GAIN Momentum - Lessons from Leaders in Hospitality, Travel, Food Service, & Technology

Nov 21 2024 50 ep. 35 mins
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Each episode of GAIN Momentum focuses on timeless lessons to help grow and scale a business in hospitality, travel, and technology. Whether you’re a veteran industry leader looking for some inspiration to guide the next phase of growth or an aspiring executive looking to fast-track the learning process, this podcast is here with key lessons centered around four questions we ask each guest.

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The AI-Adjacent Executive and Using AI for Senior Hotel Roles | with Vincent Somsen

Nov 21 2024 41 mins  
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 nature of work in hospitality leadership in the march towards an AI-adjacent workforce.************* LINKS & RESOURCES ************* The GAIN Momentum Podcast: focusing on timeless lessons to scale a business in hosp

The Medium Is Still the Message for Digital Marketing | with John Marraffino

Nov 14 2024 42 mins  
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 over the past three decades.************* LINKS & RESOURCES ************* The GAIN Momentum Podcast: focusing on timeless lessons to scale a business in hospitality, travel, and technology-centered around four key

Cash Flow Is King for Any Startup or Scaleup | with Ken & Mark Heymann

Nov 07 2024 43 mins  
In this special episode, Adam Mogelonsky interviews the Heymann brothers, Ken and Mark, who are the founders of Unifocus and Heymann2 & Associates.************* LINKS & RESOURCES ************* The GAIN Momentum Podcast: focusing on timeless lessons to scale a business in hospitality, travel, and technology-centered around four key questions posed to all guests and hosted b

Progressive Luxury with EAST Hotels and The House Collective | with Dean Winter

Oct 17 2024 49 mins  
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 & Beverage department for Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group for over seven years before joining management at MOHG for five more years. After joining the operations team at Swire Properties, he has remained with Swire

The Transcontinental Executive and How Travel Tech Works | with Chris Tomseth

Oct 10 2024 47 mins  
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 workforce wherein executives frequently travel to different continents to manage operations across multiple time zones. ************* LINKS & RESOURCES ************* The GAIN Momentum Podcast: focusing on timeless le

The Choice to Scale After the Product Is Ready and Tested | with Omri Shalev

Oct 03 2024 37 mins  
In this episode, we interview Omri Shalev, cofounder and CTO of Reeco. Shalev brings a diverse software engineering background before entering hospitality technology, including LeadDaWay, M.S Bit, HARMAN International and Microsoft.************* LINKS & RESOURCES ************* The GAIN Momentum Podcast: focusing on timeless lessons to scale a business in hospitality, travel, a

Rallying a Global Tech Company Around Waypoints | with Phelim Pekaar

Sep 19 2024 36 mins  
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 software engineering background, graduating from the University of Dublin before joining Jurys Doyle Hotel Group as a developer for over nine years. Pekaar founded P3 Hotel Software in 2001 and has stayed led the company fo

Discussing the Book "Ultra-Processed People" for Hotels | with Neil Foster

Sep 12 2024 73 mins  
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 Tulleken. In this chat, we cover topics including ultra-processed foods, intermittent fasting, food environments, eating as identity and what hotels can do as food habits change.************* LINKS & RESOUR

Pivoting a Tech Company into the Hospitality Industry | with Jeff Robbins

Sep 05 2024 36 mins  
In this episode, we interviewJeff Robbins, founder of GuestInsight. Since its founding in late 1999, GuestInsight has excelled as a consumer market research platform leader, with tools specifically designed for hotel guest engagement and feedback.************* LINKS & RESOURCES ************* The GAIN Momentum Podcast: focusing on timeless lessons to scale a business in hospita

Living in Many Countries and Working at Many Companies | with Custódio Barreiros

Aug 22 2024 39 mins  
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 end users. Barreiros is a second-generation hotelier, having worked from an early age in hotels across the continent. On the hotel side, he has worked for Accor, Grange Hotels, Hilton and InterContinental Hotel Group