Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPaula Twidale, Senior Vice President of Travel, AAA, Interviewed by Dorothy Dowling
Paula is a strong believer in the value of research, preparation and understanding your partners needs when it comes to entering negotiations. The key to a successful negotiation is finding areas of …
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Ernest Lee, Chief Commercial Officer, EOS Hospitality, interviewed by Lan Elliott
Ernest discusses how Asians’ upbringing may teach them values that make it harder to break through the Bamboo Ceiling and attain senior leadership roles, why growth is messy, and the most common trai…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Dan Lesser, Co-Founder, President & CEO, LW Hospitality Advisors interviewed by Lan Elliott
Dan shares the importance of taking risks, advocating for oneself, and learning to recover from failure. Plus, he explains why people should send thank you notes. Dan also discusses how being visua…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Alexandra Jaritz, SVP, Global Category Head, All Suites & Focused Service Brands, Hilton, Interviewed by Rachel Humphrey
Alex shares how living internationally shaped her leadership, the importance of advocating for ourselves, and how she developed new skills for success in her latest role. She discusses being humble a…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Frank Nardozza, Chairman & CEO, REH Capital Partners interviewed by Lan Elliott
A distinguished advisor to senior lodging leaders for many years, Frank describes how he utilizes his intellectual curiosity to deepen his knowledge on many subjects and leverages that to develop and…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Raini Hamdi, Awarding Winning Journalist, Interviewed by David Kong
Award winning journalist Raini Hamdi shares her career journey and factors that contributed to her success. We discuss networking, risk taking, and how she found strength and resilience to overcome s…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Rajiv Trivedi, Managing Principal, TST Capital, Interviewed by Rachel Humphrey
Raj shares his path from delivery person to hotel brand president. He discusses the incredible support systems he relies upon and how being his authentic self helps him build relationships, speak in …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Ryan Rivett, Co-Founder, President & CEO, My Place Hotels, Interviewed by Rachel Humphrey
Ryan shares how he overcomes negative self talk and how the way he evaluates risk has changed. He discusses how he identifies talent, builds a great team, and then relies upon their collaboration in …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Alexandra Jaritz, SVP Brand Management Asia Pacific, Hilton, Interviewed by Rachel Humphrey
Alex shares how living internationally shaped her leadership, the importance of advocating for ourselves, and how she developed new skills for success in her latest role. She discusses being humble a…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Nimesh Patel, General Counsel - Americas, IHG, Interviewed by Rachel Humphrey
Nimesh talks about taking a risk moving from a law firm to in-house and how learning different aspects of the business led to his current role as GC. He discusses developing new skills to lead a team…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago