Teneo Talks Hospitality

Mike Schugt, President of Teneo Hospitality Group, talks with a panel of travel industry experts about the present and future of the Industry.    The expert panel consists of:  Alex Murphy (Meeting Expectations) Chris Rossi (Delta) Tim Altbaum (Vario Productions) April Storms (SH Hotels & Resorts) Brad Williams (Platinum DMC)

On this brand new episode, Teneo Talks Hospitality:  Wayne M. Robinson CMP CMM, Assistant Vice President Programs & Exhibits at FM Global and Eric Kuester, VP Head of Sales & Business Development at Pinehurst Resort join Mike Schugt to talk about adapting to the new normal. Thank you for listening and don't forget to subscribe!

Teneo's President Mike Schugt hosts Teneo Talks this week with 3 highly established industry professionals with varying points of view as we gain their perspective about the road back to recovery for the meetings business. [JoAnn Taie]Our first guest is JoAnn Taie: JoAnn is the Partner and Owner of Global Management Partners, a full-service association management company, where she oversees the internal operations of GMP as well as new business development. Among many passions, JoAnn is involved with the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) where she currently serves as a member of the AMC Section, Associations North and the Association Management Companies Institute (AMCI).[Kyla Knudson]Next to share her perspective on what is happening from a hospitality-sales point of view in the Washington DC Association market, is Kyla Knudson. Kyla is Teneo’s Director of Sales for the Mid-Atlantic Region. Her career spans leadership roles in hospitality sales and business development in the US and Canada …[Tyrie James]And last but not least is Tyrie James. Tyrie is Teneo’s VP of Sales in the Midwest and one of a kind with over 40 plus years of hospitality sales and leadership experience. Tyrie has been through every major crisis since the 70’s and in all facets of sales and marketing in our industry. Tyrie is one of the very first leaders of Teneo and he will help us understand the Midwest market and what he and his clients are seeing. 

Teneo's President Mike Schugt and a panel of event industry experts discuss how meeting professionals and hoteliers can navigate through this unprecedented time. Panelists:  James Daniels is President and CEO of The Meeting Designers. Joan Orentlicher has worked for LIMRA and LOMA for 22 years as the AVP of Meetings, Conferences and Travel.Cheryl Williams is the VP of Sales and Marketing at Highgate in Hawaii with oversight of 7 hotels including the ‘Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach. Lisa S. Messina is Caesars Entertainment’s Vice President of Sales in Las Vegas, who is responsible for leading Caesars Entertainment sales strategy for meetings and events globally.  Host: Mike Schugt is the President of the Teneo Hospitality Group and founder of Leading North. As a hospitality industry leader within the sales and marketing arena for over 30 years, Mike has been invited to conduct speaking engagements to major brands of global buyers such as Coca-Cola, Hewlett Packard, and Home Depot. As the former Vice President of Sales & Marketing with Hilton Worldwide, where he served for over 10 years, Mike had direct oversight of the Hilton Owned and Managed hotel sales operations for the hotels in the Southeast US, Latin America, and Caribbean. As a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University, Mike delivered the commencement speech to the December 2015 graduating class at the Penn State School of Hospitality Management.