• This hotel investor is flipping the script on fundraising
    Aug 21 2025

    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.

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    20 mins
  • How a real estate generalist found his niche in hotels
    Jul 31 2025

    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.

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    35 mins
  • How the hotel industry can keep properties safe and inclusive for guests
    Jun 26 2025

    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.

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    47 mins
  • A conversation with the winners of She Has a Deal 2025 pitch contest
    May 29 2025

    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.

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    19 mins
  • How higher education is shaping the future of hospitality
    Apr 28 2025

    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.

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    27 mins
  • Women in hospitality share their leadership experiences in the industry
    Mar 19 2025

    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.

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    36 mins
  • Early Trump policies spark workforce concerns for hotel industry
    Feb 25 2025

    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.

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    27 mins
  • Transitioning from short-term rentals to hotel ownership
    Jan 29 2025

    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.

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    21 mins