Episodes

Feb. 25, 2026

Reinventing Hotel Standards with Adam Tuttle (Yipy)

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Co-Founder and CEO of Yipy, explains why hospitality’s approach to standards management has remained fundamentally outdated and how digitising sta...
Feb. 12, 2026

Professionalising Short-Term Rentals with Merilee Karr (UnderTheDoormat)

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 asset clas...
Jan. 28, 2026

Scaling Short-Stay Living with Laurenz Schwarzhappel (Global Living Apartments)

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 doing what mo...
Jan. 14, 2026

Hospitality’s Digital Reset with Ulrich Pillau (Apaleo)

In this episode of Pillow Talk Sessions , Jessica Gillingham sits down with Ulrich Pillau, Founder & CEO of Apaleo, to explore how AI and API-first technology are redefining what modern hospitality looks like behind the scene...