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Season 5. Episode 3. | Hospitality | The Hospitality Hero

In this fascinating discussion with DIB boss Frank McKenna, Steven shares his career journey from the beach hotels of Australia to the countryside hotels of North Wales and his involvement with one of the UK's fastest growing festivals DevaFest.

In this season of the Downtown Den podcast, we are joined by some of the leading personalities from across the hospitality sector.

Next up, we have Steven Hesketh the CEO of the Savvy Hotel Group and The Hospitality Hero.

In this fascinating discussion with DIB boss Frank McKenna, Steven shares his career journey from the beach hotels of Australia to the countryside hotels of North Wales and his involvement with one of the UK’s fastest growing festivals DevaFest.

Steven also discusses the roles of Accomodation Bid’s and how they can help the future of the hospitality industry.

This season of the Downtown Den podcast is sponsored by The Hospitality Hero.

To find out more about DevaFest visit: www.devafest.co.uk

For tickets for The Great Art of Hospitality Conference visit: www.tickettailor.com/events/downtowninbusiness/1895312

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