A Great Future In Hospitality Starts Here.
You don’t need another job. You need alignment.
The right role. The right leadership. The right company. The right skills and strategy to grow into the leader you’re destined to be.
Whether you’re managing a team, running a kitchen, or leading a company, your problems and challenges won’t disappear and your next level won’t come from working harder.
It will come from leading better.
What We Do
We show you how to take control of your future in hospitality leadership and beyond. Helping you unlock the potential already within you. We give you the confidence, and the strategy’s that will last you a lifetime in leadership. Transforming you into an invaluable asset, where wherever you go success becomes inevitable.
Along the way help you connect and build lasting relationships with other like minded leaders and companies. This is where you will find opportunities to grow beyond your current self, personally and professionally.
Our aim is simple, we want for you, what we want for ourselves. Fulfillment. Financial prosperity. And a sense of pride.
Here's How We Do It
It’s no secret the success of any great hospitality business comes down to its people.
The ones delivering the experience our industry is built on. whether it’s a two-minute interaction over a coffee or a multi-course tasting menu crafted with precision and care, served like you’re the king or queen of the land.
The chefs. The servers. The waitstaff. The receptionists. The cleaners. The managers.
They are the face, the hands, and the heart of the guest experience.
But behind them, in front of them, beside them, guiding every move, are the leaders.
The ones who make things happen.
The ones with the vision to fix what’s broken, the courage to challenge what’s average, the ability to bring people together to create an experience people remember, and want to return for.
They don’t just keep things running, they make things better.
They raise standards, spark ambition, and take teams from good to great, and great to extraordinary.
If you want to make a difference, and be paid to do so, in this industry, you have to learn to lead.
LEARN
Why most leaders stay stuck and how to make sure you don’t.
Your income, success, and fulfillment in this industry all come down to one thing -your leadership ability.Whether you’re a business owner, director, senior manager, middle manager, or team leader - your leadership will be tested daily, and in ways you might not even expect.
So the real question is: are you doing what’s required to pass those tests?
What steps are you taking to prepare for the workload, the pressure, and the responsibility that comes with the leadership role you’ve chosen to step into?How do you choose to communicate, motivate, empower, and hold your team accountable?
Because the way you show up in these areas will ultimately determine how successful you’ll be.
Ask yourself: is your leadership taking you where you want to go?
If you can see yourself in a better position than where you are right now, then know this - your leadership is what’s going to get you there. Period.If you want success, you’ve got to learn what it takes to earn it.
GROW
You won’t grow by chance.
Growing into the leader you’re destined to be means having a clear vision for where you want to go and a road-map to get there. That means building the right mindset, sharpening the right skills, deciding what to do next, and developing the discipline to actually become that leader.
At THM Academy, we don’t just teach you information. We give you clear strategies, frameworks, and road-maps to help you grow into the leader you’re meant to be. For you, the company and for the team you lead.
And when that’s not enough?
We’ve got some pretty creative (and effective) ways to hold you accountable.
CONNECT
The right role. The right people. The key to a better future.
If there’s one thing that can truly propel your career, your business, or both it’s connection.
Connecting with the right people.
If you’re a business owner looking for the best leaders the industry has to offer leaders who align with your values, your vision, and can actually drive your growth strategy then now’s the time to check out THM Partners.
And if you’re someone who wants to step into true leadership, unlock that next level in your career, earn a better living, and actually feel fulfilled at work then here’s the truth:
You’ve got to show up every day as your best self.And that only happens when you’re working somewhere that aligns with your values, you align with the leadership on a personal and professional level, because hospitality is about teamwork and when you work with a team and a business you align with, that’s when you can truly step into your best self and what can help fuel your growth, personally and professionally.
That’s why we connect you with the people and companies that are already looking for someone just like you. - only if you want of course.
LEAD
This is where you stop managing and start leading.
Leadership is the difference. The difference that makes the difference! The difference that can provide you with a higher income, a better life, a more prosperous future, the feeling of fulfillment, the feeling of getting up everyday excited to get to work!
Whether you’re a business owner, director, senior manager, middle manager, or team leader, you need to know how to lead your store, your department, your company… and most importantly the people within it.
The secret?
Take your role as a people leader seriously. Whilst your job may be to grow, and manage the business, that comes when you know how to lead the people in it.
If your income, fulfillment, and success haven’t grown in a while, it’s likely because your leadership hasn’t either. If you want a great future in the hospitality industry, your leadership ability is what will get you there!
Learn to lead - learn to live!
SUCCEED
Success looks different for everyone but it always follows the same path:
Learn. Grow. Connect. Lead.
This is the strategy we work with you on—step by step—to make sure you become someone that can make a positive difference, become someone who is invaluable, to become the leader you’re destined to be. To make sure wherever you go, whatever you do you can leave a lasting positive difference.
Whether you’re just starting out or ready to level up, we’ll make sure you have what it takes to make a real impact and get rewarded for it.
Because when you’re aligned, supported, and empowered…
Success becomes inevitable.
