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WELCOME TO SERVING SUCCESS: THE ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY PODCAST.

In our podcast series, Serving Success, we explore how our amazing hospitality industry is truly driving change, supporting people to rebuild their lives and adding real value back into our communities.

Each month, we catch up with inspiring leaders who have put people and purpose at the forefront of their businesses.

Brimming with insider knowledge, tips and advice, Serving Success is a must listen for anyone who wants to help their business become a force for good.

Don’t miss out – listen now!

Quick Serves Ep2: Our Impact So Far in Scotland

Quick Serves Ep2: Our Impact So Far in Scotland

    Added 13 Oct 2025, 05:00

Quick Serves: The Only A Pavement Away Mini Podcast On-the-Go 
Alongside our monthly Serving Success episodes, Quick Serves brings you bite-sized conversations to keep you inspired, connected and up to date. Each mini episode takes you behind the scenes of our latest programmes,…

S2 Ep9: One of Only A Pavement Away’s longest standing members, Paul, explains how the charity supported him from homelessness into employment

S2 Ep9: One of Only A Pavement Away’s longest standing members, Paul, explains how the charity supported him from homelessness into employment

    Added 7 Oct 2025, 03:30

Paul found himself and his family homeless during the pandemic and was supported back into work, and accommodation, by Only a Pavement Away. Paul and Greg discuss his journey from living on the streets to becoming a Goods Receiver at The Ivy Collection. 

Each month, Serving Success:…

Quick Serves Ep1: Behind the Scenes at Passport 2 Employment

Quick Serves Ep1: Behind the Scenes at Passport 2 Employment

    Added 26 Sep 2025, 13:24

Quick Serves: The Only A Pavement Away Mini Podcast On-the-Go

Alongside our monthly Serving Success episodes, Quick Serves brings you bite-sized conversations to keep you inspired, connected and up to date. Each mini episode takes you behind the scenes of our latest…

S2 Ep8: James Brown, Head Chef at Unilever Food Solutions Academy shares his thoughts on the importance of education across the food service industry, and how the organisation is looking to support Chefs at all stages of their careers.

S2 Ep8: James Brown, Head Chef at Unilever Food Solutions Academy shares his thoughts on the importance of education across the food service industry, and how the organisation is looking to support Chefs at all stages of their careers.

    Added 2 Sep 2025, 02:30

The UFS Academy is a free, online training portal created for Chefs, by Chefs, covering everything from the art of plating to mental health in the kitchen. James Brown, Head Chef at the UFS Academy shares his passion for the hospitality sector and highlights what he wishes he had known about it at the…

S2 Ep7: Matt Williams, Founder of Big Hug Brewing shares the inspiring story of how he supports people and the planet, and how the hospitality industry can be a catalyst for the greater good

S2 Ep7: Matt Williams, Founder of Big Hug Brewing shares the inspiring story of how he supports people and the planet, and how the hospitality industry can be a catalyst for the greater good

    Added 5 Aug 2025, 04:00

Big Hug Brewing creates beers with purpose, raising money for charities supporting people and communities. Matt Williams, the company’s founder, shares his inspiring story of how he built his business around a set of values that strives to help others, and encourages others to do the same. 

S2 Ep6: Janene Pretorius explains how one of the most prestigious restaurant groups in the country has opened its doors to offer jobs to people facing homelessness and experiencing other barriers to employment.

S2 Ep6: Janene Pretorius explains how one of the most prestigious restaurant groups in the country has opened its doors to offer jobs to people facing homelessness and experiencing other barriers to employment.

    Added 1 Jul 2025, 03:30

Janene is Group Director of People & Culture at The Wolseley Hospitality Group - a
family of individual restaurants whose ethos is focused around creating places where
people feel they belong. She spoke to our Founder & CEO Greg Mangham about some of the many Only a Pavement Away Members who…

S2 Ep5: David McDowall reflects on what it’s like to run the largest pub company in the UK and the role pubs play in communities far and wide.

S2 Ep5: David McDowall reflects on what it’s like to run the largest pub company in the UK and the role pubs play in communities far and wide.

    Added 3 Jun 2025, 02:30

David is CEO at Stonegate Group, the largest pub company in the UK. He spoke to Marie Ingrao, Head of Marketing & Partnerships at Only A Pavement Away, about the challenges of building a positive work culture across such a large organisation and why pubs are so important for our high streets and communities.

