NextGen in Lodging
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsNextGen in Lodging is a monthly podcast that examines systemic and trending issues in the hospitality industry. Co-hosts Davonne Reaves, Chris Henry and Omari Head unlock the brain trust through interviews with emerging leaders in travel and tourism to share their thoughts and ideas for fresh strategies to combat systemwide challenges. The next generation of executives strives to revolutionize the hospitality industry for the 21st century.
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Episodes
09 | ‘Sun, Fun, Rich and Glitz’: NextGen hospitality pros redefine tourism in South Florida
October 21, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes - 39.4 MBNextGen in Lodging features hospitality professionals carving their niche in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, markets where tourism thrives despite doing business with COVID-19 restrictions in place. The yearn to gather and socialize is strong in a multicultural market like South Florida. Podcast co-host Omari Head talks to Alexis Brown of SocialXchange in Miami and Javier Marquis of AC Hotel Fort Lauderdale Beach about how they're creating and selling experiences amid the pandemic.
08 | Emerging brands, innovative products signal new era of hospitality
September 27, 2021 07:00 - 45 minutes - 59.4 MBAs the hotel industry shifts into a new era influenced by the coronavirus pandemic as well as the unleashing of younger travelers eager to get out and experience the world, new hospitality brands are emerging either in full or by creating novel concepts within their traditional frameworks. In Episode 8 of NextGen in Lodging, host Chris Henry leads a discussion among three hospitality innovators who share what’s next for a recovering industry.
07 | Give minority workers a voice, say Asian American hospitality professionals dedicated to diversity
August 24, 2021 07:00 - 35 minutes - 48 MBThis month’s episode of NextGen in Lodging podcast features Asian American hospitality professionals who urge company leaders to identify blatant and unconscious racial bias in the workplace and to promote among employees knowledge of ethnic backgrounds and cultural traditions – all to foster acceptance and understanding that can lift careers and businesses to new heights.
6 | A Lost Generation of Hospitality Leaders
July 29, 2021 07:00 - 47 minutes - 60.5 MBThe coronavirus pandemic has forced thousands of young hospitality professionals to leave their jobs or rethink their career paths, leaving the industry with a dearth of mid-career talent and leadership. In Episode 6 of Next Gen in Lodging podcast, co-host Omari Head talks with Priscilla Guasso and Bijal Patel about millennials leaving the hospitality industry and how employers can bring them back and help them rebuild their careers.
06 | A Lost Generation of Hospitality Leaders
July 29, 2021 07:00 - 47 minutes - 60.5 MBThe coronavirus pandemic has forced thousands of young hospitality professionals to leave their jobs or rethink their career paths, leaving the industry with a dearth of mid-career talent and leadership. In Episode 6 of Next Gen in Lodging podcast, co-host Omari Head talks with Priscilla Guasso and Bijal Patel about millennials leaving the hospitality industry and how employers can bring them back and help them rebuild their careers.
05 | ‘Genuine conversations are happening’
June 17, 2021 07:00 - 35 minutes - 46.4 MBNextGen in Lodging brings back three guests who last year started the conversation about diversity, inclusion and equity in the hospitality industry. In Episode 5 of NextGen in Lodging podcast the hospitality professionals review whether progress has been made despite the challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
04 | ‘Keep pushing, keep talking’: NextGen in Lodging reviews a year of racial unrest
June 03, 2021 07:00 - 14 minutes - 26.1 MBNextGen in Lodging co-founders review the past 12 months since the death of George Floyd at the hands of police and how the incident sparked cries for change throughout the nation. It also forced the hospitality industry to re-examine its hiring and promotion practices to achieve true diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace.
03 | Promoting hospitality career to minorities will help industry move forward, say Latino and Caribbean next-gen leaders
May 20, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBNext Gen in Lodging co-host and guests are Latino and Caribbean young professionals who share how they’ve achieved some measure of success in the U.S. hotel industry so far. Co-host Chris Henry leads the discussion that includes guests’ varied backgrounds, the steps they took to carve meaningful paths toward leadership and how industry leaders can promote the upward mobility of a career in hospitality to Latinos and other minorities.
02 | How Next-Gen meeting planners managed a non-event 2020 and what’s ahead
April 22, 2021 07:00 - 53 minutes - 72.2 MBHospitality event planners were rocked and shocked in 2020 as they watched the rapid spread of COVID-19 devastate the meetings industry. In Episode 2 of Next Gen in Lodging podcast co-host Omari Head leads a conversation with Mike “Orie” Mosley, a multicultural event planner and DJ, and Airlia Perez, a meeting planner focused on business retention and loyalty. The young professionals tell of their biggest challenges and how they’ve found inspiration to keep moving forward toward business rec...
01 | First But Not Last
March 11, 2021 18:11 - 31 minutes - 54.8 MBNextGen in Lodging launches its monthly podcast on Long Live Lodging’s platform by recognizing Women’s History Month. NextGen in Lodging is an organization founded in 2020 by mid-career hospitality professionals with a goal to connect and share new streams of thought and innovation that will revolutionize the hospitality industry in the post-pandemic era. Episode 01 features three self-starters carving unique paths in the hospitality industry. Their ventures encompass hotel investment, man...