When the company you work for just isn’t cutting it….When you know how to lead how to motivate, delegate, empower, and consistently bring out the best in your team and you can handle the workload without feeling overwhelmed… it’s time to connect.
We’ll help you build a strong, standout leadership profile that reflects your values, strengths, and vision for your own career, and or vision you have for a prospective business. Then, we’ll introduce your profile to companies looking for someone just like you.
These businesses will have strong direction, and a leadership team who lead with purpose, accountability and a culture you can elevate and grow within.
This is how you get paid well, feel proud of your work, and find true fulfillment.
Connecting with like-minded business leaders is what propels careers forward.
When you find a place where you truly belong and where your leadership adds real value that’s when the magic happens.
LEARN
Why most leaders stay stuck — and how to make sure you don’t.
Your income, success, and fulfillment in this industry all come down to one thing -your leadership ability.
Whether you’re a business owner, director, senior manager, middle manager, or team leader - your leadership will be tested daily, and in ways you might not even expect.
So the real question is: are you doing what’s required to pass those tests?
What steps are you taking to prepare for the workload, the pressure, and the responsibility that comes with the leadership role you’ve chosen to step into?
How do you choose to communicate, motivate, empower, and hold your team accountable?
Because the way you show up in these areas will ultimately determine how successful you’ll be.
Ask yourself: is your leadership taking you where you want to go?
If you can see yourself in a better position than where you are right now, then know this - your leadership is what’s going to get you there. Period.
If you want success, you’ve got to learn what it takes to earn it.
A Message From Cemal
Founder of THM Academy & THM Partners
I started my journey in hospitality at 12 years old, working in my family’s takeaway.
By 20, that business had shut its doors, and with it, the future I thought I was building.
I had to pivot fast. I jumped into a role as a server and cook at one of the UK’s fastest-growing QSR brands. I loved the buzz of the kitchen, the intensity of the pass, and the challenge of getting it right under pressure. I studied, I adapted, and I earned the opportunity to manage my own store.
The first few months? A complete mess. It was chaos. Complaints piled up. The first three months were a disaster.
But instead of blaming the team or the customers, i listened.
I focused on the product, refined the systems, and rebuilt trust and that store? It didn’t just survive. It thrived, and began to grow year on year.
That mindset took me further than I expected, from store manager to working directly with company directors, helping shape the systems, culture, and leadership that grew the business. From sales and marketing to leadership development, from taking out the bins to helping negotiate contracts, I’ve done it all.
When the goal is purely financial you have to find ways to get money, when the goal is to make a positive difference and bring real value, somehow the money always finds you.
What I learned is this:
The biggest problems most managers and leaders face aren’t about effort.
They’re about alignment. - They’re about leadership. - And they’re about not knowing what to do when the pressure hits, not knowing where to pivot to and how to do it successfully.
The unfortunate reality I’ve also found is…..
People in leadership roles never get the training, support, or alignment they truly need.
But when they do? Everything changes — their confidence, their income, their impact, their career.
That’s why I built this.
To help hospitality professionals at every level learn how to lead, grow into their full potential, connect with aligned opportunities and build a career they’re proud of.
If you’re ready to step into that ,’m here to guide you.
Cemal Tanguc
Founder, THM Academy & THM Partners
Follow the commandments, control your
I’ve hired, fired, promoted and given raises to hundreds, if not, thousands of people in the hospitality industry.
I started out as a server and cook, working directly on the shop floor. A few years and a handful of promotions later, I hit the goal I set for myself—making it to the top of the company I was with.
As I worked my way up through leadership, I had to hire, fire, train, and mentor a lot of people. And over time, I started to notice something: the ones who kept progressing, earning more, and eventually leading right alongside me all had a few things in common.
Whether they knew it or not, they were following what I now call the 10 Commandments of progression, or 10 steps, if you prefer. These principles helped them become stronger leaders, climb to the next level in their careers, and make a lot more money doing it.
Here they are:
1. Be great at the job you’re doing
- Put yourself into the top 10% of performers, at whatever it is you do, whether that be in your whole company, your store, or your department. Becoming a great leader is how you will get there.
2. Be unwaveringly positive
- Become a solution based thinker.
3. Show commitment to your job role and company
- Commitment is a requirement
4. Prioritise the path to get there
- It’s a competitive world, whoever priorities to get what they want, is the one who gets it.
5. Think like an owner - speak like an owner
- The higher you want to go, it requires a mindset like an owner and the voice of one.
6. Add value in the right areas
- Do you want to earn more money, gain more influence and have fulfilment. That all comes from adding value.
7. Let it be known you’re interested in progression
- This begins at your interview.
8. Make sure progression is possible
- Staying too long in a role you’ve outgrown will cost you opportunities.
9. Adapt and overcome
- If you feel stuck, ask yourself what challenge is in your way, focus on overcoming that to unlock the next step in your career. Progress comes from overcoming challenges, both expected and unexpected.
10. Repeat this process until you’re where you want to be
- Follow the commandments, control your future.