March 23, 2026

The AI Talent Crisis Nobody's Talking About Yet - Ben Campbell, Hospitality America

The AI Talent Crisis Nobody's Talking About Yet - Ben Campbell, Hospitality America
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In this episode, Ben Campbell, the President and CEO of Hospitality America, shares why the traditional path from frontline roles to executive leadership is at risk in an AI-driven world, and what hotel companies need to do about it now. Ben discusses how he's challenging his executive team to rethink talent development, why cross-functional training across properties could be the new leadership pipeline, and why he's cautious about deploying AI tools to properties before solving for confirmation bias.

Listen to the first part of our conversation: How a Revenue Manager-Turned-CEO Drives Profit as Market Conditions Shift

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