Today's podcast guest is Ben May, President of Pocono Raceway, one of the most celebrated and iconic tracks in the United States.

We discuss:

-The value of connections. His college freshman friend happened to be part of the family that started the raceway over 50 years ago.

-The importance of leaders to be available, honest, and authentic. There is no excuse to hide behind a keyboard.

-Adding humanity to the FUN business of experiences

-Empowering employees to fill gaps by finding needs and contributing their talents

-Controlling what you can control in your environment. The team at Pocono Raceway can't control what happens from race to race, from weekend to weekend. They can't control the competition, the drivers, or the sponsors. However, they CAN CONTROL how they make their race fans feel.

-Their goals is to offer an escape, to add to someone's quality of life for a weekend, and to enable attendees to create exceptional memories by having fun.

-While Ben states, "we are pretty good at it" as indicative by the full grandstands and in field, he'd like you to experience it first hand.

July 21-23, 2023 NASCAR Returns to Pocono Raceway

https://www.poconoraceway.com/

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Today's podcast guest is Adam Golomb, the Chief Executive Officer of Primanti Bros. Restaurant and Bar.  He was named CEO, of the iconic restaurant chain, in January 2023.  Prior to being named CEO Adam served as Primanti Bros President and Chief Marketing Officer.

We discuss:

-The importance of "people before profits"

-Not looking at "what it would take to put our company out of business" but rather "how we can anticipate the future and remain successful over the competition".

-Using data to improve and drive better business results

-Enriching established culture with your own perspectives and contributions

-Enabling employees to use their own style for service without giving them a script

-Empowering team members to run with their "D- Decision"- allowing them to use their own judgement to decide without always needing to seek approval from managers/leaders

With a background in strategic leadership in both the restaurant and grocery industries – Adam is responsible for driving Primanti’s growth strategy.

Prior to joining Primanti Bros Adam was with Giant Eagle, a $10b grocery and convenience retailer, in various marketing and product development roles including mostly recently running their $1 billion gift card marketplace.  Prior to joining Giant Eagle, he worked for Eat’n Park Hospitality Group in various marketing and e-commerce roles including being responsible for launching Smileycookie.com.

He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Hospitality Management from Johnson & Wales University and a Master’s Degree from Pennsylvania State University. 

Adam was awarded the American Marketing Association retail marketer of the year and most recently was recognized by Nation’s Restaurant News as one of the most influential restaurant executives in the United States. 

More on Primanti Bros can be found at https://primantibros.com/

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Today's podcast guest is Brian James. I met Brian on a recent trip to the Pacific Northwest where he was performing at the same venue where I was speaking. Immediately I senses his passion as "passerbys" were attracted to his talents and immediately became "stopper-ins."

(Enjoy a sample of his music during the intro and exit of this interview)

Brian penned songs for several TV, film, and commercial projects and for artists such as Taylor Hicks and Highroad Three. Brian's Music Received a CCMA nomination for Single of the Year. His song "Angel at the Crossroads" was nominated for Gospel Single of the Year.

Today Brian continues to write music for several projects and performs regularly as a solo artist with his three piece band and is currently touring the PNW region. His previous band Brian James and the Great Unknown released their album Journey of a Thousand Miles in September of 2019 and won⁠ Inside music cast album of the year⁠.

We discuss:

-Trying to understand how to best speak with people

-Why music is a beautiful universal language

-When you’re sad, you hear the melody, when you’re happy you

The excitement of performing: "When you're confident about your

"When I hear 'em say it can't be done, why even try? They

 "Because what I hear when people say, you can't do that,

Listen to his music and find out more about him here: https://brianjameswashere.com/

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Daniella is the Co-Founder and Principal of HLP&R Advocacy. In my simplistic terms, she helps organizations interpret and maneuver around government regulations and public policy to help them achieve their business goals.

She became a "director of media" without any media experience. She was offered many opportunities because her friends said "you'd be great in this role." And she said "yes", more often than "no" to learn new things.

She exudes intellectual curiosity and believes in the power of helping others.

We discuss:

-Working on Presidential Campaigns

-The influence of friends that believe in you more than you may believe in yourself

-Figuring out trade agreements

-Government relations

-And creating her job of a lifetime

Daniella believes in karma and uses her resources wisely. She advises listeners to be curious, to learn, and don't worry if you don't have a map for a plan of attack. If you're doing the right things and you're enjoying the journey, its naturally going to take you where you want to go.

