Podcast appearances and mentions of sam shank

Send us a Text Message.Some have called me the pivot queen. As a riskier person by nature, it's been a bit less challenging for me to pivot than most people I've met and I have found that continuing to enhance our ability to shift direction swiftly is a massive life skill and deeply connected to masterful listening. This episode dives deep into what it means to live a RAD life, that is, to have Really Awesome Detours and the courage to pivot when it makes sense. I share a pretty epic story about my journey through the corporate world, and how meeting the incredible Sam Shank, the founder and CEO of Hotel Tonight (now a part of airbnb) was another massive pivot that instantly reframed my relationship to failure. Most people are afraid to pivot because they don't want to feel like they're failing themselves. What if failure was just as fulfilling as success? What if it's even better? Often pivoting gets equated with quitting and quitting gets affiliated with failure. I say, quitting is one of the smartest things I've ever learned to do. It's just about doing it at the right time for the right reason. In this episode I invite you to embrace the powerful pivots of our one precious life. I dedicate this episode to the greatest pivot of my life, my canine companion Rad. I also dedicate this one to Dr. James Doty whose book, "Into the Magic Shop" that I speak about might have been the greatest pivot of my life. And, if you want to read more about the power of knowing when to quit/pivot/take a really awesome detour, I am linking the book, "The Dip" by another one of my greatest mentors, Seth Godin. Here's to leading a RAD live and allowing ourselves to change course when we realize we might be winning the wrong race. Visit svetlanasaitsky.com & radhatsforradhumans.comInstagram: @jetsvetterFacebook: @Svety SvetTikTok: @jetsvetter Check out: Into the Magic ShopThe DipSeason 3 is sponsored by Rad Hats For Rad Humans. 30% of every purchase goes towards mental health initiatives. If you write a review of the show, you get 20% off a Rad Hat of your own. Visit svetlanasaitsky.comEmail: Svetlana.thisisit@gmail.comInstagram: @jetsvetterFacebook: @Svety SvetTikTok: @jetsvetter

Hello Slick Talkers! We wanted to make sure this episode got it's spotlight on Good Morning Hospitality and so after about a month of letting it do it's thing, we wanted to now let you hear this one for yourselves as my co-hosts on GMH were thrilled to have had Sam Shank, Co-Founder and CEO of HotelTonight, on the show. In this episode Sam shared what it was like to build the platform in 10 weeks, how he looked at making the tough decisions as an entrepreneur, and how HotelTonight was eventually acquired by Airbnb and being one of their more successful acquisitions! This episode is brought to you by our sponsors at: Minut – Minut has more than just security features! They monitor noise, movement, and occupancy all within one device and all Slick Talk listeners get 2 months FREE when they sign up with this link! Vintory - Scaling your property management company? Vintory is giving Slick Talk listeners a free digital copy of their book "From 0 to 500 Properties In 5 Years" and a $50 Amazon Gift Card for those who sign-up to do a demo! Safely.com – The best STR insurance that covers guests, owners, and managers! Making Safely a no brainer! Hostfully – Use code SLICKTALK for 3 months free of their digital guidebook or $100 off their property management platform! ——– Thank you for tuning into our podcast! Slick Talk is a Hospitality.FM production and you can find more of our shows at Hospitality.FM or anywhere else you listen to your podcasts! Listen to more episodes on our website and take a look at our amazing podcast and network sponsors that make this all possible! You can also listen to our Monday morning podcast, Good Morning Hospitality, where we dive into the industry as a whole in a more casual setting! If you ever want to contact us for guest suggestions or anything else related to the podcast, please fill out our contact form and we will be in touch! Last but not least, we love to connect on LinkedIn! Let's connect there so you can see the daily content we post beyond the podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're excited to share and announce that September 11th's episode is a special live broadcast with the Co-Founder and former CEO of HotelTonight, Sam Shank! In this special broadcast, we will go 15 minutes over our normal run time and have a 45 min long episode to hear more about Sam's entrepreneurial experience, what it was like building one of the hottest travel apps, being acquired by Airbnb and being at Airbnb during the pandemic and IPO post acquisition. Hospitality Hotline Hospitality Hotline is open to everyone by using this link!

We're excited to share and announce that September 11th's episode is a special live broadcast with the Co-Founder and former CEO of HotelTonight, Sam Shank! In this special broadcast, we will go 15 minutes over our normal run time and have a 45 min long episode to hear more about Sam's entrepreneurial experience, what it was like building one of the hottest travel apps, being acquired by Airbnb and being at Airbnb during the pandemic and IPO post acquisition. Hospitality Hotline Hospitality Hotline is open to everyone by using this link!

