It's Personal Stories, A Hospitality Podcast

By: David Kong Dorothy Dowling Rachel Humphrey Lan Elliott
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  • Summary

  • It's Personal Stories is a podcast series highlighting the inspiring career journeys of prominent leaders in the hospitality industry. The series features over 200 interviews, with new ones added weekly. Each interview presents the unique personal story and insights of C-suite executives, educators, and other industry professionals. Guests share their experiences, including overcoming self-doubt, achieving work-life balance, facing challenges, public speaking, taking risks, networking authentically, developing leadership skills, and more. Through these deeply personal stories, you are encouraged to dream big and confidently pursue your personal and professional goals.

    Founded in 2022 by industry veterans David Kong, Dorothy Dowling, Rachel Humphrey, Lan Elliott, and Huilian Duan, It’s Personal Stories has been recognized by the International Hospitality Institute as a top hospitality podcast each year since it launched. To watch or listen now, visit www.ItsPersonalStories.com.
    © 2024 It's Personal Stories, A Hospitality Podcast
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Episodes
  • Bashar Wali, Founder and CEO, This Assembly and Practice Hospitality, Interviewed by Rachel Humphrey

    Bashar Wali, Founder and CEO, This Assembly and Practice Hospitality, Interviewed by Rachel Humphrey
    Nov 19 2024

    Bashar discusses the many ways his passion and love for hospitality fuel his career journey. He talks about public speaking, how self-care means something different to everyone, and how he took every opportunity to learn through doing. Bashar shares what he's curious about, how his patience has both gotten better and worse over time, and taking risks.
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    32 mins
  • David Eisen, VP and Editor-in-Chief, HOTELS Magazine, Interviewed by Rachel Humphrey

    David Eisen, VP and Editor-in-Chief, HOTELS Magazine, Interviewed by Rachel Humphrey
    Nov 12 2024

    David shares his strategies for effective panel moderating, how he uses LinkedIn to share his take on industry news, and what he's curious about right now. He discusses overcoming self doubt and developing new skills. He talks about why reading is important and his thoughts on formal education versus hands on experience to begin a career in hospitality.
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    29 mins
  • Hoda Tahoun, Practice Leader, Global Leisure & Hospitality, Russell Reynolds Associates interviewed by Lan Elliott

    Hoda Tahoun, Practice Leader, Global Leisure & Hospitality, Russell Reynolds Associates interviewed by Lan Elliott
    Nov 1 2024

    Hoda shares the tool she uses to create more authentic, human connections. She discusses current trends in executive recruiting and what hiring managers and top talent are looking for when interviewing. She describes the key attributes needed for the top jobs, the science and art of building high performing teams, and she explains why agility is so important for success.
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    27 mins

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