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Slow Partnerships, Fast Loyalty - Diarmaid O’Sullivan - Defining Hospitality
"You can teach someone the skills to operate a system, how to make a bed, how to make a dish. But you cannot teach someone to have empathy, to connect…
Sep 2
August 2026
Culture By Design - Adam Lara - Defining Hospitality
"It's not just design, it's basically problem solving."
Aug 26
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Small Hotels, Big Margins - Ryan Diggins - Defining Hospitality
"If we can't answer what is this here for or why are we doing this, well now you're just a Pinterest board."
Aug 19
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Making Room for Others - Carl Long - Defining Hospitality
"It wasn't about, hey, we have these great finishes on the walls. It was about what does it feel like to be in that place."
Aug 5
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July 2026
Hospitality From Every Angle - Compilation Episode - Defining Hospitality
"It wasn't about, hey, we have these great finishes on the walls. It was about what does it feel like to be in that place."
Jul 29
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Academic Roots, Hospitality Heights - Gary Brandeis - Defining Hospitality
"If we don't make a profit and we don't invest well, our ability to provide a good experience for our guests is significantly hindered."
Jul 22
3
Connecting the Room - Michelle Finn - Defining Hospitality
"Identify a need, see something that doesn't exist. That's pretty much what we did."
Jul 15
3
Details That Matter - Adrienne Scribner - Defining Hospitality
"If you don't know exactly who is going to do the work, it's probably you. You need to find that person."
Jul 8
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The Art of Making Spaces Beloved - Alexa d'Argence- Defining Hospitality
"It's a calling, a vocation for me. So there's a lot of love that goes into it. This is a job where you are working long hours, and if you don't love…
Jul 1
June 2026
Niching Down then Grow - Alex Kuby - Defining Hospitality
"Hospitality is the humanity in the built environment, that is the way in which we express care and facilitate all of those great high touch point, high…
Jun 24
Beyond the Bulb - Thomas Paterson - Defining Hospitality
"Lighting design is an editing tool. Emphasize, de-emphasize, reveal, conceal."
Jun 17
Navigating the Peaks of Innovation - Larry Traxler - Defining Hospitality
“It’s those people that have a fear of the future that get held back. Sometimes you just have to jump off the bridge and leap into those entrepreneurial…
Jun 10
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