Hospitality x Disruption: HXD212
HXD212 turns up the heat with real conversations that challenge comfort and spark action. Hosted by Thibault Catala, founder of Catala Consulting, the show brings together leaders, creators, and rebels shaping what comes next across hospitality, AI, technology, and life design. No scripts. No filters. No polished talking points. Just curious minds, honest dialogue, and ideas pushed one degree further. To the boiling point.Human-to-Human. At 212°F.
Episodes
10 episodes
He Built a Hotel With No Lobby and No Building | Tiago Venâncio, Treasurests Hospitality | Ep. 010
The hotel of 2035 may not look like a hotel at all.No lobby. No traditional front desk. Mixed-use buildings. Branded residences. F&B-led concepts. And neighbourhoods becoming part of the actual guest experience.Episode 01...
AI Won’t Replace Strategy. It Will Expose Weak Thinkers. George Nimeh | Ep. 009
AI will not replace strategy. It will expose weak thinkers.Most companies do not have a strategy. They have content calendars, meetings, campaigns, and more tools than ever before. But in a world where everyone can publish, autom...
What Hotel Owners See That Operators Don't. Philipp Huterer | Ep. 008
A hotel can be fully booked and still be a bad investment. Most operators don't see it. Most owners don't say it. Until now.🎙 Episode 008 of HXD212: unfiltered conversations with leaders, rebels, and builders shaping what's next....
Can Psychedelics Make You a Better Leader? Sophie Spitzer | Ep. 007
From being terrified of substances to building safe legal psychedelic journeys. Can psychedelics become the next frontier of mental health, leadership, and human transformation, or are we still dangerously romanticising something we barely unde...
Mews PMS from Startup to $2.5B valuation. Matthijs Welle | Ep. 006
From two hotel guys with no tech skills to a $2.5 billion valuation. How do you reinvent an industry from the inside and what does it take to survive when no one will fund you?🎙 Episode 006 of HXD212: unfiltered conversations wit...
Why Vienna Could Become Europe’s Next Startup Hub. Markus Raunig | Ep. 005
Can Austria become a real startup nation. Or will it stay comfortable playing small?🎙️ Episode 005 of HXD212: unfiltered conversations with leaders, rebels, and builders shaping what's next.Markus Raunig, Executive...
Signal vs Noise. Why Most Leaders Get It Wrong. Delia Wieser | Ep. 004
We live in a world flooded with trends, predictions, and “what’s next” reports. AI. Sustainability. Digital transformation. The next big shift.But how much of what we call important is actually signal. And how much is just noise?🎙️ HX...
Hotel Trends Decoded: What’s Real, What’s Noise, What’s Next. Rita J Varga | Ep. 003
How do you tell what’s a real hotel trend. And what’s just conference noise?🎙️ HXD212: Turning up the heat in hospitality. Unfiltered conversations with leaders, rebels, and builders shaping what comes next. Human-to-Human. At ...
Decisions Beat Dashboards: What Hotels Get Wrong About AI | Ep. 002
How do you make good decisions in a world flooded with data and AI?🎙️ HXD212: Turning up the heat in hospitality. Unfiltered conversations with leaders, rebels, and builders shaping what comes next. Human-to-Human. At 212°F...
Tradition vs Innovation: Hotel Sacher's Honest Answer | Ep. 001
How does a 150-year-old luxury hotel adopt AI without losing its soul?--🎙️ HXD212: Turning up the heat in hospitality.Unfiltered conversations with leaders, rebels, and builders shaping what comes next. Human-...
