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S5 E2: Paul Tamburello - Ice Cream & Philanthropy

Indie Colorcast - July 26, 2023 14:45 - 24 minutes
Indie Congress sits down with Paul Tamburello to talk about professional values, philanthropy, Little Man Ice Cream, and his other ventures. Paul Tamburello’s name has become synonymous with creative design and transformative, value-driven development throughout Denver’s unique neighborhoods. A...

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S5 E1: Ryan Diggins - My hospitality story

Indie Colorcast - June 28, 2023 15:19 - 28 minutes
In the season 5 premiere of Indie Colorcast we sit down with Ryan Diggins. Ryan is the co-founder and CEO of Midnight Auteur, a hotel development, branding and operations hospitality company specializing in design forward, cocktail anchored independent hotels. Here, he leads hotel concepting, de...

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S4 E12: Marc Graser - Storytelling, the next generation of consumers, and the LGBTQ traveler

Indie Colorcast - January 18, 2023 17:52 - 12 minutes
Marc Graser helps brands become storytellers. After spending nearly two decades covering all aspects of the entertainment and marketing industries in senior editing and writing roles at leading industry publications Variety and Advertising Age. Moving from Los Angeles to Washington, DC, Marc b...

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S4 E11: Yasmine Mustafa - Going after your vision

Indie Colorcast - January 18, 2023 17:51 - 12 minutes
Yasmine Mustafa is a social entrepreneur and the CEO of ROAR. Fueled by a passion to leverage technology for good, she leads the ROAR team in their mission to cultivate safer workplaces and empowered communities. Dedicated to fostering inclusive opportunities in business and education, Yasmin...

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S4 E10: Kimberly McGlonn - Hospitality and Social Impact

Indie Colorcast - January 18, 2023 17:47 - 17 minutes
Dr. Kimberly McGlonn is an advocate for justice & environmentalism, advocacy that informs her approach to leadership in the fashion industry. As Founder & CEO of the manufacturing start-up & BCorp, Grant Blvd, she oversees the creative direction & growth strategy of the brand. Ultimately, Grant ...

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S4 E9: Sonya Haffey

Indie Colorcast - January 18, 2023 17:46 - 21 minutes
Sonya Haffey is the Principal of V Starr and has led the firm since 2009.  When she joined the company, Sonya used her extensive experience from previous roles, as founder of her own design firm, to transition V Starr from being exclusively residential to including a strong commercial basis. S...

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S4 E8: Vincent Ficarra

Indie Colorcast - January 18, 2023 17:45 - 21 minutes
A renowned graffiti and fine artist, Vincent has parlayed his knowledge of street culture and traditional illustration techniques into the field of graphic arts, marketing and brand development. He is the Founder and Creative Director of Revolver New York, a full-service branding agency, and has...

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S4 E7: Ken Fine - Branding, time, and the role of leadership

Indie Colorcast - January 18, 2023 17:42 - 15 minutes
As FINE’s founder and Executive Creative Director, Ken servse as creative visionary, strategist, consultant, and confidant to our clients, developing and growing award-winning brands. FINE is a brand agency for the digital age. They plan, create, and evolve the core brand expressions that defi...

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S4 E6: Jackie Nunley - Working in conversation with the consumer

Indie Colorcast - January 18, 2023 17:41 - 18 minutes
Ms. Nunley is an experienced world traveler and has spent more than 20 years in the technology industry. She's held leadership positions in Strategy, Product Management, Revenue Management and Online Distribution with many of the leading global hotel software providers like Micros Systems (Oracl...

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S4 E5: Kevin Osterhaus

Indie Colorcast - January 18, 2023 17:39 - 15 minutes
Kevin Osterhaus is an operator’s operator. After serving in operations leadership roles at Bunkhouse, Sixty Hotels, Standard, and Ennismore, he became President of Graduate Hotels in November 2021.  Graduate Hotels has experienced rapid growth over the past three years, expanding from 13 hotel...

