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The AI-Adjacent Executive and Using AI for Senior Hotel Roles | with Vincent Somsen
In this special episode of our Executive series with Vincent Somsen and Michael Goldrich, we look at how the latest artificial intelligence tools are changing the natu...
The Medium Is Still the Message for Digital Marketing | with John Marraffino
In this episode, we interview John Marraffino, President of VMC Media, a travel media company that operates across a variety of markets, industries and channels for ov...
Cash Flow Is King for Any Startup or Scaleup | with Ken & Mark Heymann
In this special episode, Adam Mogelonsky interviews the Heymann brothers, Ken and Mark, who are the founders of Unifocus and Heymann2 & Associates.************* LINKS ...
Progressive Luxury with EAST Hotels and The House Collective | with Dean Winter
In this episode, we interview Dean Winter, Managing Director of Swire Hotels. Winter has a longstanding career in hotel operations and management. Working in the Food ...
The Transcontinental Executive and How Travel Tech Works | with Chris Tomseth
In this special episode of our Executive series with Chris Tomseth and Michael Goldrich, we focus on the current travel trends to see how they apply to the modern work...
The Choice to Scale After the Product Is Ready and Tested | with Omri Shalev
In this episode, we interview Omri Shalev, cofounder and CTO of Reeco. Shalev brings a diverse software engineering background before entering hospitality technology, ...
Rallying a Global Tech Company Around Waypoints | with Phelim Pekaar
In this episode, we interview Phelim Pekaar, CEO of P3, a hotel software company focused on the online guest journey and booking experience. Pekaar comes from a softwa...
Discussing the Book "Ultra-Processed People" for Hotels | with Neil Foster
In this special episode, Adam Mogelonsky and Neil Foster discuss the book “Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can’t Stop Eating Food That Isn’t Food” (2023) by Chris van T...
Pivoting a Tech Company into the Hospitality Industry | with Jeff Robbins
In this episode, we interviewJeff Robbins, founder of GuestInsight. Since its founding in late 1999, GuestInsight has excelled as a consumer market research platform l...
Living in Many Countries and Working at Many Companies | with Custódio Barreiros
In this episode, we interview Custódio Barreiros, founder and president of EIP MGT GmbH, a European hospitality firm focused on solving technological problems for the ...
Delivering Moments of Truth with Unified Data | with Daan de Bruijn
In this episode, we interview Daan de Bruijn, Cofounder of Bookboost. De Bruijn brings a diverse hospitality background before cofounding Bookboost CRM in early 2017....
The Nomad Executive and How to Work from Anywhere | with Michael Cohen
In this special episode, we sit down with GAIN Managing Partner, Michael Cohen, to discuss the emerging megatrend of being the ‘Nomad Executive’ and working while livi...
The Growth of Remote Work and Virtual Companies | with Sondre Rasch
In this episode, we interview Sondre Rasch, Cofounder and CEO of SafetyWing. With SafetyWing, Rasch is building a platform to provide easily accessible travel medical...
Platforms for Enabling the Next Generation of Hoteliers | with Shane O'Flaherty
In this episode, we interview Shane O’Flaherty, the Global Director of Travel and Hospitality at Microsoft. O’Flaherty comes from a sales, marketing and customer relat...
Your Niche is How You Add the Most Value | with Jim Rowe
In this episode, we interview Jim Rowe, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Jonas Hospitality, Property Systems. Rowe is a seasoned veteran in the hospitalit...
How Technology Enables a New Breed of Hotel Brands | with Matthew Opferkuch
In this episode, we interview Matthew Opferkuch, CEO and cofounder of The Laundry Rooms. Opferkuch is a longstanding hotel operator and executive before cofounding The...
The Reason Behind Hotel Tech Integration Challenges | with Charlie Osmond
In this episode, we interview Charlie Osmond, cofounder of Triptease. Osmond brings a diverse background to Triptease, starting as an engineer in the British Army befo...
A Caribbean Hotelier's Perspective on Hotel Technology | with Nima Anwar
In this episode, we interview Nima Anvar, CEO of GuestChat. Anvar was the general manager of the Siesta Hotel in Grenada for over two decades before founding GuestChat...
HITEC 2024 Sales and Marketing Preparation Special
In this special episode of the GAIN Momentum Podcast, we’re looking at what hotel technology vendors can do to best prepare for HITEC, happening this year in Charlotte...
Building Tech Architecture from the Ground Up | with Michael Levie
In this episode, we interview Michael Levie, co-founder of citizenM. Levie has a wealth of hotel technology and operations experience. He was at Sonesta for 16 years a...
Encouraging Your Good Team Members to be Great | with Anthony Melchiorri
In this episode, we interview Anthony Melchiorri, author, including his latest book “Show Up”, and TV show host, including Hotel All Stars. Melchiorri has been a hotel...
The Significance of Executive Team Alignment | with Frank Pitsikalis
In this episode, we interview Frank Pitsikalis, Senior Vice President of Strategy at Agilysys. Pitsikalis is the Founder and CEO of ResortSuite, a fully integrated hos...
Discussing the Book "Generations" for Hospitality | with Neil Foster
In this episode, Adam Mogelonsky and Neil Foster, fellow GAIN Advisors, discuss the nonfiction book “Generations” (2023) by Jean M. Twenge PhD and its implications for...
Hospitality Technology is a Triple Platform | with Richard Valtr
In this episode, we have Richard Valtr, Founder at Mews. Valtr started Mews as a property management system in 2012 from the Czech Republic, which has since expanded t...
Scaling a Collection Within the Independent Hotel Niche | with Brent Hayhurst
In this episode, we have Brent Hayhurst, Director of Program Development at Curator Hotels and Resorts Collection. Before entering the hospitality industry, Hayhurst w...
Adapting a Global Product to Local Territories | with Ryan King
In this episode, we have Ryan King, Senior Vice President, Americas at Shiji Group. King brings a diverse background of industry experience from both the hotel operat...
Best-to-Market Will Outwin First-to-Market | with Warren Dehan
In this episode, we have Warren Dehan, President of Maestro PMS. Dehan has worked at Maestro PMS (formerly Northwind) since 1978, and has acted as company president ov...
How Hotel Software Vendors Are Evaluated | with Mark Hope
In this episode, we have Mark Hope, senior vice president of development at Coast Hotels. Hope started his longstanding hospitality career in the front office at Fairm...
Innovating on All Fronts with a New Hotel Brand | with Christopher Hunsberger
In this episode, we have Christopher Hunsberger, co-founder and chief operating officer of Appellation, a new hotel brand born from an elegant merger of the culinary a...
Business Ideas that Work in More Than One Way | with John Smallwood
In this episode, we have John Smallwood, president at Travel Outlook, the maker of Annette, the virtual hotel agent. John Smallwood has several decades of experience i...
