As a corporate strategist who spent 25 years in the world of KPIs and performance reviews, Shelley Brown kept her weird to herself. Now, she lets it shine through and helps leaders to understand why W.E.I.R.D. — Welcoming, Engaging, Integrating, Risk-Taking and Delivering — is an important process in fueling individuality and cultivating the experience of BELONGING to improve engagement.

Brown will be keynoting Women Leading Travel & Hospitality’s Oct. 26 Roundtable in New York City, sharing the lessons she learned through her decades in the hospitality industry that helped her realize the key to meaningful and purposeful work cultures is belonging.

If you haven’t been to one, our regional roundtable events bring together local travel and hospitality executives for the perfect mix of networking and education. Attendees make valuable connections with their peers, learn from a panel discussion featuring industry experts, and have some fun in the process. Watch this video to get a taste of what you’ll experience at the Roundtables.

In addition to Brown, our panel of hospitality and travel leaders will close out the Roundtable by sharing their best (or worst!) advice, superpowers, career pivots, and more. Speakers include:

  • Leticia Proctor, Executive Vice President, Sales, Marketing, Revenue and Management, Donohoe Hospitality Services;
  • Janette Roush, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Digital, New York City Tourism + Conventions;
  • Jina Sanone, Vice President of the Northeast Corridor Service Line, Amtrak;
  • Kristen J. Wells Scott, Senior Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Hilton (moderator).

We can’t wait for you to meet these incredible speakers in New York — we hope to see you at the Westin New York Times Square on Oct. 26 for some networking and great leadership expertise!

Each Roundtable event is free for Women Leading Travel & Hospitality members and $79 for nonmembers. Members can email Sally Holtgrieve at Sholtgrieve@napco.com for the discount code. If you can’t make it to New York, join us in Chicago (Oct. 11) or Dallas (Dec. 5)!

If you are an executive-level woman in the industry and would like to join Women Leading Travel & Hospitality, you can find information about us here.