Ron Nagy is an entrepreneur and business strategist and the owner and operator of Soleil Vacations, a full service vacation rental company. He goes behind the scenes of the vacation industry and talks about how he went about building his company around it.

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Ryan LeVeque is a freelancer revenue and business development for the short-term rental space. He explains what exactly "short-term rental space" means and how it competes with the hotel and AirBnB industries.

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Hospitality leader Neil DeGuia has taken on the role of General Complex Manager at the dual-branded Canopy by Hilton Chicago Central Loop and Hilton Garden Inn Central Loop. He discusses what it is like to open a hotel and what one needs to do to enter the industry.

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Today we turn the tables and actually interview our host, Dr. Nicholas J. Thomas. Dr. Nick serves as the director of the School of Hospitality Leadership, where he is an associate professor. In this episode we learn about Dr. Nick's career, what he does as a hospitality professor, and why he created this very podcast.

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Liz Jaquez is Janko Hospitality's Vice President of Revenue Generation. As the company’s commercial leader, she is responsible for leading all top line disciplines including Sales, Revenue Management, Marketing + Digital, and Corporate Communications. She talks about how social media and marketing at large can affect your company.

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Tammy Pahel is the Vice President of Spa & Wellness Operations at Carillon Miami Wellness Resort. She goes into the details of what a wellness resort is and what it is like to run such a property.

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Z. J. Tong grew up in China and came to the US 20 years ago to pursue his graduate studies. He is now the owner of ChinaPro Marketing Partners, a tourism marketing agency focusing on the inbound and domestic Chinese market. He talks about the tourist relationship between China and the United States.

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Daniel O'Leary is a sports and entertainment marketing trailblazer, brand architect, entrepreneur and business strategist. He talks about his time managing sports properties and specifically the Oakbrook Polo Club.

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Derrick C. Westbrook is a nationally recognized sommelier and the Beverage Director of the Michelin-starred Elizabeth restaurant in Chicago. He is currently the Owner of Juice @ 1340 and lead sommelier. He shares in his time in the wine industry and talks about how he became such a prominent figure within his profession.

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State Senator Sara Feigenholtz is a lifelong resident of Chicago and has represented Chicago’s lakefront and near north neighborhoods in the General Assembly in both the House and Senate. She goes deep behind the scenes of the hospitality industries, the laws that effect them, and how COVID has changed things.

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