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Inspiring Women in Hospitality

Naureen Ahmed shares stories of inspiring women from the hospitality industry. Why they got into hospitality, their career journey so far, their learnings and who inspires them.

#213 Teresa Ho: Boldness is a muscle that can be trained

19 mins; March 29, 2026

#212 Fay Li: My career has been a journey of discovering myself

20 mins; February 16, 2026

Special episode: Inspire Influence Live Bangkok launch event

26 mins; February 04, 2026

#211 Leora Lanz : Do great work and stay in touch with folks

18 mins; February 03, 2026

Special episode: Success in the workplace

47 mins; January 13, 2026

Special Reflective Episode with Ambika and Naureen

21 mins; December 15, 2025

#210 Samantha Manigsaca: Hospitality, heart and humility

27 mins; December 08, 2025

# 209 Ying Ying Koh: Life brings lots of surprises

20 mins; November 25, 2025

# 208 Saowarin Chanprakaisi: I broke the self-barriers

36 mins; November 18, 2025

Naureen talks about self-advocacy and how to become a woman of influence

10 mins; October 30, 2025

Get to know Debbie Flynn - Facilitator at Inspire Influence Live in London

13 mins; October 29, 2025

# 207 Yue Woon Hiang: I am a respectful rebel

33 mins; October 20, 2025

Get to know Marion Schonkeren - Facilitator at Inspire Influence Live in London

7 mins; October 20, 2025

Get to know Erika Bucsi - Facilitator at Inspire Influence Live in London

13 mins; October 16, 2025

Laura Brinkmann - Facilitator at Inspire Influence Live London

25 mins; October 08, 2025

Jane Lees - Facilitator at Inspire Influence Live - Subtle, Supportive and Perceptive

11 mins; October 07, 2025

# 206 Delnaz Kabrajee: scream and shout about your achievements, it’s not showing off, it's just drawing attention to your hard work

18 mins; September 29, 2025

#12 Naureen's journey: What is next for Inspiring Women

9 mins; September 09, 2025

Special episode: Announcing inaugural event in London for November 2025

4 mins; September 02, 2025

#205 Iana Galai: Hospitality is not just service, it is about self-expression

17 mins; August 05, 2025

#204 Sucheta Rawal: We have to start standing up for ourselves

16 mins; July 22, 2025

#203 Jamie Cooperstein: Joy of serving others

17 mins; July 15, 2025

#202 Andreea Bodea: You are in charge of your destiny

18 mins; July 08, 2025

Episide 11 of Naureen's journey: Setting Boundaries

15 mins; July 01, 2025

Episode 10 Naureen's journey: Am I ready to embrace the title of changemaker?

8 mins; June 16, 2025

Episode 9 of Naureen's journey: Why I created the Inspire Community

11 mins; June 03, 2025

Episode 8 of Naureen's journey: Importance of community in my life

13 mins; May 27, 2025

Episode 7 of Naureen's journey: How to create a strong introduction

13 mins; May 13, 2025

Episode 6 of Naureen's journey: Same podcast, new format

11 mins; May 06, 2025

Special episode with Rachael at Thaifex

12 mins; April 24, 2025

#201 Reneé Minnaar: It is hard to be different in a world where everybody wants you to be the same.

33 mins; April 15, 2025

#200 Jeannette Ceja: Step into the fear, because you can do it

31 mins; April 08, 2025

Special episode with Olesia at Thaifex

21 mins; April 03, 2025

#199 Mara Cattaneo: Everything happens for a reason

31 mins; April 01, 2025

Special episode with Bou at Thaifex

8 mins; March 26, 2025

#198 Shannon Smith: My love language is feeding people

41 mins; March 25, 2025

#197 Maya Ziadeh: When I learnt to be myself, this is when I started to succeed in my career

30 mins; March 18, 2025

#196 Hala Matar Choufany: You never grow out of who you are, your perspective has changed

31 mins; March 11, 2025

#195 Samira Holma: Life becomes more interesting when we start to question our habits

31 mins; March 04, 2025

Special episode with Jane and Sigrid on Ageism

30 mins; February 25, 2025

#194 Saloni Mahajan Narang: Just do what you feel is right for you with all the confidence and passion

24 mins; February 18, 2025

#193 Tely Nagle: Agarrar el toro por los cuernos

35 mins; February 11, 2025

#192 Anne Biging: Have guts and trust yourself. Do not give up but make some tweaks along the way.

27 mins; February 04, 2025

#191 Sofia Strahl: Embrace the not knowing and be proud of what you are already capable of

28 mins; January 28, 2025

#190 Victoria Sardain: Personal development is at the root of business success

32 mins; January 21, 2025

#189 Nida Wongphanlert : Importance of communication - Don't assume that they know what you know

30 mins; January 13, 2025

#188 Ankita Sheth: If you have passion you will 100% succeed

27 mins; January 07, 2025

Episode 5 of Naureen's journey: Inspiration for 2025

38 mins; December 17, 2024

Special podcast episode with Virginie and Ariane on not making assumptions

50 mins; December 12, 2024

#187 Aditi Dugar: Food entrepreneur building a legacy of brands by connecting the dots

31 mins; December 03, 2024

#186 Caroline Benard: "le poisson pourrit toujours par la tête"

33 mins; November 26, 2024

#185 Katrin Melle: Success of any organisation is driven by its people

31 mins; November 19, 2024

Special episode where Seema interviews Naureen

7 mins; November 13, 2024

#184 Caroline Leo: I am in my female era. Collaborating with great people and being inspired by them

33 mins; November 12, 2024

Episode 4 of Naureen's journey: Authenticity in the workplace

12 mins; November 05, 2024

#182 Seema Goundar: Fantastic mix of island vibes, curiosity and occasional jet lag.

