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As we continue moving through recovery, Revenue Management is more critical than ever to generating maximize revenue from every reservation. That's why we went to Cesar Wurm, VP of Commercial & Revenue Management for IHG. He shared best practices and strategies, especially with major demand discrepancies across the country. This is essential viewing for all hoteliers!

Dan Cockerell returns to discuss the evolving nature of leadership as people return to work. We discuss motivating teams, whether they're new to hotels, or have been experiencing the challenges of working with limited staff. We also discuss the reality of burnout and how to prevent it. First, Teague Hunter on the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference coming up May 10-12.

Sloan Dean is Chief Executive Officer & President at Remington Hotels, an industry leading management company with about 80 hotels. We discuss getting back to profitability -- it's happening -- keeping staff mentally fit, growth strategies and lots, lots more!!!

For the first time in HSMAI history, four chapters banded together for an online event, which just happened to feature our very own Glenn Haussman. Here he shares how the hotel industry is replete with potential opportunity, it's just a matter of how to find it! Lots of great positive energy in a session that's equal parts insight and motivation.

We get our laughs on with Andrea Depew, Associate & Director of U.S. Business Development at Hager Design International. We discuss Glenn's irrational love of Waffle House, drink too much scotch, discuss event networking strategies and lots more inanity we're afraid to mention in the show notes. Just don't ask questions and watch this please!

Christine Trippi, The Wise Pineapple, and Calvin Tilokee of RevPar Media join Glenn and Anthony to discuss the ins and out of being an entrepreneur. We discus how they got the guts, and made the move from hospitality employees to business owners. Why? When? How? Those questions and more will be answered. And some saucy language too!

Paul N. Leone, is the CEO of The Breakers Palm Beach and Flagler System, Inc. We go behind the scenes at what may be the last family owned grande dame hotel in the USA, which was founded in 1896 by business icon Henry M. Flagler. The luxury hotel has myriad restaurants, two 18-hole championship golf courses, indoor/outdoor spa, beach club with a half mile private beach, four swimming pools, and so much more!

Michael Medzigian is the Chairman and CEO of Watermark Lodging Trust, Inc., a company which owns many highly prized assets in city centers and other unique high barrier to entry resort markets. We talk the upside of the downside, Watermark's ongoing strategy and glean many important tidbits about investing in hotels and working in the career of hotel investment. He is also a Director of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, serves on the Board of its Hospitality Investment Roundtable and is a member of its Industry Real Estate Financing Advisory Council. He also serves on the Marriott Owner Advisory Council.

After our incredible first interview with Bill Walshe, President and CEO of Viceroy Hotels, and our amazing trip to Hotel Zena in Washington D.C., we get more inspirations and insights. Plus, we learn about their post covid strategy and where they're currently seeing a competitive advantage.

Glenn and Craig get to drink wine with Sarah Dandashy, Askaconcierge.tv! This show goes totally off the rails and we barely got to any planned content. But our misfortune is your gain as Producer Dave surprises us with an appearance by the Calvin Tilokee, the man behind @revparblems and host of @midlifecrisispodcast.