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Welcome to Hospitality on the Rise — the podcast about the people shaping the hospitality industry and their journeys.This podcast shares the stories, lessons learned, and advice from hospitality leaders who've carved out their own path to success.
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- Sep 29, 2026
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- Jul 7, 2026
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EP 81: Danny Garcia (opens the original)
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Danny Garcia, Chef and Owner of Only Goods, walked into Top Chef without knowing a single competitor and with one mindset: he was there to win. And he did, taking home Season 21 and the biggest prize in the show’s history. On this episode of Hospitality On The Rise , Danny joins host Alice Cheng to talk about the journey behind the win, from busing tables as a kid and training with the Bocuse d’Or team to helping open Crown Shy. He also gets real about what came next: closing his first restauran
EP 80: Molly Irani (opens the original)
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Molly Irani, Co-Founder and Chief Culture Officer of Chai Pani Restaurant Group, spent years running from the restaurant industry that raised her. Then, at 39, she jumped back in headfirst with zero professional training and a wild idea. On this episode of Hospitality On The Rise , Molly tells host Alice Cheng how she and her husband bootstrapped one Asheville restaurant into a multi-city hospitality group. Along the way, they pulled lessons from careers outside of food to build what they call “
EP 79: Ryan Pera (opens the original)
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Ryan Pera, Co-Owner of Agricole Hospitality and Executive Chef of Coltivare, started washing dishes at a summer job in high school and never left the kitchen. On this episode of Hospitality On The Rise , Ryan shares how he traded an anthropology degree and archaeological dig for a culinary career that took him to Le Cirque during its four-star era, then to Houston, where he eventually built a restaurant group from the ground up. He opens up about bringing a farm-to-plate vision to life, the grow
EP 78: Lina Goujjane (opens the original)
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Lina Goujjane, Co-Owner and Sommelier of Kiko and Noury, grew up running around her parents’ restaurant and always assumed she’d take over the family business one day. On this episode of Hospitality On The Rise , Lina shares how one college course changed that plan and set her on a path through openings at The NoMad, Majordomo, and Sushi Noz before launching concepts of her own. She opens up about the realities of leading a team while working the floor alongside them, what it took to earn a two-
EP 77: Thomas Pastuszak (opens the original)
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Thomas Pastuszak, VP of Sales and Hospitality at Grand Cru Selections and Founder of Empire Estate Wine, got his start with a summer job at his godfather’s Shelter Island bed and breakfast. That early experience sparked a passion for hospitality that eventually pulled him away from a medical school track. On this episode of Hospitality On The Rise , Thomas joins host Alice Cheng to share how he discovered the world of wine, built The NoMad’s wine program from the ground up, and eventually launch
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