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

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 hospitality technology industry. He was a Delphi regional sales director at Newmarket International for four years, director of sales at Springer-Miller Systems for over two years and director of sales at MSI Solutions before joining as vice president at Jonas Hospitality in mid-2019.************* 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 by Adam Mogelonsky.  For more information about GAIN, head to: https://gainadvisors.com/  Adam Mogelonsky is a GAIN Advisor and partner at Hotel Mogel Consulting Ltd. (https://www.hotelmogel.com/), focusing on strategy advisory for hotel owners, hotel technology analysis, process innovation, marketing support and finding ways for hotels to profit from the wellness economy.  Listen to the GAIN Momentum Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gain-momentum/id1690033572?uo=4Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1jfIWt1D92EzgB32yX2fP4

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 Laundry Rooms in August 2019. He held senior roles including director of F&B, hotel manager and general manager at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts for over 15 years. In 2006, he became the opening general manager for The Hazelton Hotel, Toronto’s first five-star luxury hotel. In 2010, he became the managing director for Pearle Hospitality, a position he held for seven years before acting as the company’s head of development for two more years. ************* 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 by Adam Mogelonsky.  For more information about GAIN, head to: https://gainadvisors.com/  Adam Mogelonsky is a GAIN Advisor and partner at Hotel Mogel Consulting Ltd. (https://www.hotelmogel.com/), focusing on strategy advisory for hotel owners, hotel technology analysis, process innovation, marketing support and finding ways for hotels to profit from the wellness economy.  Listen to the GAIN Momentum Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gain-momentum/id1690033572?uo=4Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1jfIWt1D92EzgB32yX2fP4

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 before cofounding Decidedly which he launched, grew and exited over 12 years. His next venture was FreshMinds Talent which, as before, he launched grew and exited over 12 years, while simultaneously cofounding FreshNetworks where he developed social strategy and data analytics for leading brands over six years. Osmond was also a member of the business advisory board for British Airways for nearly three years.************* 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 by Adam Mogelonsky.  For more information about GAIN, head to: https://gainadvisors.com/  Adam Mogelonsky is a GAIN Advisor and partner at Hotel Mogel Consulting Ltd. (https://www.hotelmogel.com/), focusing on strategy advisory for hotel owners, hotel technology analysis, process innovation, marketing support and finding ways for hotels to profit from the wellness economy.  Listen to the GAIN Momentum Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gain-momentum/id1690033572?uo=4Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1jfIWt1D92EzgB32yX2fP4

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 in January 2021 as a hotel chatbot provider leveraging the latest in large language models.************* 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 by Adam Mogelonsky.  For more information about GAIN, head to: https://gainadvisors.com/  Adam Mogelonsky is a GAIN Advisor and partner at Hotel Mogel Consulting Ltd. (https://www.hotelmogel.com/), focusing on strategy advisory for hotel owners, hotel technology analysis, process innovation, marketing support and finding ways for hotels to profit from the wellness economy.  Listen to the GAIN Momentum Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gain-momentum/id1690033572?uo=4Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1jfIWt1D92EzgB32yX2fP4

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, June 25-29, in terms of sales team preparation, marketing tactics, booth design, networking events, press releases and looking for strategic partnerships.************* 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 by Adam Mogelonsky.  For more information about GAIN, head to: https://gainadvisors.com/  Adam Mogelonsky is a GAIN Advisor and partner at Hotel Mogel Consulting Ltd. (https://www.hotelmogel.com/), focusing on strategy advisory for hotel owners, hotel technology analysis, process innovation, marketing support and finding ways for hotels to profit from the wellness economy.  Listen to the GAIN Momentum Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gain-momentum/id1690033572?uo=4Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1jfIWt1D92EzgB32yX2fP4

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 and at NH Hotels for over three years, before cofounding citizenM (and acting as chief operations officer) in early 2005. Levie formally left citizenM in late 2021 after 17 years and continues to advise hotel vendors and other hospitality projects to this day through his company Smarels.************* LINKS & RESOURCES *************For more information about GAIN, head to: https://gainadvisors.com/  Adam Mogelonsky is a GAIN Advisor and partner at Hotel Mogel Consulting Ltd. (https://www.hotelmogel.com/), focusing on strategy advisory for hotel owners, hotel technology analysis, process innovation, marketing support and finding ways for hotels to profit from the wellness economy.  Jason is the Chief Marketing Officer at GAIN and a GAIN Advisor specializing in growth through marketing for hospitality tech startups, scaleups and SMBs as well as a mentor for the MCEDC Hospitality Technology Accelerator.  Listen to the GAIN Momentum Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gain-momentum/id1690033572?uo=4Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1jfIWt1D92EzgB32yX2fP4

