Slick Talk: The Hospitality Podcast

On the show we have discussed so many things that managers and operators can do in order to build direct brand, direct bookings, and of course how to use specific tools for revenue strategy. StayFi is now one that has proven to help independent and big managers do that for their business! Tune in as Arthur, CEO and Co-Founder, and I discuss how they put it into action with their clients! A full demo is soon to come on the Podcast website as well!  Mentioned in this episode: StayFi Website StayFi Facebook StayFi LinkedIn StayFi Promo for Slick Talkers Simply South Haven Vacation Homes Hospitality Game Changers Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simone Puorto is a former hotel General Manager, consultant, author of two best-selling books on hotel marketing, contributor for the major blogs in the industry, and MBA lecturer for schools such as Les Roches, ESSEC, and LUISS. He is the founder and CEO of Travel Singularity, the consulting firm whose vision is to solve the growing needs for connecting the dots between digital disruption and existing technologies in hotels. Over his career, spanning across over 20 years, he consulted for international hotel groups such as Divani Hotels Collection in Greece, Library Hotels Collection in New York, and The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts in Asia and Europe, helped to consolidate one of the largest hotel chains in Italy, and he advised for countless travel tech companies worldwide. In this episode we talk about the current things happening in the hotel world and what Simone will be speaking on at the I Meet Hotel Virtual Event that is on October 29th and is free to ALL! I have it linked here in the show notes and on my socials! Please tune in to the Destination Italy event! You wont want to miss it! I've "opened up my doors" to any audience members that want to have a chance to talk to me one on one! 2020 hasn't been easy for us in hospitality but we have a solid community and I want to get to know you all! You can book a time to chat with me by clicking this link! If you just wanted to talk about this episode or anything under the sun, just book your time! Mentioned in this episode: Simone LinkedIn Travel Singularity Website Simone's Podcast, Digital I Meet Hotel - Destination Italy Virtual Event! (FREE!) Slick Talk Website & Socials Hospitality Game Changers Group! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Real Estate? Why Virtual Assistants? Why property managers should get leverage this in their business? Dan Ramsey, CEO of MyOutDesk, tells me about his experience with running a business and how the moment he brought on virtual assistants, his business and life changed for the best.  I've "opened up my doors" to any audience members that want to have a chance to talk to me one on one! 2020 hasn't been easy for us in hospitality but we have a solid community and I want to get to know you all! You can book a time to chat with me by clicking this link! If you just wanted to talk about this episode or anything under the sun, just book your time! Mentioned in this episode: MyOutDesk Website MyOutDesk Facebook MyOutDesk Instagram MyOutDesk "Scaling Your Business" Book Return On Rentals Online Event Slick Talk Website & Socials Hospitality Game Changers Group! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I love that the phrase "This is how we've always done things" is no longer a term that is being used and it's now transformed to "We've never done this before but we can make it work one way or another." The Chicago Gray Hotel has been demonstrating this new phrase since the beginning of COVID19 on such a limited amount of staffing but just as much heart and passion to continue to serve their guests, team, and community. I sat down with Joel Contor, the Director of Sale & Marketing, and discussed whats been the biggest take aways from all of this and what they've done to keep their doors open. Day use rooms/whole floors of the hotel, hybrid meetings and out door spaces are all coming together to create a whole new experience! I've "opened up my doors" to any audience members that want to have a chance to talk to me one on one! 2020 hasn't been easy for us in hospitality but we have a solid community and I want to get to know you all! You can book a time to chat with me by clicking this link! If you just wanted to talk about this episode or anything under the sun, just book your time! Mentioned in this episode: Chicago Gray Hotel Website Chicago Gray Hotel Instagram Slick Talk Website & Socials Hospitality Game Changers Group! Return On Rentals Virtual Event Sign Up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fülhaus, a design and furnishing service for hotels, apart-hotels, and short-term rentals in Canada, the USA, and Europe, has launched a new concept as Montreal’s first direct-to-consumer furniture rental