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S4 E4: Josh Rubinstein

Indie Colorcast - January 18, 2023 17:36 - 15 minutes
A career hospitality veteran, Josh Rubinstein takes pride in representing inspired companies and talented hospitality executives across the United States. Josh began his career in boutique hotel and stand-alone restaurant operations and managed various Michelin-starred and James Beard award-winn...

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S4 E3: Richard Valtr - Mews

Indie Colorcast - January 18, 2023 17:34 - 18 minutes
Richard Valtr is the founder of Mews Systems. Mews is headquartered in Amsterdam with offices in 10 countries worldwide is a cloud-based property management software (PMS) provider supplying hospitality providers with software to manage their businesses. Mews enables great service by simplifyi...

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S4 E2: Dan Ryan - Helping People on their Journey

Indie Colorcast - January 18, 2023 17:24 - 10 minutes
Dan Ryan has been in the hospitality industry for over 20 years. He's furnished thousands of hotel guestrooms, from the Kimpton Hotels to the Canopy Hotels and the Ritz Calrtons or Four Seasons Hotels worldwide. Dan's true passion is to help people on their journeys. His way of helping is by ...

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S4 E1: Ryan Ashley - Bringing Poetry to the Masses

Indie Colorcast - January 18, 2023 17:14 - 17 minutes
Ryan Ashley is here to bring poetry to the masses as an artist, published poet, event entertainer, entrepreneur, and passionate hospitality professional. Traditionally, he is a professional personalized poet who has written tens of thousands of personalized poems live on the spot at high-caliber...

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Catch up wih Leapy Lee

Leapy Lee Mr Little Arrows - November 17, 2022 19:22 -
We just had a very long overdue catch-up with lots to discuss including #thequeen #adverts #uk #England#Boris #Liztruss #Qatar #WorldCup #Gender #race #climatechange #electric #elonmusk #worldeconomicforum #spiritualism #beliefs #woke

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Shannon Knapp @ INDIE Cultivate 2022 - Customer Reviews and Market Feedback

Indie Colorcast - July 11, 2022 16:44 - 15 minutes
On this bonus episode, Christopher Plant sits down with Shannon Knapp, president and CEO of The Leading Hotels of the World. They discuss everything from the pandemic's affect on the hospitality industry to how hotels adapt their marketing techniquest through customer reviews and market feedback...

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Shannon Knapp x INDIE Cultivate at the Wythe Hotel

Indie Colorcast - July 11, 2022 16:44 - 15 minutes
On this episode, Christopher Plant sits down with Shannon Knapp, president and CEO of The Leading Hotels of the World. They discuss everything from the pandemic's affect on the hospitality industry to how hotels adapt their marketing techniquest through customer reviews and market feedback.  L...

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Josh Goldblum x INDIE Cultivate at the Wythe Hotel

Indie Colorcast - July 11, 2022 16:40 - 21 minutes
On this episode, Christopher Plant is joined by Josh Goldbum. Josh is the CEO of Bluecadet and co-founder of Art World. Christopher and Josh discuss the crypto and NFT economy, as well as the future of technology and augmented reality.  Learn more about Josh Goldblum

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Josh Goldblum @ INDIE Cultivate 2022 - Crypto and NFT Economy

Indie Colorcast - July 11, 2022 16:40 - 21 minutes
On this bonus episode, Christopher Plant is joined by Josh Goldbum. Josh is the CEO of Bluecadet and co-founder of Art World. Christopher and Josh discuss the crypto and NFT economy, as well as the future of technology and augmented reality.  Learn more about Josh Goldblum

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Christina Grace @ INDIE Cultivate 2022 - Waste Reduction and Recycling Programs

Indie Colorcast - July 11, 2022 15:18 - 29 minutes
On this bonus episode, Christopher Plant is joined by Christina Grace, the CEO of Foodprint: an organization dedicated to designing and launch waste reduction and recycling programs for businesses. Christina and Christopher discuss how Foodprint institutes best practices for businesses to mindfu...

