Checking In with Anthony & Glenn

Crypto is coming to the hotel industry. EV Hotel Group has announced it's first location and CEO Ken Patel is here to talk about how the company is leveraging technology to disrupt the hotel industry while simultaneously leveraging crypto currencies.

Carillon Miami Wellness Resort is the largest spa & wellness center in the Eastern Seaboard. Tammy Pahel is a visionary in the spa and wellness industry, having led the expansion of the resort's wellness program. This included the launch of the spa's touchless wellness division in late 2020 which introduced hi-tech therapies that can be administered with no outside touch, and most recently a partnership with the biostation, which is opening a center at Carillon Miami this September. Biostation is the premier medical wellness and anti-aging center at the forefront of preventative healthcare, and at Carillon their practice will bring together cutting-edge therapies, science-based innovations, and personalized care to develop health programs that address the root cause of issues associated with aging such as weight gain, poor sleep, brain fog, low libido, and lack of energy.

Glenn and Anthony are joined by the incredible Sarah Dandashy on to share news on here first ever book, Hospitality From Within.

Peggy Berg from Castell Project and Fortuna's Table, and Tracy L Prigmore, a hotel owner and entrepreneur She Has a Deal, discuss how we can get more women to be hotel owners, creating opportunity for all people, and many more elements about what we can all do to help others rise up and succeed. This was one great conversation.

Julian Buffan returns to the show to update us on his company and what type of demand spikes he has been seeing towards the end of 2021.

Dan Flannery, SVP and Managing Director of Edition Hotels, is live from one of the newest additions to the Edition brand in Iceland! We get an update on the brand and will learn about some exciting international projects going on.

The guys are on location at the AC Marriott in Portsmouth, NH, and joined by Gina LaBarre, RVP Brand Growth, voco Hotels; Adam Sherer, SVP, Lodging Development - Marriott Select Brands (East); Christopher Werth - GM, The Row Hotel and Assembly Row; Chris Moulton - GM, AC Hotel Portsmouth and Elise Warshaver - DOSM, The Row Hotel

Wellengood is the premier collaborator and ally for developing, operating, and marketing hospitality venues across the country. The group is currently managing properties all across Tennessee, from the Great Smoky Mountains to Nashville and Memphis. CEO Glenn Malone joins Glenn and Anthony to discuss the enormous rebound of tourism across the state in 2021.

Suzie Yang at Lake Nona Wave Hotel and Claudia Di Gino at Novotel Miami Brickell join the show to talk about how they have used their unique hospitality experience to drive their Florida based hotels forward.

STAY OPEN is a Tech and Brand management platform that converts office and retail space into affordable, flexible, and socially engaging POD hotels and co-living properties. They give commercial real estate owners a revenue stream when traditional retail and office space demand is at an all time low. STAY OPEN also gives guests a unique social platform that connects users before, during, and after their stay. We hear more about it from Steve Shpilsky, CEO & Co-Founder.

First, Bruce Ford of Lodging Econometrics shares data and insights on the continuing to explode extended stay segment. What? One third of all news hotels are extended stay?!!?