# Hire For The Spark - Burak Ipekci Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hospitality-daily-podcast-5916452/hire-for-the-spark-burak-ipekci Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hospitality-daily-podcast-5916452/hire-for-the-spark-burak-ipekci.md Podcast: [Hospitality Daily Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hospitality-daily-podcast-5916452) Published: 2026-05-18T08:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcast.hospitalitydaily.com/burak-ipekci/ Audio file: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2103299/episodes/19193091-hire-for-the-spark-burak-ipekci.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hospitality-daily-podcast-5916452/episodes/hire-for-the-spark-burak-ipekci Duration seconds: 697 ## Resource In this episode, Burak Ipekci, the Head Concierge at The Royal Horseguards Hotel and Secretary General of Les Clefs d'Or International, shares his view on hiring: why he decides in five minutes whether to spend 55, why great concierge careers start with someone spotting them first, and why caring for people is the one thing you cannot teach. A few more resources: If you're new to Hospitality Daily, start here. You can send me a message here with questions, comments, or guest suggestions... ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hospitality-daily-podcast-5916452/episodes/hire-for-the-spark-burak-ipekci/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hospitality-daily-podcast-5916452/hire-for-the-spark-burak-ipekci.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.