Episode Details

Jamie Caraher was recently recognized as one of Utah's CEOs of the Year. She runs Lodging Dynamics. Owners trust her with their #hotels. And she told me, on camera, that the moment she got the call, her first thought was: do I even deserve this?

If you've ever sat in a leadership role and quietly waited for someone to figure out you don't belong there, this conversation is going to hit different. Jamie grew up in a family that couldn't afford to stay in the hotels she now runs, and she built her way up through jobs most people never think twice about. That climb left a mark on her that success hasn't erased, and she talks about it more openly than most CEOs ever would.

Some of what pulled me in:

• The gut-check moment she had the second she found out she'd made the CEO of the Year list
• A decision she made to walk away from a company she swore she'd retire with
• A theory she has about trust that treats every owner relationship like a bank account you can overdraw
• Why growth, to her, has almost nothing to do with getting bigger
• What she's building inside her own company to make sure women in hospitality don't hit the ceiling she once saw

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