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In this year's annual Pride Month episode, Kimpton Hotel Wilshire General Manager Justin Henry joins host Chris Henry to discuss how Los Angeles' Kimpton properties thrived amid Pride events and how his own identity informs his travel expectations and experiences.

On the latest episode of the "Next Gen in Lodging" podcast, host Davonne Reaves chats with the people behind the Hospitality Creator Summit.

"Next Gen in Lodging" co-host Omari Head speaks to Gabrielle Johnson, manager of development planning and feasibility at Marriott International, on the latest episode of the podcast.

On the latest episode of the Next Gen in Lodging podcast, host Davonne Reaves was joined by Rachel Vandenberg, a hotel owner and executive leadership coach who founded Accelerate Women Leaders in Travel, a professional development retreat in April for women in travel and Karie Brittano, co-CEO of Brittano Group, who's currently renovating a historic hotel as a part of Choice Hotel's SOAR (Supporti...

On the latest episode of the Next Gen in Lodging podcast, hosts Chris Henry and Davonne Reaves were joined by Latino Restaurant Association's Lilly Rocha to discuss how the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency's raids have affected the hotel and restaurant industries.

In the last Next Gen in Lodging podcast episode of the year, the show's hosts Omari Head, Davonne Reaves and Chris Henry look back at this year and make their 2026 predictions.

In the latest episode of the Next Gen in Lodging Podcast, Calvin Stovall Jr. discusses his new book, "Hidden Hospitality: Untold Stories of Black Hotel, Motel, and Resort Owners from the Pioneer Days to the Civil Rights Era."

On the latest episode of the Next Gen in Lodging podcast, Brian Barker, NYU professor and executive director of Ahead, discussed how his two programs aim to educate and grow careers in the hospitality industry.

Massimo Caruso joins host Chris Henry on the latest episode of the Next Gen in Lodging podcast to discuss his life and career in the hotel industry.

Ramel Lee, managing partner at RD Lee Capital Partners, shares his hotel fund raise strategy on the recent episode of the Next Gen in Lodging podcast. 

In this Next Gen in Lodging podcast episode, Eternal Companies Damon Healey explains how he first got interested in hospitality early in his career and later became a hotel owner himself.

In this Pride Month episode of the Next Gen in Lodging podcast, host Chris Henry and guests Erich Schwartzel, author and reporter for The Wall Street Journal, and Shawn Hoctor, chief financial officer for Life Properties International, discuss how the hotel industry has remained more committed to inclusion than other sectors.

In this Next Gen in Lodging podcast episode, the winners of this year's She Has a Deal college pitch contest talk about their winning project and their thoughts about joining the hospitality industry.

On this month's episode of the Next Gen in Lodging podcast, hosts Chris Henry and Omari Head chat about the future of hospitality in higher education.

Crown Hospitality Consulting's Amanda Chivers and ABD Creative's Amy Draheim joined the Next Gen in Lodging podcast to discuss leading in the hospitality industry as a woman.

Next Gen in Lodging hosts Davonne Reaves and Omari Head remind hoteliers to not let the current political climate effect diversity, equity and inclusion in the hospitality industry.

Bruce and Kameko Burdine joined the Next Gen in Lodging podcast to discuss how they got into hotel ownership after starting with short-term rentals.

Wanderland's Alicia Zur-Szpiro and Saar Shai joined the Next Gen in Lodging podcast to talk about the inspiration behind their hospitality consultancy and how to market to the younger generations.

Kingsbury Financial's Tommy Beyer joined the Next Gen in Lodging podcast to discuss how networking through professional organizations helped him early on in his career in the hospitality industry.

Choice Hotels International's Ken Townsend, Jacquelyn Peterson and Marcus Thomas join host Omari Head to discuss how their company's SOAR program has sought to expand the pool of hotel owners to underrepresented groups like those who are black, Hispanic, native Americans, women or veterans.

On this episode of the Next Gen in Lodging podcast, host Chris Henry speaks with Mauna Kea Beach Hotel's Kansas Henderson and Club Med's Sebastien Favre about how hotels can play a role in the prevention of overtourism.

In this episode of Next Gen in Lodging, host Davonne Reeves celebrates Black Business Month in a candid conversation with Dr. Amina James and Acquania Escarne, two of the partners in AJA Investments, about the lessons they learned and barriers they broke growing from passive hotel investors to general partners. 

On this episode of the Next Gen in Lodging podcast, hosts Davonne Reaves and Omari Head recapped their experiences and takeaways from the recent National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators & Developers conference in Miami.

Host Davonne Reaves sits down with Kylie Chen from Twenty Four Seven Hotels, Jason Pirock from Springboard Hospitality and Christos Perakis from Zoottle to uncover the tactics and innovations driving success in hotel marketing, from leveraging digital platforms to harnessing the power of artificial intelligence. 

Next Gen in Lodging host Chris Henry speaks with developers Dave Jacoby and Will Moncrief on how they were able to get funding for their recent projects amid a tough lending environment.