In this episode, Ryan Magnon, Chief Operating Officer at Ithaka Hospitality Partners, shares how his team is reimagining food halls as vibrant “third places” that bring communities together. He explains why chef-driven concepts, flexible gathering spaces, and thoughtful experience design are fueling the rise of modern food halls, and what they reveal about how people want to connect today. A few more resources: If you're new to Hospitality Daily, start here. You can send me a message here...
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In this episode, Ryan Magnon, Chief Operating Officer at Ithaka Hospitality Partners, shares how his team is reimagining food halls as vibrant “third places” that bring communities together. He explains why chef-driven concepts, flexible gathering spaces, and thoughtful experience design are fueling the rise of modern food halls, and what they reveal about how people want to connect today. A few more resources: If you're new to Hospitality Daily, start here. You can send me a message here...
The Era of the Operator: Why Constant Improvement Defines Great Hospitality Leadership Today - Ryan Magnon, Ithaka Hospitality Partners
Hospitality Daily Podcast
9 minutes
5 days ago
The Era of the Operator: Why Constant Improvement Defines Great Hospitality Leadership Today - Ryan Magnon, Ithaka Hospitality Partners
In this episode, Ryan Magnon, Chief Operating Officer at Ithaka Hospitality Partners, explains why strong operations are defining hospitality performance today. Drawing on experience shaped by quality management at Capella, operational leadership at Chick-fil-A, and his early career as a U.S. Air Force officer, Ryan outlines what great operators do differently: study their business as intentionally as they run it, develop their people with purpose, and commit to constant improvement. He also ...
Hospitality Daily Podcast
In this episode, Ryan Magnon, Chief Operating Officer at Ithaka Hospitality Partners, shares how his team is reimagining food halls as vibrant “third places” that bring communities together. He explains why chef-driven concepts, flexible gathering spaces, and thoughtful experience design are fueling the rise of modern food halls, and what they reveal about how people want to connect today. A few more resources: If you're new to Hospitality Daily, start here. You can send me a message here...
