Episodes

April 9, 2026

Privacy, Safety & the Future of Rentals with Nils Mattisson (Minut)

In this episode of Pillow Talk Sessions , Nils Mattisson, CEO & Co-Founder of Minut, explains how privacy-first technology is solving one of hospitality’s most complex challenges. Balancing guest privacy with host security. M...
March 26, 2026

Building Sustainable Hospitality with Marc Laros (The Usual Hotels)

In this episode of Pillow Talk Sessions , Marc Laros, CTO of The Usual Hotels, explains how sustainability, technology, and guest experience can be designed as one integrated operating system. The Usual Hotels is building tow...
March 12, 2026

Curated Hospitality with Cathrine Reimann (Landfolk)

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Co-Founder and CEO of Yipy, explains why hospitality’s approach to standards management has remained fundamentally outdated and how digitising sta...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