Dec. 31, 2024

2024 Highlights & Learnings + Why I'm Excited for 2025 - Josiah Mackenzie

2024 Highlights & Learnings + Why I'm Excited for 2025 - Josiah Mackenzie

Listen to Hospitality Daily founder and host Josiah Mackenzie share highlights and lessons learned in 2024, plus what he's excited by for 2025.

Highlights:
(1:37) Chip Conley
(3:56) Kristie Goshow at KSL
(5:04) Inn at Newport Ranch
(6:11) Palisades Hospitality
(7:22) Katina and Kyle Connaughton at SingleThread
(9:39) Bashar Wali (episode one and two)
(10:40) Dina Belon & Staypineapple
(13:06) Horst Schulze
(15:07) Nancy Mendelson + Emily Kanders Goldfischer (hertelier) collaboration
(16:44) Hospitality Daily on LinkedIn

Lessons:
(17:54) #1 lesson for me
(18:50) Video
(20:27) Audio
(21:56) Research
(22:05) Research with Sojern on guest experience

Looking ahead:
(23:23) Zach Demuth on hotel industry trends
(23:46) More voices
(24:32) Technology
(24:59) My guide to hotel tech
(26:10) Independent hospitality
(26:40) Rob Blood at Lark
(27:23) Events + Indie Lodging Congress


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Music for this show is produced by Clay Bassford of Bespoke Sound: Music Identity Design for Hospitality Brands

Chapters

00:00 - Intro

02:00 - Highlights

19:02 - Lessons Learned

24:31 - Looking Ahead