#111 Solotel Group: From Refugee Roots to Hospitality Empire - How Elliot Solomon Is Carrying the Family Legacy

This episode dives deep into a story that starts long before today’s guest was even born - one of resilience, reinvention, and the legacy of pubs, people, and a little chaos.

Jane sits down with Elliot Solomon, CEO of Solotel Group, a fourth-generation hospitality leader whose family fled Russia during the pogroms and ended up building one of Australia’s most iconic venue groups - behind The Sheaf, The Clock, Opera Bar, Chiswick, Aria, and more.

 

Elliot shares how the business has evolved across generations - how his dad ditched law to work in pubs, how changing the menu overnight didn’t go as planned, and how Elliot stepped up as CEO at 30. Now juggling 1700 employees and three kids under three, Elliot opens up about what it really takes to lead a legacy - through expansion, reinvention, and staying emotionally objective in a deeply personal business.

 

This one’s got family drama, business grit, and a whole lot of pub wisdom.

 

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