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
Your Niche is How You Add the Most Value | with Jim Rowe
In this episode, we interview Jim Rowe, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Jonas Hospitality, Property Systems.
Rowe is a seasoned veteran in the hospitality technology industry. He was a …
How Technology Enables a New Breed of Hotel Brands | with Matthew Opferkuch
In this episode, we interview Matthew Opferkuch, CEO and cofounder of The Laundry Rooms.
Opferkuch is a longstanding hotel operator and executive before cofounding The Laundry Rooms in August 2019. H…
The Reason Behind Hotel Tech Integration Challenges | with Charlie Osmond
In this episode, we interview Charlie Osmond, cofounder of Triptease.
Osmond brings a diverse background to Triptease, starting as an engineer in the British Army before cofounding Decidedly which he…
A Caribbean Hotelier's Perspective on Hotel Technology | with Nima Anwar
In this episode, we interview Nima Anvar, CEO of GuestChat.
Anvar was the general manager of the Siesta Hotel in Grenada for over two decades before founding GuestChat in January 2021 as a hotel chat…
HITEC 2024 Sales and Marketing Preparation Special
In this special episode of the GAIN Momentum Podcast, we’re looking at what hotel technology vendors can do to best prepare for HITEC, happening this year in Charlotte, June 25-29, in terms of sales …
Building Tech Architecture from the Ground Up | with Michael Levie
In this episode, we interview Michael Levie, co-founder of citizenM.
Levie has a wealth of hotel technology and operations experience. He was at Sonesta for 16 years and at NH Hotels for over three y…
Encouraging Your Good Team Members to be Great | with Anthony Melchiorri
In this episode, we interview Anthony Melchiorri, author, including his latest book “Show Up”, and TV show host, including Hotel All Stars.
Melchiorri has been a hotel executive for over three decade…
The Significance of Executive Team Alignment | with Frank Pitsikalis
In this episode, we interview Frank Pitsikalis, Senior Vice President of Strategy at Agilysys.
Pitsikalis is the Founder and CEO of ResortSuite, a fully integrated hospitality management software sys…
Discussing the Book "Generations" for Hospitality | with Neil Foster
In this episode, Adam Mogelonsky and Neil Foster, fellow GAIN Advisors, discuss the nonfiction book “Generations” (2023) by Jean M. Twenge PhD and its implications for hospitality in terms of finding…
Hospitality Technology is a Triple Platform | with Richard Valtr
In this episode, we have Richard Valtr, Founder at Mews.
Valtr started Mews as a property management system in 2012 from the Czech Republic, which has since expanded to include a global team and thou…
Scaling a Collection Within the Independent Hotel Niche | with Brent Hayhurst
In this episode, we have Brent Hayhurst, Director of Program Development at Curator Hotels and Resorts Collection.
Before entering the hospitality industry, Hayhurst worked at Verizon for over nine y…
Adapting a Global Product to Local Territories | with Ryan King
In this episode, we have Ryan King, Senior Vice President, Americas at Shiji Group.
King brings a diverse background of industry experience from both the hotel operations and the technology sides. W…
Best-to-Market Will Outwin First-to-Market | with Warren Dehan
In this episode, we have Warren Dehan, President of Maestro PMS.
Dehan has worked at Maestro PMS (formerly Northwind) since 1978, and has acted as company president over two decades. The company’s em…
How Hotel Software Vendors Are Evaluated | with Mark Hope
In this episode, we have Mark Hope, senior vice president of development at Coast Hotels.
Hope started his longstanding hospitality career in the front office at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, the Delta …
Innovating on All Fronts with a New Hotel Brand | with Christopher Hunsberger
In this episode, we have Christopher Hunsberger, co-founder and chief operating officer of Appellation, a new hotel brand born from an elegant merger of the culinary and hospitality worlds.
Hunsberge…
Business Ideas that Work in More Than One Way | with John Smallwood
In this episode, we have John Smallwood, president at Travel Outlook, the maker of Annette, the virtual hotel agent.
John Smallwood has several decades of experience in hospitality technology, having…
Vendor Scalability at Las Vegas Casino Resorts | with Shannon McCallum
In this episode, we have Shannon McCallum, vice president of hotel operations at Resorts World Las Vegas.
McCallum has an extensive hospitality career, including senior roles at the Renaissance Vanco…
Getting Perspective on Each Person's Role | with Tanya Pratt
In this episode, we have Tanya Pratt, vice president of Opera Cloud strategy and product management at Oracle Hospitality.
Pratt has been in hospitality for her entire career, first on the hotel side …
Scaling is a Team Sport | with Frank Reeves
In this episode, we have Frank Reeves, co-founder and CEO of Avvio, and chief evangelist at SHR Group.
As CEO of Avvio, Reeves has been dedicated to delivering innovative technologies and new distrib…
Experience is a Double-Edged Sword | with Neil Foster
In this episode, we have Neil Foster, immediate past president of HFTP (Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals).
Foster has over two decades of experience in hospitality technology, with …