Spotlight Interviews

Spotlight Interview: Inga Latham, Chief Product Officer at SiteMinder

Inga Latham is the chief product officer at SiteMinder, the world’s largest open hotel commerce platform. A veteran of boo.com and Yahoo!, OTAs, ticketing and financial services, she now drives the product strategy, implementation, launch […]

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Spotlight Interview: Jeff Banaszak, CFO at Creative Dining

Jeff Banaszak is CFO at Creative Dining Services, a food and hospitality company with 2,000 employees in 14 states serving hotels and conference center operations along with other industry sectors. His responsibilities include finance, purchasing […]

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Spotlight Interview: Aaron Belton, Head of Global Hospitality at DocMX

Aaron Belton, Head of Global Hospitality at DocMX, has over a decade of experience working with global hospitality brands such as Marriott, Hilton and IHG. He’s dedicated his career to the industry, working collaboratively with […]

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Spotlight Interview: Praveen Kanyadi, Cofounder and VP Products at Groupe.io

Praveen Kanyadi serves as Cofounder and VP Products at Groupe.io, a productivity platform that delivers real-time communication, automation and specialized apps for frontline workers in the hotel sector and in multiple other industries, as well. […]

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Spotlight Interview: Doug McBrearty, Principal, Gulph Creek Hotels

Launching his career in hospitality in 1973 after graduating from Penn State with a hotel major, Doug McBrearty went to work for Sheraton for 17 years. He then worked for developer Rouse and Associates, headed […]

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Spotlight Interview: Laura Calin, Vice President of Strategy and Solutions Management for Oracle Hospitality

A 25-year hospitality technology veteran, Laura Calin serves as Vice President of Strategy and Solutions Management for Oracle Hospitality. There she oversees all product management and go-to-market strategies for the Hotels, Casinos and Cruise verticals. […]

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Spotlight Interview: Ryan Hamilton, CEO and Co-founder of SalesAndCatering.com

With over 20 years of industry experience, Ryan Hamilton has established himself as a seasoned leader in the hospitality space; specifically, conference planning and management. His career trajectory began with positions at HelmsBriscoe and Omni […]