Podcast Description

Miami Minds is a series from What’s Good Miami where founder Alan Philips sits down with leaders in the world of business, culture, and creativity. From real estate developers, up and coming chefs, or even luxury hoteliers, What’s Good is a platform to tell the story behind the people creating Miami’s future.The difference between this and other podcasts is that this is a media platform. With an audience of over 100,000 of the most influential high net worth individuals in South Florida and feeder markets, What's Good knows what’s real and worth your time.Born and raised in New York and now a proud resident of Miami Beach, Alan Philips is a media, hospitality, real estate, and food & beverage entrepreneur with two decades of experience building world-class brands. From boutique hotels to pop-up restaurants, robotics to ghost kitchens, he has a proven ability to spot trends and turn them into market-defining businesses.Alan’s career began with a culinary stage under Wolfgang Puck at the original Spago, followed by roles at Myriad Restaurant Group and Strategic Group. He went on to pioneer New York’s pop-up restaurant movement before joining Morgans Hotel Group, where he led concepting, marketing, and brand growth for iconic properties including Delano, Mondrian, and Hudson. He later served as SVP of Brand Experience at WeWork, and during his time as Chief Marketing Officer at Turnberry, oversaw marketing and innovation for landmark assets such as Fontainebleau, Aventura Mall, and JW Marriott Nashville—while also launching The Age of Ideas, a book and entrepreneurship platform exploring the intersection of creativity and commerce.Alan went on to serve as Chief Creative Officer at REEF, where he helped develop the world’s largest ghost kitchen platform. Today, he is the founder and CEO of The Marketing Department, a creative consultancy for hospitality, real estate, and innovation brands, as well as the founder of Sunshine Coffee, a Miami-born coffee brand serving high-quality, taste-first coffee & inventive food inspired by the city’s beaches, culture, and community., and What’s Good Miami, the Miami’s most culturally tapped-in digital media platform.