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As we all know by now, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, effectively ending the constitutional right to abortion and giving individual states the power to allow, limit or ban the practice altogether. We know that women in our community have strong views about the historic ruling. We support women who are passionate, take...
I’ve sped down a runway into the moment the plane lifts from ground to air 20 times over the past year, but I haven’t thought much about how fun that is until taking my son on his first flight in memory. Greyson will be three in a few weeks and demands 24/7 coverage of all...
At a recent On the Road event for Women Leading Travel & Hospitality’s sister brand, Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC), a speaker asked attendees how many of them had teams that were fully staffed. Only one person raised their hand. In this new world of work, talent recruitment and retainment is harder than ever....
Words can’t express the inspiration and excitement I leave with after every time I get to meet more of you and collaborate with you in person. Last week was Women Leading Travel & Hospitality’s second time in Dallas for a Roundtable event and, wow, it didn’t disappoint! Cindy Solomon kicked off the event with a...
There’s nothing quite like summer in Chicago. I had a great friend from college who lived in Lincoln Park, and when he lived there I would try to visit him every summer. Sure, it was great to see him, but I couldn’t get enough of that city in the summer. I remember playing volleyball on...
Talent recruitment and retainment is harder than ever in the post-pandemic world of work. Why? In part, it’s because people who understand the future of travel and hospitality are in such high demand. Your competitors are trying to woo the same people you are, and if you don’t offer the right role, compensation, benefits, training, development...
There’s a group of industry leaders convening in Dallas next month who all have something unique in common: shared experiences of what it’s like to be a woman leading a team during one of the most profound periods that the travel and hospitality industries has ever experienced. During Women Leading Travel & Hospitality’s next in-person...
Although I wasn’t able to attend in person, I had the privilege of listening to the CEO panel recording from the She Has a Deal event a couple of weeks ago. Tracy Prigmore, founder of She Has a Deal, launched the organization with the goal of increasing the number of women hotel owners and developers....
It has been five days since I returned home from the Women in Retail Leadership Summit (April 25-27), and I’m still feeling the love! The Summit, which is produced annually by Women Leading Travel & Hospitality’s sister brand, Women in Retail Leadership Circle, is a gathering of some of the most talented, ambitious, kind and...
Happy belated Earth Day! Last Friday, April 22, I hope you paused and appreciated this spinning planet. Because it’s a beautiful ride, isn’t it? Thank the Mother Earth leaders across the industry that are taking steps to promote sustainable travel and combat climate change. Women, especially, know how to challenge traditional approaches. At the live...
