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Spotlight Interview: Ryan King, Senior Vice President, Americas, Shiji Group

This summer, global hospitality technology solution provider Shiji announced the appointment of Ryan King to Senior Vice President for the Shiji Americas. “This reinforces Shiji’s commitment to strengthening its presence across the American continents,” noted […]

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Spotlight Interview: Casey Zenner, Vice President of Global Sales at Kount

Casey Zenner is a software sales veteran who, for the past six years, has been with Kount, a leading trust and safety technology solution provider. Kount, an Equifax company, uses data-driven decisions, advanced machine learning, and […]

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Spotlight Interview: Dave Dempsey, Founder and CEO of Hyer

As every industry insider knows, the hoteliers are currently experiencing severe staffing shortages, with recent research suggesting that upwards of 90 percent of hotels are having difficulties in finding qualified staff. To help address this […]

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Spotlight Interview: Steve Turk, Managing Director of Turk Hospitality Ventures

Turk Hospitality Ventures is a full-service consulting and startup advising firm that works with hotels and resorts, as well as vacation rentals, restaurants and startups, to deliver curated hospitality solutions from ideation to implementation. According […]

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Spotlight Interview: Michael O’Donnell, Chairman and CEO of Relay Robotics

The integration of robots in hotels and resorts is already happening and has the potential to radically improve operational efficiency, reduce labor costs, and enhance the guest experience. One of the technology companies leading the […]

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Spotlight Interview: Stas Tushinskiy, CEO and Founder of Instreamatic

Stas Tushinskiy is CEO and Founder at Instreamatic, a Voice Marketing Platform company that helps brands engage consumers in the art of human conversations. Their solutions include ads that talk back and voice feedback (including […]

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Spotlight Interview: Tristan Gadsby, CEO and Founder of Alliants

Tristan Gadsby is CEO and founder of Alliants, which helps high-end hotels like Four Seasons deliver on their luxury promise. The company’s experience platform combines messaging with concierge, enabling contactless communication and trip planning to […]

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Spotlight Interview: Hooman Shahidi, Cofounder and President of EVPassport

Hooman Shahidi is the Cofounder and President of EVPassport, the first technology- driven, electric vehicle charging hardware and software platform company. Hooman is widely considered an innovator and evangelist in the EV charging industry, helping […]

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Spotlight Interview: Joe Pine, Author, Speaker and Management Advisor

Guest expectations and desires have changed coming out of the pandemic – that’s a no-brainer. But thinking beyond the pent-up demand that’s being released during this present travel recovery period, how do you evolve your […]