S2 Ep4: Katy Moses and our very own CEO discuss how hospitality can help people rebuild their lives, and share the latest insights on how Gen Z perceives the sector.

S2 Ep4: Katy Moses and our very own CEO discuss how hospitality can help people rebuild their lives, and share the latest insights on how Gen Z perceives the sector.

    Added 6 May 2025, 02:00

Greg Mangham, Founder & CEO of Only a Pavement Away, catches up with Katy Moses, founder & MD of KAM, a hospitality insight consultancy, to discuss misconceptions about the sector and what we know about Gen Z as customers and team members. 

Each month, Serving Success: The Only A Pavement…

S2 Ep3: Baton Berisha talks us through his journey from coming to the UK in the 90s as an unaccompanied minor, to running one of the most prestigious restaurant groups in the country.

S2 Ep3: Baton Berisha talks us through his journey from coming to the UK in the 90s as an unaccompanied minor, to running one of the most prestigious restaurant groups in the country.

    Added 1 Apr 2025, 01:30

Our host Mark Stretton catches up with Baton Berisha, CEO of Rare Restaurants, the parent company of Gaucho and M, and former CEO of the Wolseley Hospitality Group. His impressive career has evolved from humble beginnings; he shares what he has learned on the path to success. 

Each month, Serving…

S2 Ep2: Lorraine Copes explains how the hospitality industry has an equity and inclusion issue, rather than a diversity issue, and highlights what can be done to fix it

S2 Ep2: Lorraine Copes explains how the hospitality industry has an equity and inclusion issue, rather than a diversity issue, and highlights what can be done to fix it

    Added 4 Mar 2025, 05:00

Our host Mark Stretton catches up with Lorraine Copes, founder of Be Inclusive Hospitality, a social enterprise and a not-for-profit organisation with an overarching mission to advance racial equity within the hospitality, food and drink…

S2 Ep1: Shereen Ritchie tells us why she is so passionate about championing the incredibly unique hospitality sector and all the inspiring people within it

S2 Ep1: Shereen Ritchie tells us why she is so passionate about championing the incredibly unique hospitality sector and all the inspiring people within it

    Added 4 Feb 2025, 05:00

Our host Mark Stretton speaks to former Buns from Home CEO Shereen Ritchie. Shereen was previously the Managing Director of Leon and is an advocate for shaping and driving change for the hospitality industry.

Each week, Serving Success: The Only A Pavement Away Podcast, will…

S1 Ep4: Kate Nicholls on industry challenges, Covid and saving beer and prawn cocktail crisps

S1 Ep4: Kate Nicholls on industry challenges, Covid and saving beer and prawn cocktail crisps

    Added 31 Oct 2023, 02:00

Our host Mark Stretton speaks to Kate Nicholls OBE the CEO of UKHospitality. Kate is the voice of the hospitality industry, advocating, shaping and driving policy for the industry for the last 20 years.

S1 Ep3: Greene King CEO Nick Mackenzie on the importance of diversity & inclusion

S1 Ep3: Greene King CEO Nick Mackenzie on the importance of diversity & inclusion

    Added 24 Oct 2023, 03:00

Greene King CEO Nick Mackenzie reveals how he implemented a people first approach at the country's leading pub group, and placed values at the core of the business.

With a deep dive into the education, initiatives and policy change Greene King has undergone to progress its…

S1 Ep2: Only A Pavement Away's Founder Greg Mangham on the driving force for doing good

S1 Ep2: Only A Pavement Away's Founder Greg Mangham on the driving force for doing good

    Added 10 Oct 2023, 03:30

Mark talks to Greg Mangham, the Founder of Only A Pavement Away about the reason why he left a lucrative consultant role to start a charity and where he sees the charity in 5 years time.

After almost 50 years in the hospitality business, in 2018 Greg and his wife Jill founded Only A…

S1 Ep1: Top Chef Tom Aikens opens up about his career and why he's giving back

S1 Ep1: Top Chef Tom Aikens opens up about his career and why he's giving back

    Added 5 Oct 2023, 23:02

In our first ever episode, Mark is joined by Chef Tom Aikens. Tom opens up about his career to become one of Britain's most coveted chefs, positive changes he’s seen in the industry in the last 35 years and why he chooses to give back.

Tom Aikens is one of the UK’s most acclaimed…

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