GAIN Momentum - Lessons from Leaders in Hospitality, Travel, Food Service, & Technology
Each episode of GAIN Momentum focuses on timeless lessons to help grow and scale a business in hospitality, travel, and technology. Whether you’re a veteran industry leader looking for some inspiration to guide the next phase of growth or an aspiring executive looking to fast-track the learning process, this podcast is here with key lessons centered around four questions we ask each guest.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 77
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Artificial Intelligence Changes the Entire Business Model | with Tata Crocombe
In this episode, we interview Tata Graham Crocombe, an independent hotel owner based out of the Cook Islands, including family-friendly The Rarotongan Beach Resort & Lagoonarium, the adults-only Sanc…
The LinkedIn Executive and Best Practices for a B2B Marketplace | with Zoe Koumbouzi
In this Executive Series episode, we interview Zoe Koumbouzi, a fellow GAIN Advisor to discuss the growth of LinkedIn as a marketing tool for both individuals as well as B2B for vendors and travel or…
Flexible Accommodations at the Caribe Royale Orlando | with Amaury Piedra
In this episode, we interview Amaury Piedra, managing director at Caribe Royale Orlando, a 1,337-key, all-suite property that appeals to numerous customer segments and has recently relaunched after a…
The Philosophy and Psychology of Deploying New Technology | with Simone Puorto
At long last we interview fellow GAIN advisor, Simone Puorto, and author of “We Are The Glitch” (2024). Puorto is the founder of Travel Singularity and Rebyu, an innovative GPT-driven startup, as wel…
Founding and Leading with Integrity | with Sean Gorman
In this episode, we interview Sean Gorman, President and CEO of SafetyNet Access. Gorman has been CEO of SafetyNet Access for over 25 years. More recently, he has expanded this company with new divis…
We Are Selling Outcomes Not Technology | with Bryson Koehler
In this episode, we interview Bryson Koehler, CEO of Revinate. Koehler brings a wealth of technology experience to his current role at Revinate where his role is on driving positive outcomes for hote…
The AI-Adjacent Executive and Using AI for Senior Hotel Roles | with Vincent Somsen
In this special episode of our Executive series with Vincent Somsen and Michael Goldrich, we look at how the latest artificial intelligence tools are changing the nature of work in hospitality leader…
The Medium Is Still the Message for Digital Marketing | with John Marraffino
In this episode, we interview John Marraffino, President of VMC Media, a travel media company that operates across a variety of markets, industries and channels for over the past three decades.
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Cash Flow Is King for Any Startup or Scaleup | with Ken & Mark Heymann
In this special episode, Adam Mogelonsky interviews the Heymann brothers, Ken and Mark, who are the founders of Unifocus and Heymann2 & Associates.
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Progressive Luxury with EAST Hotels and The House Collective | with Dean Winter
In this episode, we interview Dean Winter, Managing Director of Swire Hotels.
Winter has a longstanding career in hotel operations and management. Working in the Food & Beverage department for Mandar…
The Transcontinental Executive and How Travel Tech Works | with Chris Tomseth
In this special episode of our Executive series with Chris Tomseth and Michael Goldrich, we focus on the current travel trends to see how they apply to the modern workforce wherein executives frequen…
The Choice to Scale After the Product Is Ready and Tested | with Omri Shalev
In this episode, we interview Omri Shalev, cofounder and CTO of Reeco.
Shalev brings a diverse software engineering background before entering hospitality technology, including LeadDaWay, M.S Bit, HA…
Rallying a Global Tech Company Around Waypoints | with Phelim Pekaar
In this episode, we interview Phelim Pekaar, CEO of P3, a hotel software company focused on the online guest journey and booking experience.
Pekaar comes from a software engineering background, gradu…
Discussing the Book "Ultra-Processed People" for Hotels | with Neil Foster
In this special episode, Adam Mogelonsky and Neil Foster discuss the book “Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can’t Stop Eating Food That Isn’t Food” (2023) by Chris van Tulleken. In this chat, we cover …
Pivoting a Tech Company into the Hospitality Industry | with Jeff Robbins
In this episode, we interviewJeff Robbins, founder of GuestInsight. Since its founding in late 1999, GuestInsight has excelled as a consumer market research platform leader, with tools specifically d…
Living in Many Countries and Working at Many Companies | with Custódio Barreiros
In this episode, we interview Custódio Barreiros, founder and president of EIP MGT GmbH, a European hospitality firm focused on solving technological problems for the end users.
Barreiros is a second…
Delivering Moments of Truth with Unified Data | with Daan de Bruijn
In this episode, we interview Daan de Bruijn, Cofounder of Bookboost.
De Bruijn brings a diverse hospitality background before cofounding Bookboost CRM in early 2017. For non-hospitality experience,…
The Nomad Executive and How to Work from Anywhere | with Michael Cohen
In this special episode, we sit down with GAIN Managing Partner, Michael Cohen, to discuss the emerging megatrend of being the ‘Nomad Executive’ and working while living aboard. Cohen goes into detai…
The Growth of Remote Work and Virtual Companies | with Sondre Rasch
In this episode, we interview Sondre Rasch, Cofounder and CEO of SafetyWing.
With SafetyWing, Rasch is building a platform to provide easily accessible travel medical insurance for remote workers an…
Platforms for Enabling the Next Generation of Hoteliers | with Shane O'Flaherty
In this episode, we interview Shane O’Flaherty, the Global Director of Travel and Hospitality at Microsoft.
O’Flaherty comes from a sales, marketing and customer relationship background prior to join…