Paul Kirwin, President & CEO of AmericInn, which is owned by Northcott Hospitality. ... Ron Burgett, Executive VP of Development, AmericInn

Michelin Stared Chef Bruno Tison speaks to us from his restaurant Sante located at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa ... John Evans, General Manager and Jeff Jake, exec chef of Dolce’s Silverado Resort

Bruce Ford, SVP Lodging Econometrics, with whom we speak about the state of the luxury lodging business ... Terri Haack EVP Managing Director of Terranea on managing this amazing resort and how they got past their 2008 opening, which was just before one of the single worst years ever in the lodging business.

We have an extremely special guest, Leigh Anne Tuohy, a designer and the subject of the book and film The Blind Side. We chat with her about giving back and improving the lives of others through hospitality.

Wayne B. Goldberg, President and Chief Executive Officer ... Rajiv K. Trivedi, Executive Vice President - Franchise & Chief Development Officer ... Julie M. Cary, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer

Thorsten Kirschke, President, Americas, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group ... Gordon McKinnon, Chief Branding Officer, Carlson ... Heather Passe, VP Marketing, e-Commerce and Loyalty ... Fred Dechamps, VP of Revenue Generation

Today we focus on reinventing hospitality luxury with the Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel, and the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel. ... We’re discussing about what it is customers are looking for at the luxury level and how these properties are changing their personalities to meet the call of the new consumer. ... Interview with Meredith MacFarlane, Hotel Manager and Marco Zanolari, Director of Food and Beverage at the Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel. ... Interview with Donna Bond, Director of Marketing; Shannon Gilbert, Director of Sales; and Andres Jimenez, Executive Chef from the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel.

Master Chef Michel LeBorgne, an instructor at the New England Culinary Institute who has more than 8,000 former students working in the hospitality business ... Tim Klauder, corporate executive chef and director for Blodgett Combi

Likes, dislikes, trends, forecasts – we’ve covered a lot in our two in-house podcasts so far for 2012. This time, Glenn gets grilled about more specific issues, including...

• Whether you should hold or sell your hotel
• What you should do about those pesky lobby renovation requirements
• Going green and whether your guests really care
• Social media and its “angry big brother,” online reviews – tune in to find out what that means
• The plusses and minuses of branding your hotel today in the industry

We’ll evaluate the impact of mobile technology, how to get new guests to come to your hotel, the critical nature of renovations and much more.