32 mins; October 29, 2024

#182 Michelle Moreno: Listen, ask questions, pay attention and listen some more

29 mins; October 22, 2024

Episode 3 of Naureen's journey: How to get your next promotion

12 mins; October 15, 2024

#181 Ashleigh Donald: Get comfortable with being uncomfortable

29 mins; October 08, 2024

#180 Emily Edwards: Don’t have a plan, better to follow the feeling

29 mins; October 01, 2024

#179 Frauke Aoun: Living out my passion in hospitality

29 mins; September 24, 2024

Episode 2 of Naureen's journey: Transform your visibility

15 mins; September 17, 2024

#178 Michaela Connor : Travel is the school of life

31 mins; September 10, 2024

#177 Marta Grutka: Don't limit yourself

34 mins; August 26, 2024

Episode 1 of Naureen's journey : Feeling unfulfilled?

11 mins; August 22, 2024

#176 Selin Demir: Always remain teachable and be brave enough to ask

28 mins; August 13, 2024

#175 Candice D'Cruz: Career progression happened because I have had my hand raised

33 mins; July 30, 2024

#174 Alexandra Schafer: How art can transform you, the space you live in and inspire you.

27 mins; July 16, 2024

#173 Eve Weatherburn: Great ideas can come from anywhere

33 mins; July 09, 2024

#172 Cindy Tse: Better people, better world

32 mins; July 02, 2024

#171 Charline Catteeuw: Every action we take has an impact on someone else's life

29 mins; June 25, 2024

#170 Charlotte Horler: I feel like I am paving the way for female leaders

32 mins; June 18, 2024

#169 Irene Ohler: I was fascinated with the unknown, learning is part of my DNA

30 mins; June 11, 2024

#168 Debbie Flynn: Just be you. Be proud of who you are.

37 mins; June 04, 2024

#167 Rosina Budhani: Different ways you need to adapt your communication style based on the people you were talking to

32 mins; May 28, 2024

#166 Tabatha Ramsay: I love to experience different things and to learn new organisational cultures.

29 mins; May 20, 2024

#165 Jeannette Linfoot: Sign of a great leader is to always want to improve yourself

31 mins; May 13, 2024

#164 Stephanie Catala: In hospitality you will always find a job if you want it and you must believe in yourself

33 mins; May 07, 2024

#163 Kseniia Kuznetsova: Power of human connection

32 mins; April 30, 2024

#162 Heide Proett: I have the impression that I need to transform myself after a certain period of time

30 mins; April 22, 2024

#161 Rachael Nemeth: I was working for the job I wanted, not the job that I had.

30 mins; April 16, 2024

#160 Cheila Gibbs: Fail first and then you can succeed

30 mins; April 09, 2024

#159 Cidalia Pinto Coelho: Trust yourself, you know yourself better than anyone

33 mins; April 02, 2024

#158 Bettina Arguelles: There needs to be a shift. How can you be a chef and a sucesful one and not have the sacrifice the rest of your life

35 mins; March 26, 2024

#157 Bianca Harrison: I lead with compassion and believe in bringing people up with you.

26 mins; March 18, 2024

#156 Sherry Marek: Pie charts and champagne

35 mins; March 12, 2024

#155 Marion Barrère: Why can't you try something new, what is the risk at the end of the day? Challenge you to put yourself out there

31 mins; March 05, 2024

#154 Gemma Greenwood: Just always give it a go. What is the worst thing that could happen? Nothing!

38 mins; February 27, 2024

#153 Jenn Boyles: It is important for girls to understand that they can do anything

30 mins; February 20, 2024

#152 Hayley Cooper: Best decision I ever made was to build a team

32 mins; February 13, 2024

#151 Anita Mendiratta : I never believed that a successful woman had to be a man in a skirt

38 mins; February 06, 2024

#150 Sue Graves: You can have it all, you just cannot have it all at the same time.

31 mins; January 30, 2024

#149 Tamina Wuerth: How people can make their lives easier with AI

30 mins; January 23, 2024

#148 Caitlin Wischermann Ornitz : Find really smart people that you care about and have similar passions as you do

36 mins; January 16, 2024

#147 Susan Barry: I just wanted to be the boss

34 mins; January 09, 2024

#146 Melissa Kalan : No entrepreneur's journey is easy, it takes a lot of grit and resilience and unwavering belief

41 mins; January 03, 2024

#145 Kim Lerner: I just love the dance of service

33 mins; December 19, 2023

#144 Jennifer Ryan: Perfect on paper: be super honest with yourself with what you want and not apologise for it

35 mins; December 14, 2023

#143 Meredith Marin : Everyone deserves to have a good experience, everyone deserves a seat at the table

34 mins; December 12, 2023

#142 Isabell Fuss: People associate hotel real estate with emotions, with a story and vision and that is what makes it special

31 mins; December 06, 2023

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