This special episode of Top Floor comes to you from the Loading Dock at HITEC in San Antonio. A huge thank you to HFTP for hosting us at the hospitality industry's premier technology conference and for creating the opportunity to capture these unforgettable moments. Instead of our usual in-depth interview, this milestone 250th episode is a collection of Loading Dock stories—funny, surprising, and unforgettable tales shared by some of hospitality's brightest minds.

Leigh Silkunas, 1AX Consulting — What happens when your hotel hosts 600 furries... and the next guests are a conservative church group. Dominic Locascio, Positron Access Solutions — The honeymoon B&B that looked like a roadside motel... until they opened the room door. Doron Dreyer, GratifID — The terrifying in-flight "bomb scare" that turned out to be an old BlackBerry. Lexi Bermingham, Bermo Co. — The Zoom interview that took a very unexpected turn when the camera angle changed. Lindsay Wenger, Directful — The frantic race to replace a bride's wedding dress after housekeeping made one catastrophic mistake. Kate Adamson, Folio — The high-stakes meeting with a celebrity entrepreneur... and the outfit that almost didn't survive it. Richard Bradbury, Quore — A motorcycle, a bathtub, and a soda machine that somehow ended up in the wrong place. Jacki Brown, Product Marketing Consultant — The Olive Garden shift that ended with shattered wine glasses and maximum panic. Adam Bermingham, Ramsi — How squeezing into a child's Batman costume accidentally launched a hospitality career.

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Next year's HITEC [link to https://www.hitec.org/about-hitec/future-locations] will be held in Orlando June 28 - July 1. Hope to see you there!!!

Connect with our storytellers:

Leigh Silkunas, 1AX Consulting https://www.linkedin.com/in/leighsilkunas/

Dominic Locascio, Positron Access Solutions https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominiclocascio/

Doron Dreyer, GratifID https://www.linkedin.com/in/ddreyer/

Lexi Bermingham, Bermo Co. https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-bermingham/

Lindsay Wenger, Directful https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-wenger/

Kate Adamson, Folio https://www.linkedin.com/in/hikateadamson/

Richard Bradbury, Quore https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradburyr/

Jacki Brown, Product Marketing Consultant https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackischroderbrown/

Adam Bermingham, Ramsi https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-bermingham-aa4b7a65/

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