Past Interviews
June 18th, 2025
Beyond the Booth:HITEC 2025 with Zucchetti North America’s Mark Lewis-Brown and Estella Hale
How can hotels modernize revenue strategies with AI—without losing sight of human insight or control?
Mark Lewis-Brown & Estella Hale,
CEO & President - Vice President of Commercial Strategy @ Zucchetti North America
June 17th, 2025
Beyond the Booth: HITEC 2025 with RealTime Reservation’s Shawn Tarter
How can hotels unlock the full potential of ancillary revenue through smarter guest journey orchestration?
Shawn Tarter,
Founder and CEO @ RealTime Reservation
June 17th, 2025
Beyond the Booth: HITEC 2025 with Vingcard’s Nicolás Aznar
What does it really take to future-proof your hotel tech stack—and where does access control fit in?
Nicolás Aznar,
President, Americas @ Vingcard
June 17th, 2025
Beyond the Booth: HITEC 2025 with Mews’ Michael Coscetta
What does true personalization in hospitality look like—and how can tech help hotels deliver it at scale, without sacrificing the human touch?
Michael Coscetta,
President @ Mews
June 17th, 2025
Beyond the Booth: HITEC 2025 with BirchStreet Systems’ Phil Beck and David Schloss
How can AI and smarter payments help hospitality procurement teams reduce friction, cut costs, and unlock strategic value?
David Schloss & Phil Beck,
Chief Revenue Officer - General Manager of Payments @ Birchstreet
June 13th, 2025
The Science of Smart Consulting: Moving from Gut Feel to Data-Driven Collaboration
How can Agentic AI and a modern consulting mindset make hospitality tech strategy repeatable, contextual, and client-specific?
David Chestler, Daniel Johnson,
President & Strategic Advisor – EMEA @ ProVision Partners
June 12th, 2025
More Than a Matchmaker: Rethinking Tech Consulting Beyond Procurement
What should a complete, ROI-driven consulting engagement look like in today’s hospitality tech landscape?
Gregg Hopkins,
Founder and President @ Get Hoppy Consulting
June 11th, 2025
Back to Basics: Why Hospitality Still Needs Project Managers
Is SaaS overload creating more pain than progress—and what can project management do to bring the industry back into balance?
Custódio Barreiros,
Founder & CEO @ EIP MGT
June 10th, 2025
HITEC Strategy Guide: How to Prepare, Show Up, and Follow Through
How can tech vendors, hoteliers, and consultants turn industry conferences into real results—before, during, and after the event?
Ira Vouk,
Hospitality Consultant, Author, Hospitality 2.0 Consulting
June 6th, 2025
Closing the Gap: From What Vendors Sell to What Hotels Actually Use
User adoption isn’t the finish line. What vendors and hoteliers need to stop doing—and start doing—to create true business value and solve real problems.
Melissa Jurkoic,
COO @ Benson Consulting, Inc.
June 5th, 2025
Starting with the Story: Breaking the Sea of Sameness and Why Product Marketing Belongs at the Start
How does early-stage positioning help hospitality tech vendors stand out, scale faster, and stop guessing? And what can you do when your messaging sounds just like everyone else’s?
Jacki Brown,
Fractional Marketing Leader @ Jacki Brown Marketing
June 4th, 2025
Hospitality’s Hidden Power: Women, Influence, and What Comes Next
How do visibility, support, and self-advocacy shape stronger leaders, smarter strategies, and better business outcomes?
Rachel Lehman,
Director of Innovation & Integration at Hyatt and Chairwoman of Women@Hyatt
May 27th, 2025
Más Reservas, Mejor Tarifa: Revenue Inteligente Para Hoteles Independientes
¿Cómo pueden los hoteles independientes aumentar sus ingresos sin sacrificar ocupación?
Alfredo Rodríguez Flores,
Regional Sales Manager @ SiteMinder
May 15th, 2025
From Rewards to Revenue: How Loyalty Drives More Direct Hotel Bookings
Why are instant rewards—not points— becoming the new loyalty currency for driving direct hotel bookings?
Ellis Connolly,
Chief Revenue Officer @ Laasie
May 13th, 2025
Unified Data Layers: The Platform for Hospitality’s Future
How can harnessing data—the ‘new oil’—fuel better bookings, pricing, and operational excellence in hospitality?
Binu Mathews,
Director and CEO @ IDS Next