Career Chronicles

Christine Trippi has a storied hospitality background with roles as Front Office Manager, Director of Guest and Crew Member experience,  General Manager, and Senior Manager of Operations for Marriott International. Most recently Christine founded her own company called The Wise Pineapple which focuses on keynotes, leadership trainings, and workshops for hospitality professionals.  She is also the author of “Yes is the Ans...

Today on the podcast, we have a conversation with the new co-host of the Hospitality One2One Podcast, Adam Stafford. Adam has spent years honing his culinary craft working in unique venues both in North Carolina and in Ohio. His passion for food is rivaled only by that for employer brand and employee engagement. Adam will offer a distinct voice to the podcast and today we learn more about his background. Here now is Adam Stafford.

Pat Schaumann is the President of Schaumann Consulting Group and is the author of Breaking the Code to Healthcare Compliance – 5th edition. The book is the resource for the Healthcare Meeting Compliance Certificate program. Pat was named by Meetings today as 2016 meetings trendsetter and also named as one of the top 25 women in the meeting industry. She has served as an adjunct Professor at 4 universities and currently Co-chairs th...

Matt Snyder started his career in law but his passion for food, wine, and people led him to open a unique winery in Medina, Ohio a suburb between Cleveland and Akron. Matt has found different, “out of the box” ways to meet these uncertain times and he speaks candidly about where we go from here. A quick note: The interview was recorded shortly before Ohio Governor Mike DeWine made the restaurant re-opening announcement. Since the r...

Patrick Waechter's media and marketing credentials are impeccable.  From working as Vice President of Marketing for Mint Lifestyle where he curated content from more than 20 contributors across various lifestyle categories  including travel, real estate, auto, retail and others – to helping to launch and work as Managing Editor for ArareWorld which is a game changing travel media company.  Patrick produced 100 printe...

Cody Breckenridge has a solid military background with roles in the Idaho National Guard and United States Air Force. Most recently, Cody is a certified Master Resiliency Trainer.  His wife Kayla is a certified Yoga instructor and expert in Yogic philosophy. Together they own B. Bloomed YMM  - which stands for Yoga, Meditation, and mindfulness. They offer a lifetime access coaching program for hospitality professionals. T...

Our guest today knows a lot about the staggering impacts that COVID-19 has on the industry - restaurants in particular. From her 10 plus years as Director of Human Resources for the Potbelly Sandwich Works, to her over 10 years running the successful  Restaurant HR Group, Carrie Luxem has extensive hospitality experience and is acutely aware of the devestation that COVID-19 has leveled on the industry. Carrie talks about the c...