Reinvention that actually fills the dining room: how to reset a fine-dining signature and win guests in a new market.
Practical leadership, conscious sourcing, and marketing tactics from a chef who left a 13-year career to start fresh in Bali.
Syrco Bakker, chef and culinary creator and founder of Syrco BASÈ, built a two-mission kitchen at Pure Sea and trained in three-star kitchens, now leading a reinvented concept in Bali.
- Learn a repeatable process to rework concept and menu to align with conscious lifestyles so you attract high-value guests.
- Use team-led R&D and a clear culture to scale creativity so your kitchen performs consistently under pressure.
- Market a destination restaurant efficiently: track data, target feeder markets, and leverage credible micro-influencers to drive bookings.
- Balance purpose and profitability with practical steps to protect margins while advancing traceability and sustainability.
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Stop guessing rates. Start shaping profit with speed and trust.
How to make revenue management the commercial center that drives NOI and operational alignment.
Jason D'Agostino is a certified revenue management executive at Visions Hotels who has overseen 70+ assets and a portfolio exceeding 300 million in top line room revenue. Host Tim Boersma explores how operators can use revenue strategy, technology and communication to deliver measurable results.
- Turn tactical rate changes into a commercial strategy that increases net operating income.
- Leverage AI and modern RMS to execute faster while validating anomalies with human judgment.
- Gain actionable communication techniques to build owner and GM trust and approve pricing changes.
- Apply operational insights from food and beverage and P&L thinking to protect margins per occupied room.
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Struggling to attract and retain hospitality talent?
Practical hiring fixes you can apply this week from an industry insider.

Guest: Kim Loman, Founder of The Hospitality Recruiters, Amsterdam. With 18 years placing talent from part-time to director level and building international hiring and verification programs, he shares actionable tactics for busy leaders.

- Improve applicant conversion by rewriting vacancy pages to lead with your story and clear candidate benefits
- Cut hiring waste by adopting ATS workflows and verified candidate profiles that save time and money
- Reduce turnover by embedding simple retention practices that make staff feel seen and boost loyalty
- Accelerate integration of international hires with structured onboarding and local support to raise performance
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