In this Happy Hour episode, Tim and Michael open with the December spiral — too-early Christmas parties, the pressure to “catch up before the end of the year,” and the collective madness that hits hospitality every November. Their thesis? It’s okay to say no, it’s okay to push things to Jan or Feb, and it’s okay to stop saying “Happy New Year” after the first week of January. The pair riff on the emotional pressure of year-end expectations and the strange social rituals that come with it. The...
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In this Happy Hour episode, Tim and Michael open with the December spiral — too-early Christmas parties, the pressure to “catch up before the end of the year,” and the collective madness that hits hospitality every November. Their thesis? It’s okay to say no, it’s okay to push things to Jan or Feb, and it’s okay to stop saying “Happy New Year” after the first week of January. The pair riff on the emotional pressure of year-end expectations and the strange social rituals that come with it. The...
Identity — Writing Mission Down So Teams Can Use It
The PAX Hospitality Podcast
44 minutes
1 month ago
Identity — Writing Mission Down So Teams Can Use It
In this episode of The PAX Hospitality Podcast, host Leon Kennedy sits down with Joseph Abboud (Rumi, Rocket Society) to unpack what “identity” looks like when you move it from gut-feel to something a whole team can use. Rather than trading in abstract brand-speak, Joseph shares the hard-won process of articulating Rumi’s purpose—“to embody Middle Eastern hospitality with a contemporary attitude so that we can have a positive impact on our immediate and broader community”—and how writin...
The PAX Hospitality Podcast
In this Happy Hour episode, Tim and Michael open with the December spiral — too-early Christmas parties, the pressure to “catch up before the end of the year,” and the collective madness that hits hospitality every November. Their thesis? It’s okay to say no, it’s okay to push things to Jan or Feb, and it’s okay to stop saying “Happy New Year” after the first week of January. The pair riff on the emotional pressure of year-end expectations and the strange social rituals that come with it. The...
