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426: How Three Incredible GMs Are Making it Happen at Marriott Apr 01, 2021

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Today we've got trio of powerful high level award winning GMs from some of Marriott International's most well known North American hotels. Marion Harper Treskin is Complex General Manager, JW Marriott Parq Vancouver; Christine Devers is Complex General Manager for the Renaissance New York Times Square, W Times Square and W Union Square and Jacqueline Volkart, MBA is Dual General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach and The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour, Miami. This show is about resiliency and building toward future successes!

425: Cintas is Reinventing What it Means to Be Clean Mar 31, 2021

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Cintas is launching a new program called Total Clean, and they chose to do their soft launch on our program! Learn how they're reinventing what it means to be clean at the hotel level and learn about how they're uniform rental program saves hoteliers $$$ while also ensuring staff has a hygienically clean outfit every day they work. Thanks to Nicole Beall and David Mesko for the great conversation.

424: Robert Cole, CEO of HVMG Mar 29, 2021

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Robert Cole is CEO of HVMG - Hospitality Ventures Management Group, a leading hotel management company with dozens of hotels in many parts of the country. We discuss their positive outlook on future travel, the dilemma of wanting to get people back to work but are unable to find them -- hint, they need 500 people right now -- and we discuss why housekeepers never seem to get out of the housekeeping department. Plus, some clever ways to reduce hotel expenses.

Friday Night Audit #7: Producers Battle Mar 27, 2021

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Producer Dave and Producer Danyetta battle it out to see who's producing reigns supreme! Plus, we drink Irish mules and Glenn shares what it was like getting back on the road this week.

423: Vaccine Passports The Key To Robust Travel Return? Mar 25, 2021

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Mike Taylor of JD Power discusses the potential of vaccine passports, and then Chris Green, CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality joins with Glenn on location in Jacksonville, FL.

422: Spain's Seventh Largest Hotel Chain Market Leader in Caribbean and Mexico Mar 24, 2021

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We speak to Pilar Arizmendi, VP of Sales & Marketing for Palladium Hotel Group, about the successful reopening of their properties in Mexico, Caribbean, and Jamaica. Stay Safe Plus is a free medical care insurance offered through the company and is changing the way guests can feel safe traveling. And there's even live entertainment!

421: How Does A Company That Has Been in A Family For Four Generations Reinvent Themselves? Mar 24, 2021

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Scott Curran, COO of Reneson Hotels, joins us to talk about he is using COVID as an opportunity to push this family owned company forward.

420: Mentoring toward Hospitality Diversity at the Executive level Mar 22, 2021

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Did you know that African Americans and Hispanics make up 80% of hotel jobs, but only 1% of executive positions. Neither did we and it is eye-opening! We talk to Rob DelliBovi and Nathan Goodman Jr about the launch of HMentors, a new program connecting mentors to mentees with the specific goal of getting kids of underserved and minority communities real jobs with a pathway for future success. Plus, how essential it is to bring equity to the executive level. Be a mentor and let's all make change together!!!

Bonus Audio only Podcast! Green Shoots Abound! Mar 22, 2021

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Glenn Haussman and Chris Green, the CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality share a lively and encouraging discussion about the green shoots sprouting as the travel & hospitality sector recovers. This session was held for the Entrepreneur's Organization.

Some takeaways:

Chesapeake was very conservative with their cash leading up to the pandemic - 18 months of payroll in the bank. They sacrificed much to ensure that they could keep their leadership team intact for the recovery.
They really watched and managed their cash on a daily basis
Hotel assets might be able to be picked up this year at a 15-20% discount from their 2019 levels.
Best growth opportunities in the 65-115 room "Box Hotels" - easy to operate, and might be able to find owner/operators who want to get out of the business. Not in major metros, but around the perimeter
Interesting ratio to judge hotel occupancies: TSA Daily throughput : Hotel Nights booked = 1.85
Massive Upturn coming for hospitality.

Friday Night Audit #6: A Cavalcade of Fun Mar 20, 2021

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Drink a French Kiss Martini with us as we chat about best side trips we ever took during a conference, the first concerts we ever attended, plus, we really enjoy making fun of Producer David Mignano, CRME. Craig Sullivan and I welcome the wonderful Amy Montgomery to the show!

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