Turning Creative Hospitality Storytelling into ROI

Turning Creative Hospitality Storytelling into ROI

Author: 50 Shades of Hospitality July 14, 2025 Duration: 26:26
Scott Eddy has made hospitality and tourism storytelling his field of expertise and he helps hospitality brands and destinations thrive in a fast-evolving digital world. With over 20 years of digital marketing and entrepreneurship under his belt, he has honed his brand strategy skills, Scott now travels year-round professionally as a video globetrotter, and he is an avid cruise aficionado. Scott begins this podcast by telling us how he eventually ended up in digital marketing, hospitali...

Step into the vibrant, demanding, and endlessly fascinating world of hotels, travel, and service through the conversations on 50 Shades of Hospitality. This isn't about abstract theories; it's built on real stories from the people who live this life every day. Each episode connects you with a different professional from somewhere across the globe, from seasoned hoteliers to tourism innovators, who open up about their own journeys. You’ll hear them dissect what’s changing right now-the new technologies reshaping a guest's stay, the emerging trends defining travel, and the creative solutions solving age-old problems. The dialogue goes beyond simple success stories to explore the genuine challenges and rewards that define a career in this field. More than just a business podcast, these discussions aim to fuel the passion of those already building their lives in hospitality while painting a clear, compelling picture for anyone curious about where they might belong. Tune in for an authentic, ground-level perspective that celebrates the complexity and human connection at the heart of this industry.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

50 Shades of Hospitality
Podcast Episodes
A Closer Look at Hospitality in India [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:23
In this podcast, Puneet Baijal talks to us about the current tourism and hospitality trends in India and more specifically in the Gujrat region where he is currently the General Manager of the five-star Hyatt Regency Hot…
Developing Expertise in Hospitality Management and Leadership [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:11
Julia Krebs is a Senior Lecturer at Les Roches Marbella Global Hospitality and Hospitality Consultant, based in Marbella, Spain. In this podcast we ask Julia about her international career and how it has shaped her appro…
Women’s Empowerment & Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:13
Amna Alyamani has turned her childhood passion into a successful career and she is a woman fueled by her passion for baking, which she discovered at the tender age of 7. She has since pursued her dream, scaling heights a…
The Art of Negotiation [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:15
In this podcast, Tatjana Kniazeva describes her amazing, inspirational and challenging story of having to create a life for herself in London and how she went on to become a successful hospitality negotiator. With over t…
Lebanese Hospitality and Managing an Iconic Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:25
In this podcast Manrique Rodriguez talks about Lebanese hospitality and compares Lebanon to other countries in the Levant and Middle East and shares his extensive, global insights into the hospitality field. He touches o…
The Evolving Role of the Revenue Manager [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:00
In this podcast Linus Fredberg answers our questions about Revenue Management and Optimization and walks us through his educational and global career paths. Linus also talks about what a typical day looks like in his cur…
When Hospitality meets Technology… [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:07
Andrey Parshukov is currently the Head of Business Growth at JetRockets, a forward-thinking company specializing in custom web and mobile application development across various industries. In this podcast, Andrey talks a…
Know Yourself: Lessons Learned from a Sports and Events Career Path [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:27
Margaux Michel is currently the Alumni Relations Manager at Glion Institute of Higher Education in Switzerland. In this podcast we ask Margaux Michel to describe her varied experiences working in the Sport and Event Mana…