{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Gathered Here","title":"When Hospitality Heals: A Lesson in Adaptability and the Heart That Keeps us Here","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0df4b5d1\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2845,"description":"When Hospitality Heals: Resilience, Adaptability, and the Heart That Keeps Us HereSometimes hospitality is more than just events — it’s survival, it’s healing, and it’s the heart that keeps us moving forward.Kate Foster’s story is proof of that. From her early career in politics to planning over 500 weddings, opening multimillion-dollar venues, and now training hospitality sales teams across North America, her journey is anything but ordinary. Along the way, she learned lessons venue owners often discover the hard way: why opening day is never the finish line, how complacency can quietly destroy a business, and why adaptability is everything.In this episode, Kate also opens up about the deeply personal story of how hospitality quite literally saved her life — and why empathy remains at the center of everything she does.This is a conversation for anyone who’s ever wondered if they have the fortitude to keep going, and a reminder that while the work is hard, hospitality has a way of healing us, too.Learn more about Kate:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hospitalitymarketingsolutions/Learn more about us: The Venue Masterclass: https://www.thevenuemasterclass.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gatheredherepodcast/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BAETwWDbYm9a5iwT22Sr5sILNzNamiuGUSsFQmbdUes/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNDkw/ZmY2M2RmN2M5ZTA2/NTkxNDJhN2YwNDE5/YWUwMy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}