Today’s guest has over 25 years of experience in luxury hotel and residential design. With each project, she brings an unparalleled amount of knowledge. Anne Wilkinson is the Principal at BAMO, Inc. Anne joist the host Dan Ryan to share her hospitality journey and what it means to her to be a part of this industry.

Takeaways: 

• Working with different principles is similar to working with different clients where each one has a different style that they like and a different process of getting work done.
• At its core, hospitality is about caring. It's about taking care of people that come to stay with you and paying attention to their needs. 
• A lot of the “check boxes” for what makes a hotel a luxury hotel can be seen as outdated and they aren’t the end all be all for the standard of luxury hotels.
• Everybody is focused on bringing people back to the office, so they are looking at having the office spaces be redesigned to be fun and exciting and create a sense of identity amongst the people who work there.
• It’s important to try and look at ways to make your design or space more sustainable so that in the long run it will be better for everyone.
• There are some designs that remain timeless and can be used in any setting. Design actually reflects what is going on in the current world.
• When you are designing a space for anyone, it’s a good idea to listen to what the people who will be using the space are looking for and try to meet their needs and wants.

Quote of the Show:

9:40 “At its core, hospitality is about caring.”

Links:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-wilkinson-70738512/
• Website: http://www.bamo.com/

Shout Outs:

28:43 Justin Herman Plaza

28:49 Embarcadero

31:46 Tahmahlah

34:43 Mindclick

38:35 Carmelo Resort

44:12 The Aesthetics of Joy

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/2rq5SDrxPzg