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Christina Grace x INDIE Cultivate at the Wythe Hotel

Indie Colorcast - July 11, 2022 15:18 - 29 minutes
On this episode, Christopher Plant is joined by Christina Grace, the CEO of Foodprint: an organization dedicated to designing and launch waste reduction and recycling programs for businesses. Christina and Christopher discuss how Foodprint institutes best practices for businesses to mindfully tr...

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Theo Edwards Butler x Indie Congress Miami 2022

Indie Colorcast - June 21, 2022 05:14 - 17 minutes
In this episode, Christopher and Andrew sit down with Theo Edwards Butler who is the founder of Modern Green Book. They discuss how people can support black businesses while traveling as well as all things Hampton House in Miami.  To learn more about Theo Edwards Butler- Click here! To learn...

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S3 E7: Theo Edwards Butler - Support Black Businesses while Traveling

Indie Colorcast - June 21, 2022 05:14 - 17 minutes
In this episode, Christopher and Andrew sit down with Theo Edwards Butler who is the founder of Modern Green Book. They discuss how people can support black businesses while traveling as well as all things Hampton House in Miami.  To learn more about Theo Edwards Butler- Click here! To learn...

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S3 E6: Sarah Eustis - Hospitality in New England

Indie Colorcast - June 21, 2022 05:12 - 22 minutes
In this episode, Christopher and Andrew sit down with Sarah Eustis who is the CEO of Main Street Hospitality and ILC Advisory Board member. They discuss hospitality in New England and her story in becoming a leader in the hospitality industry. To learn more about Sarah Eustis- Click here! To...

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Sarah Eustis x Indie Congress Miami 2022

Indie Colorcast - June 21, 2022 05:12 - 22 minutes
In this episode, Christopher and Andrew sit down with Sarah Eustis who is the CEO of Main Street Hospitality and ILC Advisory Board member. They discuss hospitality in New England and her story in becoming a leader in the hospitality industry. To learn more about Sarah Eustis- Click here! To...

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Meriem Solomon x Indie Congress Miami 2022

Indie Colorcast - June 21, 2022 05:10 - 14 minutes
In this episode, Christopher and Andrew sit down with Meriem Solomon, who is the president and General Council of Ace Hotels. They discuss how hotel branding changed during the pandemic and why ILC is a valuable asset to the hotel industry.  To learn more about the Independent Lodging Conferen...

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S3 E5: Meriem Solomon - Why ILC is a Valuable Asset to the Hotel Industry

Indie Colorcast - June 21, 2022 05:10 - 14 minutes
In this episode, Christopher and Andrew sit down with Meriem Solomon, who is the president and General Council of Ace Hotels. They discuss how hotel branding changed during the pandemic and why ILC is a valuable asset to the hotel industry.  To learn more about the Independent Lodging Conferen...

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S3 E4: Jason Bass - Bias and Representation in the Hotel Industry

Indie Colorcast - June 21, 2022 05:09 - 18 minutes
In this episode, Christopher and Andrew sit down with Jason Bass, who is the Director of Culture and Impact at Hotel Revival. They discussed their role in the community during the pandemic as well as bias and representation in the hotel industry.  To learn more about Jason Bass- Click here! ...

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Jason Bass x Indie Congress Miami 2022

Indie Colorcast - June 21, 2022 05:09 - 18 minutes
In this episode, Christopher and Andrew sit down with Jason Bass, who is the Director of Culture and Impact at Hotel Revival. They discussed their role in the community during the pandemic as well as bias and representation in the hotel industry.  To learn more about Jason Bass- Click here! ...

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S3 E3: Bashar Wali - Hospitality Post Pandemic

Indie Colorcast - June 21, 2022 05:07 - 17 minutes
In this episode, Christopher and Andrew sit down with Bashar Wali, who is the founder of both THIS ASSEMBLY and Practice Hospitality. Christopher and Bashar discuss hospitality post pandemic as well as fostering an impactful hospitality community,  To learn more about Bashar Wali- Click here! ...

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