For more information on Daniella and her firm, please visit: https://hlprdc.com/

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Most People Don't... start practicing their sport at the age of 3.

Most People Don't... earn a scholarship to compete in their passion.

Most People Don't... embrace humility and teamwork to find success.

Maggie Mace has done these things and more. As a student at Penn State's School of Hospitality, and as my former Social Media Intern, she continues to overcome obstacles and find ways to earn happiness as an individual and for her team.

We discuss;

-the role of mentors/coaches

-when others see talent in you that you hadn't discovered

-dealing with injuries and focusing on others

-staying positive

-absorbing all there is to learn, proactive communication, and curiosity

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Today's podcast guest is Chair Phyllis Randall. She is making history and remembering history.

-Talking about things that are important, but not always

-The importance of how we treat people

-Giving back, serving, and making things better

-The traits of great leaders (admitting to what you don't know AND admitting to what you do know)

-Never making people feel “less than” even during difficult conversations

She is the first woman of color in Virginia's history to be elected chair of a county board (2015 and reelected in 2019, in the role of Chair At-Large of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors).

She and her husband Thaddeus (T.W.) have lived in Loudoun since 1993, and are the proud parents of two adult sons, Ashon and Aaron.

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Today's guest is Eric Roseman, the Chief Revenue Officer of ⁠Xeal⁠, a technology first electric vehicle charging company

We talk about the power of Penn State, proving others wrong while being right, capturing weekly positive and negative accomplishments, and the importance of journaling and meditation.

He shares: "you've only got one choice. You can either be better than yesterday, you can be worse than yesterday, or you can stay the same. What's it gonna be? And it's just like, what are you gonna do today that made you better than yesterday?"

Like every single day you're racing against the person you are yesterday. So that's just how I've always been. I've just looked at every single day as like, you've got a chance to beat yourself from yesterday. Are you gonna be better or worse?

-I journal most days and even built a software platform that

-As a sales leader I'm in the trenches super super deep on

-I do a Sunday night (+ / - / > ) which is my lookback on

-I straddle two worlds, I can speak real estate fluently and

Connect with him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-roseman-tx469/

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Today's podcast guest is David Goldstone, EVP and Chief Sales Officer of World Cinema.

He describes his company as a service company that delivers technology.

His accomplishments in the hospitality industry are so vast, yet he has never worked for a hotel company.

David Goldstone has served in various executive management positions within the industry for over 20 years. He is one of only five recipients of the prestigious AH&LA’s John Whitaker Award for his dedication and commitment to the hotel industry.
 
He is an experienced executive with a demonstrated history of business and relationship skills working across all segments the hospitality industry. Goldstone has a certificate of CHMS, Master Hotel Supplier from AH&LA. Skilled in Marketing Management, Negotiation, Business Planning, Operations and Sales Management. A motivated leader who loves mentoring staff and helping them achieve their goals.

More about World Cinema can be found here: https://www.wcitv.com/

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Mark G. Carrier is a senior officer of B.F. Saul Company; the privately held diversified real estate and finance concern based in the Washington, DC area.  The hospitality group owns and operates a portfolio of business class hotels which are affiliated with Intercontinental Hotels Group, Marriott, Hilton, and The Hay-Adams.

Carrier is the past Chairman of the American Hotel and Lodging Association, the nation's advocacy organization for the hotel industry.  He is also past Chairman of the IHG Owners Association, the global franchise owners association of Intercontinental Hotels Group. He was also names Virginia Hotelier of the Year by the Virginia Hotel and Travel Association. 

We discuss leadership, focus, and doing the right thing.  

He found an organization that supported his personal values and he continues to shine with them.

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When I first met Meg, she was in catering in Washington, DC.  We worked at the same hotel when I was in room sales.  A senior leader at one point told her "you'll never be in sales."  She used that objection and obstacle to prove to herself that she was quite capable of DOING WHATEVER SHE DESIRED.  

Growing up in Philadelphia, she was the youngest of 7 children and was forced to be "independent".  She also had to hear from her older brothers and sisters that she was consistently "wrong"!  (In a loving way!)

From Vice President of Sales with MPI, to PSAV, to Bellagio- she shined in sales and as a sales leader.

Fast forward, Meg created two companies to solve problems in the meetings and events industry:

"eventsGIG, is the online talent marketplace for the event marketing industry to find and post jobs. eventsGIG connects organizations to top freelance experts for anything you need to execute a live, virtual, or hybrid event.

Connect with her here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megfasy/

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