There are fewer women in the workforce today than there have been since 1988, Cindy Solomon, founder, CEO and president of the Courageous Leadership Institute, shared in her keynote speech at the Women Leading Travel & Hospitality Roundtable in Dallas earlier this month. “It’s not a glass ceiling, it’s just a thick layer of men,”...
Carly Biggart is the vice president of sales, Americas at Hurtigruten, the world’s leading sustainable adventure travel group. In this video interview, Biggart shares how Hurtigruten’s sustainability focus drew her to join the organization, the initiatives its leading in the space, and what changes she’s seen when it comes to consumers’ demand for sustainable travel...
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, former president of StubHub and author of The Wall Street Journal best-seller “Choose Possibility,” took the stage at our sister brand’s 2022 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, held April 25-27 in Miami. Our careers are a series of choices, some of which feel daunting or potentially career-ending. What do you do when...
Successful innovation requires failure along the way — yet many employees today are terrified of failure and its consequences. To build an innovation culture, it’s imperative to remove the fear that creates limiting beliefs and ultimately holds employees back. But how can you create a culture of innovation, especially when fear is such a deep-seated...
In this Women Leading Travel & Hospitality Member Spotlight, we feature an interview with Caterina Rovati, senior vice president of strategy, innovation and partnerships at Hilton Grand Vacations. Rovati answers a series of questions about herself and her career in the travel and hospitality industry during the video interview. Take advantage of this opportunity to...
Suzy Batiz, chief executive and visionary officer of ~Pourri, the maker of Poo~Pourrri, took the stage at our sister brand’s Women in Retail Leadership Summit, held April 25-27 in Miami. “I know at the end of my life, I will look back and even think the ‘bad’ times were perfect.” That is the mantra of...
In this clip from Women Leading Travel & Hospitality’s May Virtual Exchange, Peggy Berg and Tracy Prigmore talk about taking the leap into hotel ownership and risk-taking, as well as the different paths for making business deals. Berg co-chairs Fortuna’s Table, an initiative enabling women to build their balance sheets through hotel ownership. She also...
Chuck Shelton, founder and CEO of Greatheart Consulting, spoke about male allyship at the recent Women Leading Travel & Hospitality Virtual Exchange. In this video clip from the session, he delves into how an active and engaged male ally behaves. For more than 30 years Shelton has honed a unique expertise in engaging and equipping...
In this Women Leading Travel & Hospitality member spotlight, we feature an interview with Katie DiGiacomo, director of enterprise sales and strategic account management at Caesars Entertainment. DiGiacomo answers a series of questions about herself and her career in the travel and hospitality industry during the video interview. Take advantage of this opportunity to better...
At Women Leading Travel & Hospitality’s Virtual Exchange earlier this month, three sustainability leaders spoke on a variety of industry issues in a panel discussion. Panelists included Lisa Bertini, vice president of sales, Aurora Expeditions; Denise Naguib, vice president of sustainability and supplier diversity, global operations, Marriott International; and Misty Belles, vice president of global...
