Book · 2022 · nyt:business-books=2024-06-09
Unreasonable Hospitality
The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
#174 of 16,877 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts
- mentions
- 43
- people
- 15
- podcasts
- 11
- episodes
- 24
- critical mentions
- 0
When I read the book, I sort of wanted to become unreasonable at the rest of my life.
What they say about it
- Connection to The Bear“inspired one of the best episodes from the TV show The Bear”3
- Requires team reading“made everybody in my organization read it”2

- Calls it a favorite“Unreasonable Hospitality is one of my favorites”2


- Focuses on making people feel special“it makes people feel special”2
The best things said about it
Honestly, this conversation right here is kind of a perfect distillation of everything that's in the book. Yeah. If you care about people, if you put in the time to make them feel special and seen, if you celebrate them and hold them up and invest in them and empower them, like you will go further in life.
And then I read this book, Unreasonable Hospitality, a couple years ago. I made sure every single person in the company reads it, all the entrepreneurs that I have in my portfolio that we invest in every year.
Jason Calacanis This Week in Startups · Jun 2024 One of the things about that book... That I took away from that book is try to create memories for people.
I mean the paradigm shift in the book is that you can systemize Hospitality.
My favorite part about it is I've worked very, very hard to articulate as best I can the power of compelling someone on your team to deliver one of these gestures just once and how they will get addicted to it when they do.
In the show The Bear they wrap their show around his New York Times best-selling book Unreasonable Hospitality. If you haven't read this book, stop right now, pause this, and go buy this book.
Where and when it comes up
How it comes up
15 people who brought it up
Jason Calacanis14 mentions · 6 recs
Dave Ramsey3 mentions · 2 recs- Rory Sutherland2 mentions · 2 recs
- Shaan Puri2 mentions · 2 recs
- Russ Roberts4 mentions · 1 rec
- Dr John Delony3 mentions · 1 rec
- Isaac French1 mention · 1 rec
Ryan Holiday1 mention · 1 rec
Tim Ferriss1 mention · 1 rec- Will Guidara6 mentions
Ramit Sethi1 mention
Rich Roll1 mention
Why people recommend it
Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara is a bestselling memoir and guide that details how exceptional, customer-focused service can transform businesses and leadership. The book earned widespread praise from numerous podcast hosts and guests. Ryan Holiday recommended the volume on The Daily Stoic, while Rory Sutherland championed it on both My First Million and Modern Wisdom, using its stories to illustrate innovative approaches to neglected business metrics and customer engagement. Shaan Puri discussed the title extensively on My First Million, noting that the reading inspired him to strive for excellence and adopt higher standards in his personal life. A host on The Dr. John Delony Show featured the book in episode show notes, and Russ Roberts mentioned the work during closing remarks on EconTalk. Furthermore, Dave Ramsey recommended the read on The Ramsey Show, praising the author as a foremost expert on treating people well and noting its immense value for leaders.
Every mention
Jason Calacanis But, I also loved the Will episode. Unreasonable Hospitality is one of my favorites. So, on my personal enj… 14
“Will G uh Gado who wrote unreasonable hospitality I had him on the program. Yeah, I do remember that.”
“But, I also loved the Will episode. Unreasonable Hospitality is one of my favorites. So, on my personal enjoyment basis, on a personal enjoyment basis, I go with Will Mhm. and Charles Duhigg because those are like I love those big-thinking authors.”
“And then I read this book, Unreasonable Hospitality, a couple years ago. I made sure every single person in the company reads it, all the entrepreneurs that I have in my portfolio that we invest in every year.”
“And you wrote this book. And the book, as its central premise, I think, and the reason it's it's taken off in the business community is hey how you make people feel, right, is as important as what you say to them.”
“And I think that's another part of the 11 Madison Park story that I think maybe people either don't recognize as much, but that your commitment to the team members and making them feel great. You talk about that a lot in the book.”
“I so inspired by your book, starting thinking about this, and I started thinking about products and services I love, right? And then, how do how I could use those to for unreasonable hospitality.”
“Give me the weird stuff that's come in over the years since the book came For sure. I mean, well, let me start with one that like such an obvious low-hanging fruit, one that no one has done.”
“It's so funny. So, I actually spent a bunch of time with someone who used to work with them and she after the book came out, she goes, "I'm I used to do this stuff. I was the person."”
“And that's what's so special, I think, in what you captured in the book, what you capture in The Bear is, "Hey, man, there's some special moment here that's happened."”
“We're just a a a wire into their account to pursue their dreams. Let's really support these founders. And And I think your book just does it so well. I think cross-disciplinary is just so great when you're trying to understand the world.”
“that book that you mentioned unreasonable Hospitality I don't know if if you've read it oh I've read it I have made everybody in my organization read it”
“you got a unreasonable Hospitality you got the founder you got the bear and uh yeah just go to Sweetgreen and sign up for the membership”
“I just read unreasonable Hospitality I don't know if you've read that book it's just such a great book”
“unreasonable hospitality is a book about 11 Madison Park I highly recommend it that's it go take a look at it”
Dave Ramsey and he's probably now one of the foremost experts on how to just treat people well with his runaway bestsel… 3
“and he's probably now one of the foremost experts on how to just treat people well with his runaway bestseller unreasonable Hospitality so that deep dive is great for leaders”
“but my friend will gadera New York Times bestselling author of the book unreasonable Hospitality”
“the book is unreasonable Hospitality by my friend will gadera”
Rory Sutherland Now, I first came across this in Will Guidara's fantastic book Unreasonable Hospitality. 2
“Now, I first came across this in Will Guidara's fantastic book Unreasonable Hospitality.”
“Unreasonable hospitality. Fantastic book about a guy who ran 11 Madison Park.”
Shaan Puri And then the other one is Unreasonable Hospitality because when I read the book, I sort of wanted to become… 2
“Have you read obviously you've read Will Guidara's Unreasonable Hospitality? We had him on the podcast, and he told two stories that was interesting cuz I was like, "Okay, this works good in a fancy restaurant. Where else does this work?"”
“And then the other one is Unreasonable Hospitality because when I read the book, I sort of wanted to become unreasonable at the rest of my life.”
Russ Roberts he is the author of The New York Times bestseller unreasonable Hospitality the remarkable power of giving p… 4
“he is the author of The New York Times bestseller unreasonable Hospitality the remarkable power of giving people more than expect which is our subject for today will welcome to econ talk”
“I mean the paradigm shift in the book is that you can systemize Hospitality”
“but one thing that comes through your book and that you know I found quite moving is um it makes people feel special”
“his book is unreasonable Hospitality”
Dr John Delony in the show The Bear they wrap their show around his New York Times best-selling book unreasonable Hospital… 3
“Um he wrote a book called Unreasonable Hospitality that has had a second, a third and fourth life.”
“in the show The Bear they wrap their show around his New York Times best-selling book unreasonable Hospitality if you haven't read this book stop right now pause this and go buy this book”
“I think you wrote the best parenting marriage book that I've read in the past decade probably it with unreasonable hospitality and we'll get to kind of dig it pull it apart”
Isaac French read unreasonable hospitality if you haven't already, but basically look for those little ways like I descr… 1
“read unreasonable hospitality if you haven't already, but basically look for those little ways like I described with the handwritten note that are surprising.”
Ryan Holiday Unreasonable Hospitality, one of the great restauranteurs and hospitality experts. This book is great. 1
“Unreasonable Hospitality, one of the great restauranteurs and hospitality experts. This book is great.”
Tim Ferriss there's a book I'll recommend to folks if they're interested it's very fast read it's by Will guidara un re… 1
“there's a book I'll recommend to folks if they're interested it's very fast read it's by Will guidara un reasonable hospitality”
Will Guidara My favorite part about it is I've worked very, very hard to articulate as best I can the power of compellin… 6
“Like I quote the retired naval captain David Marquet in the book as saying that in most organizations, the people at the top have all the authority and none of the information, while the people on the front line have all the information and none of the authority.”
“So like the thing they're famous for, I don't know how famous, but but I since I put out this book, people tell me of these things when they experience them. Um when you have a dog, you buy food from Chewy, you do it on auto um ship, right?”
“Um which was The Bear. And that episode Forks they're referencing, yeah, that entire episode especially is taken right out of the book, right? With the the hot dog story reinterpreted as the deep dish pizza story.”
“My favorite part about it is I've worked very, very hard to articulate as best I can the power of compelling someone on your team to deliver one of these gestures just once and how they will get addicted to it when they do.”
“I think when it comes to getting addicted to hospitality, that's not limited to restaurants alone and it's honestly one of the biggest messages of the entire book is addictions are bad except for this one.”
“Honestly, this conversation right here is kind of a perfect distillation of everything that's in the book. Yeah. If you care about people, if you put in the time to make them feel special and seen, if you celebrate them and hold them up and invest in them and empower them, like you will go further in life.”
Ramit Sethi Um one is called unreasonable hospitality. And in that's the guy who used to run a very high-end restaurant… 1
“Um one is called unreasonable hospitality. And in that's the guy who used to run a very high-end restaurant in New York.”
Rich Roll Thomas Keller is in that episode will will guidera who was partners with Daniel Hume in 11 Madison Park and… 1
“Thomas Keller is in that episode will will guidera who was partners with Daniel Hume in 11 Madison Park and wrote that book on reasonable Hospitality yeah which is all about kind of what what Richie learns”
Sam Parr One, he wrote the book on reasonable hospitality. And two, that book inspired one of the best episodes from… 1
“One, he wrote the book on reasonable hospitality. And two, that book inspired one of the best episodes from the TV show The Bear”
Scott Kirby But it comes from this book, Unreasonable Hospitality. One of the things about that book... That I took awa… 1
“But it comes from this book, Unreasonable Hospitality. One of the things about that book... That I took away from that book is try to create memories for people.”
Simon Sinek and uh I'm writing a book with a friend my friend will gadera um who wrote unreasonable hospitality 1
“and uh I'm writing a book with a friend my friend will gadera um who wrote unreasonable hospitality”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
“Read Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara”
Other mentions (9: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Um he's got that great book, Unreasonable Hospitality. Actually, I think it was in The Bear as well, and some of the stories were in there.”
“Will is the author of a book called Unreasonable Hospitality.”
“And second, my next book, Unreasonable Hospitality: The Field Guide, which is like my version of a workbook to really like go through with a team and bring these ideas to life comes out April of next year, but is available for pre-order now and I'm so excited about it.”
“and they brought me on to talk about unreasonable Hospitality”
“Then we have Will Guidara out. You did tap out, it's fine. Will Guidara, Unreasonable Hospitality, 1966. You had a blast on that one.”
“it's a business book ultimately the one that I wrote it's the people that you work with it's a leadership book”
“Anyone who likes the book Yeah. Um the thing that I'm like doing I created a practice of writing when I was writing the book. And then you're done with the book and it's dumb to kill a practice.”
“unreasonable Hospitality should be your goal right great book and you know who's great at helping you get delivering unreasonable Hospitality”
“when you're a business you know it's crucial to treat your customers right unreasonable Hospitality should be your goal right great book”