of running the hotel. Although I knew about the day-to-day operations, to be an effective manager, understanding revenue streams, budgets, staffing, and health and safety are all so important too. While I was Deputy Manager, I was put forward for the Master Innholders Aspiring Leaders Diploma. I was one of 18 chosen from 100 applicants in my year, so I know what a privilege it was to be accepted and it was a truly amazing experience. You cover a number of different modules, including finance, management, and everything you need to run a hotel and also how to control and better myself. Each module was held in a different location so, every few months, we’d get to go and stay in someone else’s hotel. That was a real eye-opener: I have stayed in some gorgeous five-star hotels I might never have seen otherwise!
After three years at The Montagu Arms, in February 2020, I was asked to step up and become Hotel Manager when the previous manager moved on. This was what I had wanted ever since I started at Careys Manor; to be the person who puts their own touches on their hotel! I think a lot of us in the industry worry that it is undervalued. It’s seen as long hours, no social life and little reward, but from my own experience, I know that there is so much more to it than that. I have had some amazing opportunities and there is always a chance to learn something, to make a difference every day. And there certainly are opportunities for career progression if you are motivated to go for it. If I compare my career to date with that of my old school friends, some of them have only just graduated or have ended up in jobs that they hadn’t thought about and aren’t necessarily related to the qualifications they did. Some of them are rather envious of me, now! I hope that one benefit of the many TV programmes which bring catering and hospitality skills onto our screens means that it’s not a choice that is looked down on today, as it was for me. I would encourage anyone considering it to just go for it. Never be scared to do something that you’re passionate about.
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“I don’t do it for the awards, but it is good to be recognised!” he said. The awards ceremony was held at the Beaulieu Motor Museum.”
Jeremy won the New Forest Business Partnership ‘Young Person in Business’ Award in 2020.
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