Creativity Episodes

In this episode, Rupesh "Rup" Patel shares his story from the early days of his family's first motel to becoming a renowned hospitality owner, operator, and now, a DJ. How He Got Started: The story of entering the hospitality industry with no prior knowledge and the challenges of operating their first 50-room motel in South Florida. Transition from Reluctance to Passion: Hear about Rupesh's initial reluctance about the hotel business when he was young and how his perspective shifted after...

Kristie Goshow is the Chief Commercial Officer for KSL Resorts. In this episode, you're going to learn about a trend that's creating opportunity for us all - something she calls "The Great Crossover" - as well as ways hospitality providers can use technology and creativity to delight guests and staff - and make more money in doing this. Let's connect! Engage with the Hospitality Daily community on LinkedIn Subscribe to the Hospitality Daily YouTube channel here Join The Huddle - Hospitali...

How can you use photography to communicate your hospitality and grow your business? Joining us today is award-winning commercial photographer Jiri Lizler, whose work has been featured in everything from Conde Nast to Forbes to The Times and whose clients include brands from Chanel and Warner Brothers to Ritz Carlton and Six Senses. In this episode, you'll learn how to prepare for and plan a photoshoot, common misconceptions, and trends in photography that Jiri is seeing today. Follow Jiri on ...

Scott LaMont is the CEO of EDSA - a planning, landscape, and architecture firm - and in this episode, he shares what he sees regarding the role of AI in designing hospitality environments. Follow Scott on LinkedIn Learn more about EDSA This episode is brought to you with support from Sojern. Finding and appealing to travelers online means getting to know them, and that's why first-party data - the information you have about your guests - is so important to providing hospitality today. I tea...

Join us on a fascinating journey with Ben Uyeda, an architect turned internet sensation, as he shares his unconventional path from academia to becoming a social media powerhouse with millions of followers. In this episode, Ben dives deep into his transition from teaching sustainable design at Cornell to founding a successful architecture firm and a tech company that revolutionized home design distribution. Discover how Ben leveraged his design expertise and passion for content creation to build...

I'll never forget the first time I heard our guest today, Brigette Harenda, President of B&Co. It was about a decade ago, and she was at a conference recounting the story of creating the Iron Horse Hotel - which I found fascinating because she became a hotel owner almost by accident during the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 - and has created hit after hit in hospitality since then. In this episode, you'll learn why you should care about branding, why it's much more than you might think it inclu...

I love how art can enhance hospitality and the travel experience, and in this episode, Teresa Muk, Head of Brand and Strategic Marketing at Swire Hotels, explains the latest activation they've done at their luxury hotel collection, The House Collective. The project we're discussing today is called 'Encounters Across Cultures', and it's being hosted in four cities: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Beijing. It features artists using biometric data to create music and art that reflect each city's...

Everyone wants to be innovative, create something remarkable, and provide memorable hospitality - but what does that take....really? Getting to know our guest today, Adam Wallace, over the past 15 years has shown me the answer to that question is culture. Early in his career, Adam worked at his family's hotel in New York, getting national media coverage for the innovative community building they were doing - and today runs Spherical, a hotel marketing agency with a client roster that's a who's...

Stefan Merriweather is Head of Creative for The LINE hotels, and today, we're learning from him about everything from developing new projects to collaborating with artists to empowering team members. After listening to this episode, you're going to be inspired to use art, design, and creativity as a powerful way to delight your guests and grow your hospitality business. Follow Stefan on LinkedIn Follow Stefan on Instagram Join in the conversation on this episode on the Hospitality Daily Li...

You've probably heard of YouTube houses or TikTok houses where social media creators live together and create together - but could this work in hospitality? In this episode, we hear from Sébastien Felix, founder and CEO of Influence Society, a marketing agency that helps some of the world's best hotels and resorts with digital strategy - about something he's organizing next week that he's calling "Influence House." Hear what this is - and the power of getting together to create and innovate. ...

To empower your teams to do their best work and delight your guests, you need to inspire them. And that, of course, requires being inspired yourself. Today, you're going to hear how Sara Osias, Head of Experiences at Auberge Resorts Collection, thinks about this and does this. In case you missed them, be sure to listen to our other conversations with Sara: My journey to leading experience design How I design and deliver experiences for our guests Join the conversation on today's episode on...

Veerle Donders is Concept & Brand Director at Zoku. In this episode, she shares why creativity matters more than ever today in hospitality - and how she helped bring it to life at Zoku. Listen to our past episodes with Veerle: Business travel, "bleisure," and fighting loneliness Community is a verb The future of hospitality is more human What to look for in a career in hospitality Join the conversation on today's episode on the Hospitality Daily LinkedIn page. Hospitality Daily isn't ju...

Damon Lawrence started his career in hospitality as a front desk agent for the Donovan House, a Kimpton Hotel in Washington DC, before working at Ritz-Carlton, IHG, and Dusit International. After working in these roles, Damon started his own hotel development group, Homage Hospitality, as well as Unflagged Academy, a mentorship platform for the next generation of hospitality leaders. Damon sees a lot of opportunities for creativity in independent hospitality today, and explains why in today's e...

Jeremy Wells is the Managing Partner at Longitude°, a branding group that has helped companies like 21c Museum Hotels, SALT Hotels, and Real Hospitality Group showcase their unique approach to hospitality. He’s also the Managing Partner at Flyover Developments, a hospitality development, and investment group, through which he’s preparing to open his new hotel - The Ozarker Lodge - in Branson, Missouri the summer of 2023. I’m obsessed right now with how collaborations can enable hospitality provi...