
About this podcast
Hospitality Folks is a weekly video podcast hosted by Alicia Dick Wahlberg, CEO & Founder of Folksnest. We explore the future of upscale and luxury hotels where service quality, hiring strategy, and team culture define success. Through honest conversations with hotel leaders, workers, and industry innovators, we challenge outdated recruitment models and rethink management, belonging, and meaning in modern hospitality.
19 episodes · business
Hospitality Folks
About this podcast
Hospitality Folks is a weekly video podcast hosted by Alicia Dick Wahlberg, CEO & Founder of Folksnest. We explore the future of upscale and luxury hotels where service quality, hiring strategy, and team culture define success. Through honest conversations with hotel leaders, workers, and industry innovators, we challenge outdated recruitment models and rethink management, belonging, and meaning in modern hospitality.
Recent episodes
- Why Most Hotels Fail at Storytelling and How to Fix It | Regitze Cecilie Rosenvinge15 Jun · 22 min
- Why Hospitality Always Comes Back to People | Melanie Chinwe8 Jun · 20 min
- Katarina Alič Čretnik | She Left a 15-Year Digital Career for the Forest — Now She's Changing What Hospitality Wellness Looks Like27 May · 34 min
- She Applied With Zero Experience — 26 Years Later She Built One of Europe's Leading Revenue Consultancies | Annemarie Gubanski19 May · 23 min
- From Dishwasher to Director — Why the Best Kitchens Run on Mentorship, Not Fear | Adam Mali13 May · 30 min
- From Athlete to Wellness Leader: How Guest Experience in Hospitality Is Being Transformed | Lali Jochmann5 May · 37 min
- Ask Why, Take the Risk: Julius Anders on Hospitality Careers, Numa, and Hiring for Judgment28 Apr · 20 min
- Hotel Tech & AI Explained — No Buzzwords, Just What Actually Works with Kim Spoljan23 Apr · 30 min
- From Self-Taught to Confident with Charlotte Desamais, French Pastry Chef Trainer Remote Safari Lodges Across Africa "The Moment They Realize They Can"21 Apr · 15 min
- Einars Garoza on Building Luxury Safari Hospitality in Tanzania — Frontier Markets, Purpose-Driven Capital, and Reconnecting Through Nature14 Apr · 26 min