Geoff Smart

071 | Who: The A Method for Hiring A Players for Hotels with Geoff Smart

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Geoff Smart, Ph.D. is co-author of the New York Times bestselling book, Who: The A Method for Hiring, which is ranked #1 on Amazon.com on the topic of hiring talented teams. He’s also Chairman & Founder of ghSMART, a leadership consulting firm with 12 offices in the U.S. and one in London whose mission is to use its expertise in business and human behavior to help CEOs, boards, and investors build valuable organizations. Keep Reading »

Peter Ivanov

067 | Creating Power Teams Through Accountability and a Positive Praise Culture with Peter Ivanov

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Peter Ivanov is a Virtual Teams Expert, Keynote Speaker and Executive Coach. He has 20 years of international experience leading Virtual Teams of 100+ people – spread across Eastern and Western Europe, Central Asia, Middle East and Africa – and delivered outstanding business results. His Management System “Virtual Power Teams” has won multiple corporate awards.
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Jeffrey Tobias Halter

057 | Why Women: The Leadership Imperative to Advancing Women and Engaging Men with Jeffery Tobias Halter

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Jeffery Tobias Halter is a corporate gender strategist. The country’s leading expert on engaging men to advance women, Jeffery is the President of YWomen, a strategic consulting company. The former Director of Diversity Strategy of The Coca-Cola Company, Jeffery has worked with leading companies including McDonald’s, Deloitte, Publicis Groupe, GE and more. Jeffery’s latest book WHY WOMEN, The Leadership Imperative to Advancing Women and Engaging Men, is the first business book written by a man on how companies can advance women to enhance the company. A highly sought-after speaker, Jeffery is a TEDx speaker and frequently talks at industry and corporate events.
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Ruth K Ross

056 | COMING ALIVE: The Journey to Reengage Your Life and Career with Ruth K Ross

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Ruth K Ross led a successful career as a strategic human resources executive with top FORTUNE 100 companies for 30 years before she went on to start her own company in San Francisco to focus on the critical intersection where people and process fuse together in organizations. A thought leader on engagement, Ruth’s work with C-suite executives, middle management and service professionals validated her belief that disengagement is robbing people of their passions and cutting deeply into corporate profitability. Keep Reading »

Rocco Bova

054 | Creating Rewarding Relationships with Guests, Staff and Industry Professionals with Rocco Bova

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Rocco Bova is a passionate hotelier and an energetic entrepreneur with a remarkable career of nearly 20 years. He studied hotel management at Westminster College in London and Cornell University in Singapore, and he has worked in some of the finest, world class properties in amazing destinations spanning three continents. He’s led pre-opening, rebranding, and repositioning projects, and he’s recognized as a turnaround expert. Keep Reading »

Evan Hackel

053 | Ingaging Leadership (with an I for Involved) with Evan Hackel

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Evan Hackel, creator of the concept of Ingaging Leadership and author of Ingaging Leadership, is a successful businessman who has started more than 10 companies. During his tenure at CCA Global Partners, he ran a $5 billion division. One of his signature achievements was turning around a bankrupt business in four years, more than doubling system-wide sales to exceed $2 billion. Keep Reading »

Rick Takach

043 | How to Find, Train and Keep Good People with Rick Takach

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Rick Takach, Jr. is President and CEO of Vesta Hospitality – a fully integrated hotel development and hospitality management company based in Vancouver, Washington. In less than 20 years, Vesta has grown their portfolio to 13 properties under management in 8 states.

Last year, Hotel Business ranked Vesta Hospitality #78 in their Top 100 Management Companies of 2014 report. Keep Reading »

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042 | Money Isn’t the Problem, You Are! with Gary Douglas

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Gary Douglas is a best-selling author, international speaker and a sought-after facilitator known for his intensity of awareness and his incredible capacity to facilitate people to ‘know what they know’. He chooses to embody consciousness in everything that he does which inspires others to choose to become more conscious as a result. Keep Reading »

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041 | Direct Sales, Customer Satisfaction and Employee Retention with Michael Pleninger

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Mike is co-Founder and President of Newport Hospitality Group (NHG) – a nationally recognized hotel management company with operations across the eastern United States. Since Mike and long time family friend Bill Carey founded NHG in 1990, they have grown their portfolio to 34 properties under management in 5 states.

Last year, Hotel Business ranked NHG #66 in their Top 100 Management Companies of 2014 report. Keep Reading »