HEX - Hospitality Exchange Collective
Hospitality
Exchange Collective - Curated dinners for senior hospitality leaders
Just people from your industry around one table.
Why exec dinners are so popular right now
Large trade shows never regained their footing post-COVID
AI slop leaves people craving human experiences
Better account & contact data makes it easier to target the right people
Exec dinner & small event boom
The big idea
No agenda, by design
These are no-agenda dinners for hospitality people. No roundtables, no "state of the industry" debate. Just the right people around one table, connected by a love of the industry rather than a list of its problems. Take away the agenda and people stop pitching and start being human. You will build real connection and real relationships that go much further than sponsoring a roundtable discussion. 8–10 people. One table.
The room is everything
8-10 senior hospitality leaders around one table. Hand-picked so every conversation has weight. The right people, properly met.
Connection over pitching
Take away the agenda and people stop pitching and start being human. That's where the real business happens - not from business cards, from genuine conversation.
Better the next day
You leave buzzing, with relationships that compound. Warm intros, easier follow-ups, and a network that gets more useful every time you use it.
Human, in an AI world
As AI absorbs more of how we work, the rooms where people genuinely connect become the one thing that can't be automated. The dinner is the format. Connection is the product.
Why now
8-10
The right people around one table. Hand-picked, intimate, every connection counts.
1–2
Partners per event max. Your team, your category, properly met.
∞
Connection you can't automate. The one thing AI can't replace.
What people are saying
"Spent last night with a group of hospitality leaders and 'people' people, we were lucky enough to share an Italian feast at The Groucho Club, followed by a screening (we don't say showing at The Groucho darling) of the football and a few afters in the bar. It was a great reminder that in person events, sharing great food and drinks, meeting new people and re connecting with those I haven't seen for a while still has a special purpose."
"There's something magic about this industry. The people, the energy, the way a single dinner can change everything. I walked into the room not knowing a soul and left with three people I now genuinely call friends - not contacts, not leads, but people I actually want to see again. That's the difference when you strip away the agenda."
"The room matters. Put the right people around one table, take away the name badges and the pitch decks, and watch what happens. We hosted eight senior operators last month and the conversation didn't stop when the food did - it moved to the bar, then to WhatsApp, then to two business deals I know of so far. No agenda, just connection. That's the whole point."
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The Rooms
Venues that set the tone
Exclusive, hard-to-book, and often unobtainable. The room matters - these are the kinds of places we bring people to.
One of our favourites
A hidden, non-public venue tucked inside one of London's most iconic landmarks.
London
Rooftop with skyline views
London
Private wine room
London
Private members' club
Manchester
Chef's table · design-led restaurant
+ Private members' clubs · Chef's tables · Rooftops · Cellars
For Partners
A seat inside the network. The right people, for the long run.
You're not buying a dinner - you're being introduced into a curated network of senior hospitality decision-makers. We do the casting, host the room, and create the conditions for relationships that pay back for years. No competing partners. No pitch. Just the right people, properly met.
Investment
per event + VAT
Everything included
- ✓ Private venue hire
- ✓ Curated guest list matched to your ICP
- ✓ 2–4 seats for your team
- ✓ Full event coordination
- ✓ Shared with a maximum of 2 partners per dinner
Optional extras
+ Premium branded gifts that last (highly recommended)
Food & Beverage - Your cost on top
The actual dinner, lunch, or breakfast for your guests. You choose the level - we'll coordinate everything.
We usually find exclusive, exciting, new, or usually unobtainable locations to create the best environment. The room matters.
Partner testimonials
"When you enter new markets, one of the hardest things is getting in front of the right people. Hospitality especially is a network-driven industry, pure brute force marketing can't work alone. You need to know the people, and you need those first customers who can vouch for you. Travis provides exactly that. He's well respected in the industry and has a great network - when Travis invites people, they show up. These introductions and dinners haven't just been enjoyable; they've been paramount to Monotree's current success in UK hospitality."
Gregers Knudsen, CEO & Co-founder, Monotree
"We got included in a big RFP we didn't know about after connecting at one dinner. Though really, the real value is in the relationships and human connection. Every follow-up conversation since has been warmer and easier because we met properly, not just over cold outreach."
- CEO at a leading hospitality tech company
"I hate forced networking. Standing around a room making small talk with a lanyard on has never worked for me. But put those same people around a table for dinner and it all relaxes. The conversation flows, you end up having a proper chat, and that's where the real stuff happens - the honesty, the introductions, the trust. Getting the right people around one table is one of the most valuable things I do, and it never feels like work."
- CEO & Co-founder, UK-based B2B hospitality tech platform