Slick Talk: The Hospitality Podcast

Dustin is a wild adventurer at heart from childhood and all the way to the current day. On this episode we talk about his natural love of being in the trees and his passion for building treehouses that are more than just a play area for kids but is truly a destination for all the wanderers and travelers around the globe! We talk about his mission and concept with the newly launched Treewalkers brand under O2 Treehouse and how launching a Start Engine funding campaign in the middle of the pandemic actually gave them more drive and unexpected results than initially anticipated. Do you want to invest in an amazing hospitality concept that is going to be more than a trend by becoming a sustainable way of travel, hosting, and innovation for generations to come!? Click here to see their funding campaign and become a real stakeholder today! Also, sign up for the virtual Q&A Happy Hour happening via Zoom and the first 10 people to sign up, I will purchase your drink of choice! It's free and I will bring on past guests from the show to chat with us! Mentioned in this episode: O2 Treehouse Website O2 Treehouse Instagram Treewalkers Funding Campaign Slick Talk Website and Social Media   Virtual Happy Hour Q&A Event via Zoom! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus Cornelious - Director of Sales and Marketing at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Chicago.  What a guy to have on the show. He brings so much insight to how a bigger hotel like his (with over 1200 guest rooms) has been impacted by the COVID19 virus and even though they are still closed, he mentions something that is key for the outcome of all of this...  "We are no longer able to say that this is how things have always been and how we've always done it. I try to put systems in place and I can't because things are changing everyday and I have to throw out our playbook and constantly try new things. It's like we're not a corporate business anymore, we're really independent entrepreneurs of our own independent hotel. It's really quite exciting!" Mentioned in this episode: Sheraton Grand Hotel Website Sheraton Grand Hotel Instagram Slick Talk Website Slick Talk Socials Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The man who was my first industry guest on the podcast has joined me again to talk about whats going on in todays world and how maybe hotels can learn something from the vacation rental industry. Adam Knight also has this episode on his podcast since it was a crossover so go give it some love and check out the Proven Principles Podcast! Mentioned in this podcast: Adam Knight Proven Principles Podcast Slick Talk Website Slick Talk Social Media Pages Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An inception of podcasting! Adam Knight from Proven Principles Podcast invited Michael Tingsager from Hospitality Mavericks Podcast and myself all talked about how podcasting in the Hospitality Industry has impacted our businesses and careers for the best! In this episode: Proven Principles Podcast Adam Knights LinkedIn Hospitality Mavericks Podcast Michael Tingsager LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This guest shouldn't need any introduction. As you all can tell from the episode title, this episode is in memory of Anton Zilberberg the founder of Autohost. Unfortunately he passed away 4 days after recording this episode and the whole community and his family is heartbroken beyond belief.   This episode won't be sponsored or have any promotions on it. We want you all to just tune in and enjoy the amazing content and laughs Anton brought to the show. This is for you Anton, your family, and legacy.  Please send your love, prayers, thoughts out to his family, community, and team as we continue learning how to live without him by our side. Autohost Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Driedger is the CEO of Operto and we had the opportunity to sit and talk about how vacation rentals and hotels can benefit from using smart tech like Operto to help save money by implementing their devices and software to help with power effienceiis and automating the way we make sure we aren't over spending when it comes to utilities. From my hotel background, this is an absolute game changer, especially in these COVID times we are in now.  Mentioned in this episode: Operto Website Michael's LinkedIn NoiseAware Slick Talk Website & Socials Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the second time featuring NoiseAware on the show, Michael Goldin the Director of Business Development and myself talk about the short, mid, and long term affects on the short term rental market with COVID19 and the current trends and chain of events that possibly are speeding up the evolution of the STR industry as a whole. This episode is sponsored by Hostfully so make sure you check them out and use my promo code SLICKTALK20 to get 2 months free on their amazing guidebooks!  Mentioned in this episode: NoiseAware Rent Responsibly Slick Talk Website Slick Talk Socials Rented Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A natural-born entrepreneur, Michael started his first company at the age of 18. From the age of 24, he worked for 4 years for a large international enterprise and was responsible for a turnover of 45 million euros per year. Thereafter he founded the online travel agency, Travelservice. Currently, he is CEO and co-founder of Bidroom, the world’s first membership-based zero commission hotel booking platform for frequent travelers.  In this episode we build off of the new (and working) approach Michael and his team at Bidroom have taken to change the way things currently are when it comes to OTAs, commission battles, and delivering the proper catered experience with 3rd party providers. We are giving away FREE tickets to Bidrooms event brand, I Meet Hotel! It's a virtual conference for all hoteliers globally and we want you (yes, all of you) to take advantage of this! So, ALL Slick Talkers get a free ticket if you use this promo code! SlickTalk-IMH is the code and I hope to virtually see you all there! In this episode: Bidroom I Meet Hotel - Virtual Conference & Free Tickets with code: SlickTalk-IMH Slick Talk Website Slick Talk Socials  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shaun, Open Pantry Co’s founder has been an industry leader in Melbourne’s hospitality industry for over 20 years. Shaun has been a venue owner himself, he knows the commitment, effort and experience required to develop a concept into an award-winning, and profitable venture. He also knows how to develop a process to get there that’s enjoyable and rewarding for all involved. This episode is a podcast crossover! You will hear us both discuss our industry experiences and background and how we have seen everything in the motion of hotels, accommodation, restaurants, cafes, you name it, we talked about it! If you are truly in love with hospitality, I highly suggest you listen to this! All thoughts and feedback welcomed regarding anything you hear in this episode. Mentioned in this episode: Open Pantry Co Open Pantry Podcast Open Pantry Instagram Open Pantry LinkedIn Slick Talk Website Slick Talk Socials Josh Kopel Website & Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What have we seen hotel and short term rental managers struggle with pre-COVID? What are we still seeing them struggle with during and post- COVID? What can we do as an industry to move forward and keep these pain points in the past? Brian Butler from EZcare and I talk about what he and I have seen and how you can apply these actionable skills to your business and actually come out on top when this is all said and done. This episode is made possible by my friends at Hostfully! If you're looking at managing these pain points from this episode, Hostfully is definitely a great start! Plus they integrate with EZcare if you're interested in signing up with them as well! Mentioned in this episode: Hostfully  EZcare Slick Talk Website Slick Talk Socials Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices