Hello and good morning from Nashville!

For those of you that have been with us from the start, you know we have all been looking forward to our first annual national Summit!

Our Women Leading Travel & Hospitality event officially kicked off yesterday with a wonderful leadership workshop for our corporate partners. All of our executive attendees gathered in the ballroom for our very special opening keynote, Lisa Luttoff-Perlo, vice chair, external affairs, The Royal Caribbean Group, followed by an inspiring conversation around Jen Pelka’s journey as an entrepreneur and the founder of Une Femme Wines. She was so wonderful in leading a wine tasting for everyone. To cap off the perfect start to an exciting week, we wrapped up the night with a cocktail reception, where so many of us met in person for the first time! We headed back to our rooms and were surprised and delighted with Une Femme wine and specialized goodies from GuestBox.

This morning I am headed to our group yoga session to “zen” out before the big day we have ahead of us! Something I said and felt more than ever yesterday is that we have learned so many wonderful things about the industry, but the best part has been meeting and learning from everyone in this community. Just about everyone we speak to in this industry tells us that once you are in travel and hospitality you will not want to leave, and I truly understand that sentiment. I believe that is because the industry is comprised of extremely special, compassionate, caring, strong, resilient leaders like yourselves. Women Leading Travel & Hospitality takes so much pride in being able to help you all continue to thrive that way.

Women Leading Travel & Hospitality is here to help you. This community and everything we provide is an investment in yourselves and your personal and professional development, growth, and learning. Never forget to take that time, because when you are your best, everything and everyone else thrives as well. We are here to help you continue to exceed your goals together, as a community. When we keep growing together the way we have since day one, the sky’s the limit for all of us and we are truly just getting started!

 If you were unable to be here with us this week, we will be sharing some recordings and content from the event on our website and in future issues of this newsletter in the weeks to come. Full recordings of the session panels and keynotes will be available to members.

We also invite you to join us at our upcoming Roundtables in the fall. We are headed to Dallas, New York City, and Chicago! We will also have our 2024 Summit plans in the coming months, so keep an eye out for that announcement as well!

This is a packed note because our calendar is full and so is my heart.

Best,