Some people run great venues.
Some people build great teams.

Alex Ghalleb has spent his career doing both.

From Soho House and Grind to Charlotte’s Group, Ennismore and now Five Graces Hospitality, he’s worked across openings, operations and growth at scale — helping build restaurants that succeed beyond the launch moment.

More recently, that includes projects like Dorian in Notting Hill and Julie’s in Holland Park.

This conversation is about growth.

How you scale without losing standards.
How culture holds under pressure.
And what it takes to build restaurants that actually last.

Some people run great rooms.
Others go on to build them.

Matthew Maynard has done both.

From Riding House Café — one of the busiest openings of its time — to global scale at Nikki Beach, and now leading expansion at Gold Restaurants, his career has been built on opening, running and growing hospitality businesses under pressure.

This conversation is about that shift.

From the floor…
to responsibility…
to building something bigger.

Some people run rooms.
Some people build brands.
And some understand how the two shape each other.

Alex Field has spent his career working at that intersection — across Moët Hennessy, Six Senses, LVMH, Reignwood and The Birley Clubs.

From global marketing to private members’ clubs, from investment to operations, he’s seen hospitality from a different angle — not just how it runs, but how it’s experienced and valued.

This conversation is about that line.

What people actually notice.
What makes them stay.
And what matters when perception and reality meet.