Why Hospitality Leaders Need to Slow Down and Connect - Rachel Vandenberg

In this episode, Rachel Vandenberg, owner of the Sun & Ski Inn in Stowe, Vermont, and founder of Accelerate Women Leaders in Travel, shares her take on why hospitality leaders need to slow down and connect: how knowing your own values shapes the way you lead, why the best conversations at a conference are often the unplanned ones, and what makes an industry event feel like real hospitality instead of one more sales pitch.

Links:

• Rachel Vandenberg on LinkedIn
• Sun & Ski Inn and Suites
• Accelerate Women Leaders in Travel
• New England Inns & Resorts Association
• Hertelier: Why Accelerate, a coaching-based conference for women in travel

Hear Rachel's earlier episodes on Hospitality Daily: The Hotel Owner Who Became a Flight Attendant (2025, with Nancy Mendelson), Boundless Hospitality: Finding Motivation by Engaging The Community, Transforming Your Hospitality Career Through Personal Development, and Change Management (In Technology and Beyond) (2023).

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