Love thy Stranger Cory Mitchell II Gabbi Tesoriero

This LTS conversation we had with Helen from The Babes Project happened smack-bang in the midst of Melbourne lockdown over zoom and while it has taken a long time getting it up on-the-line, (because half of the the LTS Team (the half that knows how to produce and edit) was going through some serious wedding planning and some full-on health challenges), we're so happy it's finally up!So... here is our very powerful conversation with The Babes Project founder and CEO Helen Parker - one of the m...

I don't have favourites when it comes to my podcast guests but if I did Serena would be one of 'em! Serena has an amazing cultural tale filled with delicious and insightful stories, relationships and great wisdom gleaned from a life lived with empathy, compassion and a genuine desire to love the stranger well.Serena has been in the hospitality industry for around 15 years but embodies hospitality in all she is and all she does. She is the daughter of a real estate agent and a dipl...

On this episode of LTS we talk with Sarah "Sas" Cook, the founder, Director of Movement Zone and XtremeInc Youth Projects who has utilised Dance as a conduit for creating spaces and communities of diversity and inclusion! Sass is, truly, a practitioner of hospitality, not just in and through her work as a Dance Teacher but in and through her entire life - Sass exudes hospitality - and it is brilliant!Sas grew up in Castlemaine and at an early age shone as a gymnast and dancer and after ...

On this episode of LTS we talk with Nornie Bro head chef and business owner of Mabu Mabu. Originally from Mer Island in the Torres Strait, Nornie has been a professional chef for over 20 years. Her style of cooking is all about generosity and flavour. She has been creating dishes using native ingredients for much of her career, and is currently on a mission to make Indigenous herbs, spices, vegetables and fruits part of everyone's kitchen pantry. Nornie is, to us, the absolute emb...

On this episode we talk to Tim Cox aka Mr Merrymaker himself about how he got his start in the hospitality industry by taking a unique and unconventional route from accountant to Chef, catering & event business owner and Kitchen Manager of Servants Community Housing - a brilliant non-profit organisation that is passionate about breaking the cycle of disadvantage and social exclusion by providing affordable, safe housing for those on low incomes.Tim is very open and honest about his journe...

On this episode of Love thy Stranger we chat with Lydia Hean; Head Chef and Part Owner of Nine Yards Eatery in South Melbourne. Lydia is a phenomenal Chef and one of the most inspiring humans and practitioners of hospitality I have been privileged to listen to and learn from! I absolutely loved our chat and really valued Lydia's honesty, vulnerability, her story and the wisdom she carries and shared with me, that is well beyond her years.In this episode we discuss leading peers, h...