Why a Multi-Generational Business Turned to Bitcoin | Ben Berry #212

About this episode

Ben Berry discusses integrating Bitcoin into a UK hospitality business and the role of AI in enhancing operations.

Ben Berry, Managing Director at English Lakes Hotels and Low Bay Resort and Spa, joins Jordan to discuss what it really takes to integrate Bitcoin into a UK hospitality business. They cover how you build a true resort experience in the Lake District, where AI tools like ChatGPT are already improving marketing and operations, and why hospitality still relies on people even as automation accelerates. Ben also shares his Bitcoin journey, why he sees “Bitcoin and everything else” as two separate baskets, and how he’s driving adoption through payments, holding BTC, and building a circular economy with suppliers. 🇬🇧 English Lakes is a member of the Bitcoin Business Network, find out more: https://bitcoincollective.co/bbn/ CONTACT JORDAN: X: https://x.com/JayW132 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-walker-293955106/ Email: hello@bitcoincollective.co CONTACT BEN: X: https://x.com/BenBrry LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-berry-170b2258/ English Lakes: https://englishlakes.co.uk/ CHAPTERS: 00:00 Welcome to Low Bay 01:49 Family Legacy Since 1952 04:39 Why Bitcoin Fits a Family Business 06:46 Building the Resort and Spa 08:26 Bitcoin Business Network 09:47 Inside the…

People in this episode

Host: Jordan Walker

Guest: Ben Berry

Topics covered

• Bitcoin integration
• hospitality industry
• AI in business
• family business
• circular economy
• payments

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• hospitality
• AI tools
• circular economy
• payments
• family business
• Lake District

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: English Lakes Hotels, Low Bay Resort and Spa, Bitcoin Business Network

Places: UK, Lake District

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