Welcome to the NextGen Hospitality Podcast with me, Paul Borg. This podcast is designed for ambitious young professionals eager to jumpstart their careers in hospitality and grow into impactful leadership roles.

Today, I’m joined by Paul Spencer. Paul is an accomplished hospitality executive with over 30 years of experience across luxury, lifestyle, boutique and aparthotel brands. Throughout his career, Paul has held senior leadership roles, including Chief Operating Officer and board-level positions across Europe, where he has built high-performing teams and helped scale brands internationally across both private equity-backed and founder-led businesses.

In this episode, Paul shares his journey from starting out as a chef to becoming a senior hospitality leader. He reflects on his first General Manager role, his move into regional and brand leadership, and what it takes to build high-performing teams across multiple hotels and countries.

Paul also discusses the importance of personal brand, finding the right cultural fit within hospitality and why lifestyle brands allow leaders and teams to bring more of themselves to work. He offers valuable advice on how young professionals can shape their careers by understanding their strengths, values and motivations.

Connect with Paul Spencer:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulspencerqhotels/

Connect with me:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-borg-crowneplaza/