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Nov 21, 2023

Phocuswright 2023: Meet the Female Founders Navigating Innovation in Hospitality Tech

An insight into Phocuswright's event showcasing the intersection of travel and technology. We meet the Female Founders in Hospitality.

Phocuswright 2023: Meet the Female Founders Navigating Innovation in Hospitality Tech

Apr 27, 2023

Tone-Deaf CEOs: When Corporate Leaders Fail to Read the Room

Recently there’s been a spate of CEOs getting called out for being tone-deaf toward their employees. Columnist Nancy Mendelson unpacks.

Sep 29, 2022

Simone Ispahani, Founder + CEO of Social Brew: Coffee with Cause

It's International Coffee Day! We chat with Simone about her coffee company on a mission to help survivors of human trafficking.

Simone Ispahani, Founder + CEO of Social Brew: Coffee with Cause

Sep 28, 2022

Check-In with Gilda Perez-Alvarado CEO of JLL's Hotels & Hospitality Group

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we chat with Gilda Perez-Alvarado! She talks about JLL's new surveys, hotel trends, and books!

Check-In with Gilda Perez-Alvarado CEO of JLL's Hotels & Hospitality Group

Aug 26, 2022

Naomi Heaton: the Woman Disrupting the Hotel Biz

Visionary Naomi Heaton has come from building one of London's most successful property businesses to take on the hotel sector.

Naomi Heaton: the Woman Disrupting the Hotel Biz

Aug 23, 2022

Top 3 Hotel Design Trends

Contributor Alpa Patel shines a light on what trends are taking shape in hotel design and renovation.

Apr 15, 2022

Making hotels and resorts shoppable: Suzanne Mahoney, co-founder of LiBi (Love it, Buy it)

Have you wished for a way to easily sell products to guests? New e-commerce platform Libi has got you!

Making hotels and resorts shoppable: Suzanne Mahoney, co-founder of LiBi (Love it, Buy it)

Mar 30, 2022

I've Had the Time of My Life: Heidi Stone, President & CEO, Mountain Lake Lodge

Heidi has put Mountain Lake Lodge on the map as the filming location for Dirty Dancing, but she nearly didn't even get the job.

I've Had the Time of My Life: Heidi Stone, President & CEO, Mountain Lake Lodge

Jan 8, 2022

Tipping in a Cashless World: Elle Rustique, founder and CEO, TipBrightly

Less than 18 % of people carry cash today, and tipped workers are feeling it. Former educator Elle Rustique has come up with a solution!

Tipping in a Cashless World: Elle Rustique, founder and CEO, TipBrightly

Dec 17, 2021

Pandemic Pivots: The Story of Cuiline with CEO Tamar Lowell

When international travel ground to a halt, Tamar knew she would have to completely change her business model to survive.

Pandemic Pivots: The Story of Cuiline with CEO Tamar Lowell

Nov 30, 2021

Creating the Caribbean Dream: Patricia Affonso Dass, CEO and Group GM Ocean Hotels, Barbados

A native to the islands, warm hospitality has always been in her blood. Patricia shares her Caribbean career journey.

Creating the Caribbean Dream: Patricia Affonso Dass, CEO and Group GM Ocean Hotels, Barbados

Nov 28, 2021

Bubbling Up from Brooklyn: Marvina Robinson, CEO, B. Stuyvesant Champagne

From a career on Wall Street to creating Bed Stuy's first Champagne brand, Marvina shares her start-up story.

Bubbling Up from Brooklyn: Marvina Robinson, CEO, B. Stuyvesant Champagne

Aug 26, 2021

What it's Like to Run the World's Largest Hotel Data Company: Amanda Hite, STR

Leading STR through international growth, acquisition by CoStar for $450 million in 2019, and now the pandemic...she's a warrior, wife, mom.

What it's Like to Run the World's Largest Hotel Data Company: Amanda Hite, STR

Jun 15, 2021

Petra Deuter, new CEO of HV Hospitality

Born in Chicago to German immigrants, Petra's career has taken her around the globe. She's gone from airlines to hotels, now a CEO.

Jun 11, 2021

Olympian to CEO: Carrie Englert Zimmerman

From the balance beam to the board room, Carrie Englert Zimmerman, has used her athletic excellence to achieve success as an entrepreneur.

Olympian to CEO: Carrie Englert Zimmerman

May 31, 2021

Wellness Woman: Diana Stobo, Entrepreneur & Owner, The Retreat Costa Rica

Intuition has guided entrepreneur Diana Stobo in making the best deicions in her career, including purchasing the land for The Retreat.

Wellness Woman: Diana Stobo, Entrepreneur & Owner, The Retreat Costa Rica

May 17, 2021

Alpa Patel, Founder & CEO of Spaceez

Trying to help her father update his motel in Texas led Alpa to build an innovative design firm, but she first had to build her self-esteem.

Apr 30, 2021

Part 3: Gilda Perez-Alvarado, Global CEO, JLL Hotels & Hospitality

In our final interview, we learn about Gilda’s experience as a woman in real estate and adjusting to life as a new working mother.

Part 3: Gilda Perez-Alvarado, Global CEO, JLL Hotels & Hospitality

Apr 28, 2021

Part 2: Gilda Perez-Alvarado, Global CEO, JLL Hotels & Hospitality

Part 2 in a series of interviews with Gilda Perez-Alvarado, CEO, JLL Hotels & Hospitality. She predicts what's next for the lodging sector.

Apr 26, 2021

Gilda Perez-Alvarado, Global CEO, JLL Hotels & Hospitality

What a year for Gilda Perez-Alvarado: promotion to CEO, becoming a mom at age 39, all during a global pandemic. She shares her career path.

Gilda Perez-Alvarado, Global CEO, JLL Hotels & Hospitality

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