Real World Talks Podcast FIU Hospitality

Happy Fall! The Career Development ladies are back with a new episode to kick off the semester! The Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management Career ladies had the pleasure of interviewing with members from the Vida & Estilo Restaurant Group (V&E). The V&E team members who were interviewed shared their career journey in the Food & Beverage industry, their passion in and outside of work, and the brand. They gave advice on the importance of being passionate in your cr...

As a surprise for the Holidays, we have another special episode. As our final episode to close out the semester, we had the pleasure of interviewing Cindy Haas, Vice President of Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits. With a live audience, Cindy shared her unconventional humble beginnings, career path, and why communication is so vital in a leadership role. She happily gave advice and explained what it means to be socially responsible. Cind...

Happy Holidays to our Real-World Talks Family! As a surprise for the Holidays, we have a two-day special episode. This is one of the featured episodes! This week we had the pleasure of interviewing another KYU representative, David Fuentes, General Manager of KYU Miami Restaurant. David shared insights on skillsets and advice that cannot be found in a textbook, lessons learned, and his career path. He smiled from ear to ear discussing the love he has for his job, his favorite meal, and ...

We are back and better than ever! This week we had the pleasure of interviewing Raheem Sealey, Executive Chef of KYU Restaurant. Raheem is not only an Executive Chef at KYU but an entrepreneur! Raheem excitedly boasted about what he loved about his job, his favorite meal and how supportive KYU is in his business endeavor, the Drinking Pig. He also discussed the family atmosphere at KYU and his humble beginnings. He then shared his biggest failure and how being brave / putting one foot f...

“It’s not where you start, but where you finish that counts”! On Episode 42 of Real-World Talks, we had a former student and wonderful partner of the Chaplin school, Camila Garcia’14, Colleague Experience Director of Hyatt Regency Miami as our guest. Camilla spoke about not knowing what she wanted to do as a student and how her career path led her to her passion in human resources. She also provided “go to” advice for students and eagerly spoke about Hyatt, the importance of giving back, join...

On episode 41 of Real World Talks we had the pleasure of interviewing Benjamin Collins, Director of Human Resources at Boucher Brothers, the brand on the sand! He described his company in three words and debunked misconceptions about the human resources department, often compared to the principal’s office. On this episode he goes in depth on what Boucher Brothers represents and why someone should choose a career with them. Benjamin also spoke about how he leads and motivates his team despite ...