If you’ve been following the show to this point, you’ll know we like to delve into subjects that don’t get much airtime.  This month we get stuck into another such subject as we explore Retirement and Beyond.To help Phil with this one we enlisted the help of legendary Hotelier Sue Williams FIH who herself has entered into a semi-retired phase, Steve Lowy MIH and brand-new member Alesandra Beqiraj AIH.It’s a tricky subject to cover as a lot of people don’t contemplate it until later in their career but we wanted to get people thinking about some of things to consider around the subject.  Our panel did not disappoint, and we covered: -What the concept of retirement means to our panelGetting the fundamentals rightIs retirement now a myth?Retirement v Taking a work breakThe impact of the changing worldThe steps to consider when contemplating retirementThe importance of staying relevantThe stories we tell ourselvesTechnology and retirementFinancial PlanningIs retirement a personal choice?As always, our guests also offered up their reasons for saying I’m in to the IOH and they were:-To get behind an industry body that’s doing great workTo connect with the rest of the sector, beyond their own spaceNetworking and to make connectionsFor professional developmentA huge thank you to all our guests on the podcast for giving you all something to contemplate.Enjoy!To learn more about the Institute of Hospitality visit https://www.instituteofhospitality.org/For any feedback on the show or to put yourself forward as a future guest, please contact Phil Street directly at [email protected]