Josiah Mackenzie

00:00 Josiah A few days ago, we learned from Victoria Taylor about experience design. And one of the big things that stood out to me from that conversation was how focused…

00:00 Josiah Could select service hotels, those properties offering a more limited range of services, actually be an underrated opportunity in hospitality today? Today, Mission Hill CEO Greg Kennealey makes the…

00:00 Josiah “Think like an owner!” I’m sure you’ve heard that phrase before and maybe even used it yourself. It’s a powerful guiding principle, but in practice, it’s hard to make…

Josiah: 0:00 How do you balance optimism and realism as a hospitality provider, both leading a company and as you think about your own career? I had the chance to…

Josiah: 0:00 You work in the area of experience design, experience consulting and it’s really it’s a very hot topic in hospitality right now. Everybody talks about it, everyone says…

Josiah: 0:00 Imagine you were building a new brand with some legendary hospitality leaders and had a totally blank slate to think about technology. What would you do? Today we’re…

Josiah: 0:00 I’m always fascinated by how different threads of people’s careers connect. You mentioned studying environmental studies. You grew up in this hospitality business and a big part of…

Josiah: 0:00 If you’re like me, you’ve loved seeing historic hotels restored and reinterpreted as modern hospitality concepts. But what actually goes into this? Sherri Villanueva is the founder and…

Josiah: 0:00 Our guest today led sales and marketing for one of the biggest hotel companies in the world, advises the top global strategy consulting firm, and invests in hotels…

Josiah: 0:00 Over the past few weeks, we’ve been running a series called San Francisco Sundays, covering what’s happening in my hometown, and the series wouldn’t be complete without diving…