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 executive for over three decades. For the past 14 years, he has been the Founder and Managing Director of Argeo Hospitality, a hotel management company based out of New York. ************* LINKS & RESOURCES *************For more information about GAIN, head to: https://gainadvisors.com/  Adam Mogelonsky is a GAIN Advisor and partner at Hotel Mogel Consulting Ltd. (https://www.hotelmogel.com/), focusing on strategy advisory for hotel owners, hotel technology analysis, process innovation, marketing support and finding ways for hotels to profit from the wellness economy.  Jason is the Chief Marketing Officer at GAIN and a GAIN Advisor specializing in growth through marketing for hospitality tech startups, scaleups and SMBs as well as a mentor for the MCEDC Hospitality Technology Accelerator.  Listen to the GAIN Momentum Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gain-momentum/id1690033572?uo=4Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1jfIWt1D92EzgB32yX2fP4

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 hospitality management software system that was founded in 1999 and acquired by Agilysys in early 2022. From that point on, Pitsikalis has acted as the SVP of Product Strategy for Agilysys. Outside of this, Pitsikalis has been a member of the International Spa Association (ISPA) for over 15 years, assuming the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors from late 2015 to present.************* LINKS & RESOURCES *************For more information about GAIN, head to: https://gainadvisors.com/  Adam Mogelonsky is a GAIN Advisor and partner at Hotel Mogel Consulting Ltd. (https://www.hotelmogel.com/), focusing on strategy advisory for hotel owners, hotel technology analysis, process innovation, marketing support and finding ways for hotels to profit from the wellness economy.  Jason is the Chief Marketing Officer at GAIN and a GAIN Advisor specializing in growth through marketing for hospitality tech startups, scaleups and SMBs as well as a mentor for the MCEDC Hospitality Technology Accelerator.  Listen to the GAIN Momentum Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gain-momentum/id1690033572?uo=4Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1jfIWt1D92EzgB32yX2fP4

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 in terms of finding customers amongst Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z, as well as how the workforce is changing amongst these generations. As background, here is the book’s description from Amazon:A groundbreaking, “lavishly informative” (The New York Times) portrait of the six generations that currently live in the United States and how they connect, conflict, and compete with one another—from the acclaimed author of Generation Me and iGen. Upending the conventional theory that generational differences are caused by major events, Dr. Jean Twenge analyzes data on 39 million people from robust national surveys—some going back nearly a century—to show that changes in technology are the underlying driver of each generation’s unique makeup. In this revelatory work, Twenge outlines key shifts in attitudes and lifestyle choices that define each generation regarding gender, income, politics, race, sexuality, marriage, mental health, and much more. Surprising, engaging, and informative, Generations “gets you thinking about how appreciating generational differences can, ironically, bring us together” (Angela Duckworth, New York Times bestselling author). It will forever change the way you view your parents, peers, coworkers, and children, no matter which generation you call your own.************* LINKS & RESOURCES *************For more information about GAIN, head to: https://gainadvisors.com/  Adam Mogelonsky is a GAIN Advisor and partner at Hotel Mogel Consulting Ltd. (https://www.hotelmogel.com/), focusing on strategy advisory for hotel owners, hotel technology analysis, process innovation, marketing support and finding ways for hotels to profit from the wellness economy.  Jason is the Chief Marketing Officer at GAIN and a GAIN Advisor specializing in growth through marketing for hospitality tech startups, scaleups and SMBs as well as a mentor for the MCEDC Hospitality Technology Accelerator.  Listen to the GAIN Momentum Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gain-momentum/id1690033572?uo=4Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1jfIWt1D92EzgB32yX2fP4

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 to include a global team and thousands of hotels worldwide. ************* LINKS & RESOURCES *************For more information about GAIN, head to: https://gainadvisors.com/  Adam Mogelonsky is a GAIN Advisor and partner at Hotel Mogel Consulting Ltd. (https://www.hotelmogel.com/), focusing on strategy advisory for hotel owners, hotel technology analysis, process innovation, marketing support and finding ways for hotels to profit from the wellness economy.  Jason is the Chief Marketing Officer at GAIN and a GAIN Advisor specializing in growth through marketing for hospitality tech startups, scaleups and SMBs as well as a mentor for the MCEDC Hospitality Technology Accelerator.  Listen to the GAIN Momentum Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gain-momentum/id1690033572?uo=4Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1jfIWt1D92EzgB32yX2fP4