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

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: [email protected]

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 Resort

11:13 Hotel to Resort

13:51 Taking Over as MD

18:39 Kids, Legacy and AI

25:05 How They Use AI

36:12 Pivot to Bitcoin

37:41 First Bitcoin Rabbit Hole

38:48 Altcoins and Early Mining

39:33 Coinbase Doubts and Ripple

41:53 Back in 2017

44:02 Leverage and Low Time Preference

45:12 Bitcoin and Politics

48:18 Elected by 7 Votes

54:31 The Dark Side of Politics

01:01:38 From Council to Company

01:04:40 Integrating Bitcoin Payments

01:09:27 Training the Team

01:11:12 Final Thoughts and Invitation

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EDITED BY JAMES PEARCE

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