service. Andria and I had a great discussion on how now more than EVER, design plays such a huge role in what guests are looking for when staying at a property. The standards of a clean and functional place to stay are no longer the only things travelers are looking for as almost all of us are spending way more time indoors than usual. I also wanted to say that I've "opened up my doors" to any audience members that want to have a chance to talk to me one on one! 2020 hasn't been easy for us in hospitality but we have a solid community and I want to get to know you all! You can book a time to chat with me by clicking this link! Mentioned in this episode: Fullhaus Website Fullhaus mentioned in ShortTermRentalz.com Fullhaus Instagram Slick Talk Website & Socials Good Morning Hospitality Live Morning Show! Hospitality Game Changers Facebook Group! Return On Rentals Virtual Event with my friends at NoiseAware! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blanche is an award winning certified Interior Designer with over 24 years of experience in residential, hospitality and commercial design and is the owner of B. garcia Designs based in Montclair, New Jersey. She is a “Green Design” LEED Accredited Professional through the United States Green Building Commission. She is also a “WELL AP” design professional which utilizes healthy concepts to promote human health and wellness within the built environment. Blanche was also the principal designer featured in the popular Travel Channel reality series, “Hotel Impossible” for five seasons, where she helped tackle the job of revamping hotels along with host, Anthony Melchiorri. Mentioned In This Episode: Blanche Garcia Slick Talk Website & Social Medias Anthony Melchiorri from Hotel Impossible Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you ready to change how you play the game? The hospitality industry rises to the challenge and we want you to join us. Learn more here on the Slick Talk Blog! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Bates and his team saw sophisticated homeowners leave a second home empty for 48 weeks each year because they did not want Internet strangers sleeping in their bed, and using their dishes. This makes complete sense to us. They began studying this Internet stranger anxiety to help our friends earn income from an asset they already had. How can we use our expertise in travel distribution, technology, and data science to improve the chance of a safe stay? Tune in and find out what it takes to improve vacations and making them safer for ALL stakeholders! Mentioned In this episode: Safely.com Safely Facebook Slick Talk Website and Socials Happy Hour Q&A Virtual Event Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Moriya Rockman, founder and CMO of Smiling House Luxury Switzerland, managing over 2.500 properties in 65 destinations in 24 countries. As a Media creative and PR expert, Moriya was involved in the Business Development of many companies. 4 years ago, together with her husband Ira, they founded Smiling House and Smiling Flats Holiday Rentals. Both companies are busy with creating a bridge between Legacy Travel Players and holiday rental professionals, especially in the luxury and premium segment. In this episode we talked about how her business has actually seen a rise in booking and revenue during these times of COVID19 and how they've been able to stand out by working with many others in the industry!  Mentioned In This Episode: Smiling House Luxury Moriya's LinkedIn Book Direct Show Slick Talk Website & Socials Q&A Happy Hour Virtual Event Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dustin is a wild adventurer at heart from childhood and all the way to the current day. On this episode we talk about his natural love of being in the trees and his passion for building treehouses that are more than just a play area for kids but is truly a destination for all the wanderers and travelers around the globe! We talk about his mission and concept with the newly launched Treewalkers brand under O2 Treehouse and how launching a Start Engine funding campaign in the middle of the pandemic actually gave them more drive and unexpected results than initially anticipated. Do you want to invest in an amazing hospitality concept that is going to be more than a trend by becoming a sustainable way of travel, hosting, and innovation for generations to come!? Click here to see their funding campaign and become a real stakeholder today! Also, sign up for the virtual Q&A Happy Hour happening via Zoom and the first 10 people to sign up, I will purchase your drink of choice! It's free and I will bring on past guests from the show to chat with us! Mentioned in this episode: O2 Treehouse Website O2 Treehouse Instagram Treewalkers Funding Campaign Slick Talk Website and Social Media   Virtual Happy Hour Q&A Event via Zoom! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices