On this episode, Ragnar speaks with Anna Blue, Founder and CEO of Blue Moss Group, where she helps organizations align business strategy and social impact to drive growth. She is also the founder of the Hospitality Creator Summit, a first-of-its-kind platform connecting hospitality leaders, creators, and brands to shape storytelling and influence in the industry. Before entering hospitality, Anna built her career advancing gender equity, working in politics and later with global nonprofit initiatives supporting young women’s leadership and advocacy. Today, she brings that experience and passion into the hospitality world. Tune in to explore what strong leadership looks like in hospitality, the persistent gaps in opportunity for women, and how the industry can build more equitable and inclusive workplaces for the next generation on Episode 142: Women, Leadership, and Equity in Hospitality with Anna Blue.
Tune in and LEARN:
- Rethinking Leadership Qualities: Explore how empathy, compassion, and decisiveness all play a role in strong leadership, and why the most effective leaders balance qualities traditionally labeled as both “feminine” and “masculine.”
- Breaking the Leadership Mold: Learn why organizations often hire people who think and act like existing leaders, yet how embracing diverse perspectives will strengthen teams and improve business outcomes.
- Advice for the Next Generation: Hear Anna’s guidance for young women entering hospitality today, including why speaking up, advocating for opportunities, and challenging outdated narratives are key to building a successful career.
Resources
“Compassion should be something we all lead with but that tends to be seen as a weakness or a more feminine quality, which I don’t think makes a lot of sense because the most successful leaders have that.”
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Hospitality Creator Summit
This June, Anna will be leading the Hospitality Creator Summit, an event uniting B2B creators across travel, tourism, restaurants, hotels, the cruise industry and more.
The free event will be held in Texas, bringing conversations and inspiration around influence, content and storytelling in our industries.
Visit https://thehospitalitycreators.com/ to learn more.
Acknowledgments
Special thanks to Anna for joining us, and to Rachel Humphrey for connecting Worldchefs and Anna.
World on a Plate is supported by Nestlé Professional and Electrolux Food Foundation.
