At SHL Career Day

Podcast recordings «Hosting the Hosts»

On 19 September 2024, the Igeho podcast «Hosting the Hosts» will be our guest at the SHL Career Day and will record a new episode in front of an SHL audience.  Our community will decide with whom presenter Andrin Willi will talk about topics, trends and developments in the hospitality industry in this episode. Read here about the possible guests available for selection and vote by 29 August 2024 for the person you would like to see participate in the dialogue with Andrin Willi on 19 September 2024. 

Christian Heiss

has been Chef de Bar at the legendary Kronenhalle Bar in Zurich since January 2017. Before that, the South Tyrolean worked alongside the former Chef de Bar, Peter Roth, for twelve years. Being a gifted Chef de Bar is one thing, but Christian Heiss is also a qualified mental coach and certified Iyengar yoga teacher. His methods have earned him various international awards. In an episode of «Hosting the Hosts» with Christian Heiss, the focus would be on how you can help people achieve their goals and at the same time utilise your own mental strength without exhausting yourself.

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Katrin Rüfenacht

has been GM at the «7132 Hotel» in Vals since the end of 2019. The SHL alumna previously worked for the Giardino Group for 11 years, during which time she opened and positioned the Hotel Giardino Mountain in Champfèr as GM. What is her key to success? How does she lead her team? How does she motivate them and how does she manage to retain employees in remote Vals over a longer period of time? An episode of «Hosting the Hosts» with Katrin Rüfenacht would be dedicated to the leadership role of a charismatic doer and brilliant hotelier.

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Hosting the Hosts - the Igeho Podcast

The «Hosting the Hosts» podcast of Igeho - Switzerland's leading hospitality trade fair - offers exciting and informative discussions for professional hosts. Moderated by SHL alumnus Andrin Willi, an experienced hotelier and catering expert, successful personalities from the catering, hotel, nightlife, communal catering and consulting sectors are interviewed in a relaxed atmosphere. New episodes are released every second Monday of the month and offer in-depth insights into one of the most dynamic industries. You can listen to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcast.

About the Host

SHL alumnus Andrin Willi is a catering expert, independent content creator and epicurean consultant. He works at the focal point of marketing and hospitality. The experienced radio personality also works for the SRF1 programme «A Point», among others.  As a former managing director and editor-in-chief of industry-relevant trade magazines such as Marmite and Salz & Pfeffer, as well as editorial director of Vinum magazine, he has built up an extensive network in the hospitality industry over the past 20 years of his journalistic career.