Staci Patton is a Principal of Hospitality Interior Design Director at DLR Group. She's a passionate and creative designer who creates indigenous and authentically curated spaces. Staci joins host Dan Ryan to talk about her journey through #hospitality and how she brings her southern hospitality charm and collaborative effort to a wonderful industry.

Takeaways: 

• Leadership in the hospitality industry is incredibly important and it can lead to new ideas in the industry.
• Innovation can bring different perspectives to a project and can help separate you from others in your field.
• Hospitality is the soul and spirit of how we welcome people in. It’s not limited to just hotels and restaurants.
• Southern hospitality is a big influence for the meaning of hospitality as it provides people with a sense of feeling welcomed and at home.
• You want to make others feel like you are working together, especially with clients. You want them to feel like it’s a collaborative effort.
• As a leader, it is your responsibility to teach others and have them reach their highest points so that they can become a leader themselves and continue the cycle.
• Putting others first is a key trait in this industry. You want to make sure there is space to grow for others and have their ideas heard.
• A lot of people have left the hospitality industry during the pandemic, and now with things returning to normal there is a staffing shortage and it makes it more complicated to work on a project.

Quote of the Show:

16:35 “It's the soul and the spirit of how we welcome people in. It doesn't have to be a hotel. It doesn't have to be a restaurant. it's really about how you welcome someone in and what are those delights that you want them to receive?”

Links:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/DLRGroup
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staci-patton-107bb726/
• Website: https://www.dlrgroup.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/staci_patton_sp/

Shout Outs:

5:56 Joe Chikora

8:28 Ed Williams

9:07 Concord Hospitality

30:26 Hilton Hotels

33:06 Sherman Associates

42:37 Joanna Abrams

42:38 Mindclick

Ways to Tune In: 

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0A2XOJvb6mGqEPYJ5bilPX
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/defining-hospitality-podcast/id1573596386
• Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGVmaW5pbmdob3NwaXRhbGl0eS5saXZlL2ZlZWQueG1s
• Amazon Music: ​​https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8c904932-90fa-41c3-813e-1cb8f3c42419
• Podbean: https://www.defininghospitality.live/
• Youtube: https://youtu.be/jwXFEb93iGM