In our podcast, Hotel Happy Hour, we interview some of the most experienced, innovative, and insightful hospitality executives through an informal chat-style session.
Episode 6: We met with Mark Ricketts, President and COO of McNeill Hospitality, to discuss the ways hoteliers are adapting at the property level, strategies for this holiday season, and finding success in unexpected ways.
Episode 7: Kate Hughes, Editor at Lodging Magazine, stopped by the podcast to share her perspective on the ways the industry has changed over the past year, the trends that will remain, and what she misses most about travel.
Episode 8: We caught up with Larry Mogelonsky, Principal and Managing Partner at Hotel Mogel, alongside his son, operations manager, and business partner Adam Mogelonsky, to talk about the challenges taking place behind the front desk, the ways hotels are re-thinking F&B for 2021, and much more.
Episode 9: Peggy Berg, Founder & President of the Castell Project, stopped by to talk about growing diversity and women leadership within hospitality, recognizing your worth as an employee, and how hoteliers can improve their messaging to attract new talent.
Episode 10: Bjorn Hanson, Adjunct Professor at the New York University Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management, joined us to discuss the the trajectory of the hotel industry’s recovery, the metrics hoteliers should be paying closest attention to in the coming months, and the exciting opportunities just around the corner.
Episode 11: Dr. Soyung Park and Dr. Ye Zhang, two researchers at Florida Atlantic University, stopped by Hotel Happy Hour to discuss the results of the university’s recent survey on labor and employment in hospitality following COVID-19. The researchers had a lot to say about where labor is evolving in hotels, how operators can shift to meet the needs of today’s workers, and what hotels can do to attract and retain workers going forward.