been extensive discussion in recent months over how the future of Food Service will adapt and change over the next year especially when things remain so uncertain and the predicted levels of employees returning to office environments are alarmingly low.
In an interesting and insightful webinar discussion which involved insights from both senior operators and clients… much knowledge was shared. With over 130 industry leaders in the audience:
80% believe that the delivered in model will find real growth in the next 12 months
73% believe that London will only return to pre-Covid levels in 2022
92% believe that sustainability will be more important post-Covid
Much of the underlying thoughts resonated a need for collaboration, the rebuilding of trust with employees and the consumer, the use of technology and innovation and the need for us as an industry to continue to work together to share knowledge, support talent and remember how important and impactful our industry is.
