The Hospitality Spirit

Pablo Massari is a Principal at EDSA and a renowned landscape architect. He talks about the challenges of building properties that respect the natural landscape and goes into some of his past buildings across the world.

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Keith Cestare is the general manager for Ambassador Chicago. He talks about this "boutique hotel" is different from the rest of the hotel industry and goes behind the scenes on operating such a property.

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Pierce Baron is the Assistant Director of Sales at First Hospitality. As a recent graduate of DePaul's School of Hospitality, Pierce talks about how to bridge the gap between college and a profession.

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David Duncan is President & CEO of First Hospitality, one of the pillars of the the hotel industry at large. He shares in his extensive experience and talks about how he and his company shape the hotel world.

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Juan Mendez is an Instructor at the School of Hospitality Leadership at DePaul University and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advocate for the Driehaus College of Business. He explains his role in the world in education and how he plans to increase diversity within higher education.

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Simon Machin is an undergraduate student at DePaul University and this podcast's editor. In this episode, he goes into his history in media production and how real world experience interacts with his college education.

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Chris Adams and his consulting firm develop visions where luxury and lifestyle intersect, from designing interior spaces in hotels and restaurants to developing hospitality services. Adams explains how one would design these kinds of buildings.

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Robert Brand brings over three decades of hospitality experience to his role as General Manager at Hyatt Lodge Oak Brook. He shares his insights on the industry and what it is like to run a hotel for as long as he has.

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David “Rev” Ciancio has prior experience as the Chief Marketing Officer for a SaaS company and has transitioned into a hospitality marketing consultant. He describes the difficulty of a marketing job and provides some help to anyone trying to do the same.

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Stephanie Blake is CEO of Skylight, the pioneering venue development and placemaking firm operating at the intersection of architecture and real estate. She explains how one builds a venue and turns an unused building into a vibrant space.

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