5-minutes with the SilverFox - Hospitality Business Podcast

5-minutes with the SilverFox - Hospitality Business Podcast

Stephen Hickmore, AKA The SilverFox, chats to personalities with a passion for the hospitality industry in South Africa and the world. Chefs, Wine industry experts, Foodies, Influencers, Hotel General Managers. He also gets to grips with various “burning issues” effecting tourism and hospitality. Stephen also liberally dispenses career advice. All in 5 minutes? ‘Well I get carried away so it’s nearly always longer’ laughs Stephen. #swisshotelschool #hospitalityeducation #hotelschool

Episodes

October 11, 2021 13 mins

In this episode I am on the other side of the microphone. Interviewed by renowned Chef Paul Luna.

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Lundi Khoisan of MixFM 93.8 chats to and shares chocolate brownies with Stephen and Wade. We talk hospitality industry , job opportunities , education, surviving lockdown and the Swiss Hotel School. 

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April 23, 2021 26 mins

More than 5 minutes with Heidi Duminy. Cape Wine Master who loves wine, lives wine, works wine, talks wine, writes wine, tastes wine ...

Principal of the Cape Wine Academy and wine marketing expert. Heidi has over 20 years in the South African Wine industry

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COVID-19 will fundamentally challenge your culture, how you distribute work and deploy your workforce, and how you engage your people.

In the longer term, this crisis may present an opportunity to create a more resilient workforce whilst retaining the agility to operate in uncertain times.

Join Stephen Hickmore (The SilverFox): John Botha, COO of Global Business Solutions and Phillip Meyer, CEO of the LSC Group in...

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I so enjoyed this discussion with Greg. Both inspiring and thought provoking. This is the audio of a webinar I hosted on behalf of the South African Chefs association.

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We speak to Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo COO City Lodge Hotel Group about the prospects for the hospitality industry in South Africa post Lockdown . In this hour long episode taken from a Zoom Webinar we tackle the burning issues facing hotels .
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Interview with SO-BAR founder , Stephen Hickmore , on Cape Talk
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September 9, 2019 4 mins
A nostalgic look at the gentrification of the humble bacon nutty.
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Nick is an experienced hotelier and educator. He is an innovator in the hospitality education space. Nick speaks to the SilverFox about the expectations of future hoteliers and chefs and how he sees the future of Hotel schools. Yep, again it’s more than 5 minutes. Hotels and hospitality are fast changing businesses that require life skills as well as technical ability to run. Do hoteliers need degrees? Are they in demand in other i...

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June 5, 2019 12 mins
Stephen spends more than 5 minutes with Jacqueline Grobler, Johannesburg’s Gin entrepreneur, distiller and owner of Angel Heart and its eclectic range of local handcrafted Gins
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May 30, 2019 6 mins
You’ve been offered the job of your dreams. The moment has come to resign. What next?
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Stephen presents 10 unique ways to sabotage your career.
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Some tips and tricks on how to best market yourself for jobs in the hospitality industry. Why just sending a CV does not cut the mustard.
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April 2, 2019 6 mins
5 minutes with Tania Malan, General Manager of African Pride Melrose Arch, Autograph Collection. What does it take to keep up with hotel trends and maintain a unique offering? African Pride Melrose Arch is over 15 years old and still leads in hotel design, food and beverage and service
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March 12, 2019 11 mins

I thought I would publish the second section of my chat with John Aritho the General Manager of the  Beverly Hills Hotel in Umhlanga. We had over 200 listens to the last section !!! I know I am already breaking my 5 minute rule but................ I so enjoyed our chat we ran overtime. We talk about the industry, millennial's and a new era of hotel keeping.

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March 7, 2019 6 mins
First of two episodes with John Aritho General manager Beverly Hills Hotel Umhlanga
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February 27, 2019 6 mins
The Gorgeous George Hotel in Cape Town due to open in April 2019. Neilen Tolmay, General Manager speaks to Stephen about the excitement surrounding its design and unique experience
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February 21, 2019 5 mins

Stephen chats to SA MasterChef judge and 5 star executive chef Andrew Atkinson

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