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Pillow Talk Sessions is a podcast about modern hospitality operations and how guest experience is operationally delivered in a tech-enabled world. Hosted by Jessica Gillingham, author of Tech-Enabled Hospitality , and produced by Abode Worldwide, the show features in-depth conversations with leaders building, operating, and scaling modern hospitality across hotels, short-term rentals, serviced living, and flexible living models. Each episode explores how hospitality is evolving beyond traditional hotels. From the hotelization of real estate to the rise of platform-driven and automated operations, we unpack how technology, systems, and organizational design are reshaping how stays are designed, delivered, and experienced. Pillow Talk Sessions goes deep on hospitality operations, technology, and strategy. Topics include new operating models, guest experience delivery, AI and automation, platform ecosystems, and the convergence
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Signup to Generate a PitchPillow Talk Sessions is a podcast about modern hospitality operations and how guest experience is operationally delivered in a tech-enabled world. Hosted by Jessica Gillingham, author of Tech-Enabled Hospitality, and produced by Abode Worldwide, the show features in-depth conversations with leaders building, operating, and scaling modern hospitality across hotels, short-term rentals, serviced living, and flexible living models.
Pillow Talk Sessions is hosted by Jessica Gillingham. The show has published 47 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Hospitality’s Data Problem Is Now an AI Problem with Wouter Geerts (Abode Worldwide)" (29 October 2026, 43 minutes), "Building on Water: The Next Frontier of Hospitality with Brian Meyer (FLOHOM)" (1 October 2026, 41 minutes), and "Redefining Resi: From short lets to branded living with Maxine Leufroy-Murat (Sejour Living)" (18 June 2026, 44 minutes).
Pillow Talk Sessions publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 41 minutes across 47 episodes.
Booking probability for Pillow Talk Sessions is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Pillow Talk Sessions requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Pillow Talk Sessions's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Pillow Talk Sessions are Hotels & Lodging. Pillow Talk Sessions has a business audience.
Jessica Gillingham hosts Pillow Talk Sessions, a business podcast with 47 episodes published.
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Episode #16
AI is transforming hospitality technology at an extraordinary speed. But what happens when businesses start trusting answers without understanding the data behind them? Wouter Geerts joined Abode Worldwide as Head of...
Episode #14
A houseboat that no bank would finance and no insurer would cover might seem an unlikely starting point for a hospitality brand. For Brian Meyer, it was the beginning of FLOHOM. Brian Meyer grew up on the water. He...
Episode #12
<p>Like many entrepreneurs entering the short-term rental space, Maxime Leufroy-Murat started out believing growth was a function of acquiring more properties and scaling operations. After more than a decade in the...
Episode #11
<p>When Njål Elliasson co-founded his Norwegian-based short-term rental property management company, Heimby, in 2022, he was over the moon as it quickly grew in size and profit. But before he knew it, his company...
Episode #10
<p>What does it take to build a hospitality brand that delivers genuine quality at a budget price point?</p><p>Matt Bell is the Managing Director of Mollie's, a design-led motel and diner concept with properties in...
Episode #9
<p>Mike Rawson spent seven years as CIO of CitizenM, one of the most tech-forward hotel brands in the world. His biggest lesson? Technology comes last.</p><p>In the latest episode of Pillow Talk Sessions, Mike joins me...
Episode #8
<p>In this episode of Pillow Talk Sessions, Tim Major, CEO of Operto, joins host Jessica Gillingham to explain how agentic AI is shifting hospitality from automation to autonomous execution.</p><p>Through Operto One...
Episode #7
<p><b>In this episode of </b><b>Pillow Talk Sessions</b><b>, Nils Mattisson, CEO & Co-Founder of Minut, explains how privacy-first technology is solving one of hospitality’s most complex challenges. Balancing guest...
Episode #6
<p><b>In this episode of </b><b>Pillow Talk Sessions</b><b>, Marc Laros, CTO of The Usual Hotels, explains how sustainability, technology, and guest experience can be designed as one integrated operating...
Episode #5
<p>In this episode of Pillow Talk Sessions with Jessica Gillingham, Cathrine Reimann, Co-Founder of Landfolk, explains why disciplined curation, not scale alone, is the foundation of a successful short-stay...
Episode #4
<p>In this episode of Pillow Talk Sessions with Jessica Gillingham, Adam Tuttle, Co-Founder and CEO of Yipy, explains why hospitality’s approach to standards management has remained fundamentally outdated and how...
Episode #3
<p>In this episode of Pillow Talk Sessions, Merilee Karr, CEO of UnderTheDoormat Group, explains how short-term rentals have evolved from fragmented, alternative accommodation into a professional, institutional-grade...
<p><b>In this episode of Pillow Talk Sessions, Laurenz Schwarzhappel, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Global Living Apartments, explains how the company consistently achieves around 92% occupancy across nine German cities by...
Episode #1
<p><b>In this episode of </b><b>Pillow Talk Sessions</b><b>, Jessica Gillingham sits down with Ulrich Pillau, Co-founder & CEO of Apaleo, to explore how AI and API-first technology are redefining what modern hospitality...
Episode #31
<p><b>In this week’s </b><b>Pillow Talk Sessions</b><b>, Jessica Gillingham and Kristian Lupinski speak with Alexander Limpert, the founder behind RentalReady and GuestReady, to unpack how automation, data, and AI are...
Episode #30
<p><b>In this week’s </b><b>Pillow Talk Sessions</b><b>, Jessica Gillingham and Kristian Lupinski sit down with Jason Hardman, Head of UK Living at CBRE, to explore how policy, planning, and private capital are...
Episode #29
<p><b>In this week’s </b><b>Pillow Talk Sessions</b><b>, Jessica Gillingham and co-host Kristian Lupinski sit down with Asli Kutlucan, CEO Europe at TFE Hotels, to explore how the company is bridging the gap between...
Episode #28
<p><b>In this week’s </b><b>Pillow Talk Sessions</b><b>, Jessica Gillingham and Kristian Lupinski sit down with Stephanie Smith, Head of Residential at Muse, to unpack how thoughtful design, data, and collaboration are...
Episode #27
<p><b>In this week’s </b><b>Pillow Talk Sessions</b><b>, Jessica Gillingham and Kristian Lupinski sit down with Joe Persechino, COO of Yugo, to unpack the global growth trajectory of student accommodation and the...
Episode #26
<p><b>In this week’s </b><b>Pillow Talk Sessions</b><b>, Jessica Gillingham and Kristian Lupinski sit down with Jonathan Burridge, Founder & CEO of Utopi, to explore how his company is helping operators cut costs...
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