<p>Tony started from the humble beginnings of a smaller town in Algeria selling lemonade to football match goers every Friday. From there he arrived in London as a tourist and got a taste for the big smoke. Turning down university he eventually got his parents blessing to go back to London a make a go of it. The rest is history. Some heartfelt moments and ultimately Tony describing hospitality as love. </p>

Teds thoughts with James Elliot of Pizza Pilgrims

Hi, I’m Ted Schama, joint managing partner of Shelley Sandzer and I’ve been in the game for over three decades.&nbsp;I love public speaking and in fact, I love the people and the characters in my industry.Its in the nature of hospitality to talk and engage and likewise for property people to network.So loving the chat and the sector meant only one thing… a podcast to bring them all togetherThere are plenty of successes and at the same time, plenty of strugglesI think its important to share our worlds with you.Over the series, I’m going to talk to some of the industry’s leading figures, hear their stories, and really make this the conversation starter for our industry.&nbsp;Subscribe for the ongoing series and I hope you enjoy it.