Jamie Lane, Chief Economist at AirDNA, is back on the podcast for a fun data rundown with other trending topics during this long Labor Day weekend! In this episode we cover the wide rang of topics from our hotel crews first episode last week, New York and other major cities continue down the path of banning STRs, Kiki raises $6M in funding, Sam Shank, Founder of HotelTonight, joins GMH next week, plus AirDNA 2.0 launches later this week! Hospitality Hotline Hospitality Hotline is open to everyone by using this link!

Jamie Lane, Chief Economist at AirDNA, is back on the podcast for a fun data rundown with other trending topics during this long Labor Day weekend! In this episode we cover the wide rang of topics from our hotel crews first episode last week, New York and other major cities continue down the path of banning STRs, Kiki raises $6M in funding, Sam Shank, Founder of HotelTonight, joins GMH next week, plus AirDNA 2.0 launches later this week! Hospitality Hotline Hospitality Hotline is open to everyone by using this link!

Creating a multi-million dollar tech company takes more than a good idea and a product. It requires effective, and simple communication skills to not only raise money, but ultimately to get the word out about your product so people actually know it exists. Sam Shank is a serial tech entrepreneur, investor and the co-founder and former CEO of HotelTonight, a hotel-booking service focused on making last-minute hotel bookings quick and seamless. In this episode, Sam takes us through his journey - from what he thought would be a career in film to harnessing his love of creativity to build HotelTonight, which has since been acquired by AirBnb for more than $400 million. Sam talks about some of the biggest communication mistakes he sees founders make. He shares his keys to success to make sure you have a very clear and concise value proposition that anyone can grasp in seconds - hint: try to make it 5 words! You can follow Sam Shank on Twitter.Stop by my website and sign up for my monthly newsletter for more: https://www.alitaguillen.com/.

One Breaking News announcement and a podcast episode later, we're thrilled to see our show continue to grow as a leading news source for the hospitality industry. In this episode we invited Tim Rosolio who is the Vice President of Vacation Rental Success at Expedia Group (Vrbo) to discuss their moat as a platform as Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb, recently shared their interest in sponsored listings on their platform. Something Vrbo is already utilizing on their platform. Industry News:  Airbnb wants to deepen the moat (link) Mint House Appoints Lee as New CEO (Link) Operto Closes Series B Funding at $25M and Sam Shank joins their Board AirDNA's Fact of the Week:  Where are folks going for Spring Break? Here are the top 5 most popular destinations during March/April 2023 and their growth in demand from 2022. The top 5 U.S. markets based on bookings for March/April 2023 are:  Orlando, FL (-12%) Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ (+40%) Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge, TN (+17%) Panama City, FL (+14%) Miami, FL (+3%) Top 5 U.S. Markets where demand has grown the most in March/April 2023 compared to 2022 are: Jersey City/Newark, NY (+41%) Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ (+40%) Minneapolis, MN (+38%) The Hamptons, NY (37%) Chicago, IL (+35%) Cape Cod and The Hamptons are the markets where ADR has grown the most year over year, at 43% and 28% respectively.  Show Notes:  HFM Merch Store! 10% off for GMH listeners that use this link TravelNet joins GMH as an official sponsor! Click this link to check out their special offer for our listeners! AirDNA also joins GMH as a sponsor! Register for a free account, then search the market you want to purchase and enter the discount code: GMH20 at check-out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One Breaking News announcement and a podcast episode later, we're thrilled to see our show continue to grow as a leading news source for the hospitality industry. In this episode we invited Tim Rosolio who is the Vice President of Vacation Rental Success at Expedia Group (Vrbo) to discuss their moat as a platform as Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb, recently shared their interest in sponsored listings on their platform. Something Vrbo is already utilizing on their platform. Industry News:  Airbnb wants to deepen the moat (link) Mint House Appoints Lee as New CEO (Link) Operto Closes Series B Funding at $25M and Sam Shank joins their Board AirDNA's Fact of the Week:  Where are folks going for Spring Break? Here are the top 5 most popular destinations during March/April 2023 and their growth in demand from 2022. The top 5 U.S. markets based on bookings for March/April 2023 are:  Orlando, FL (-12%) Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ (+40%) Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge, TN (+17%) Panama City, FL (+14%) Miami, FL (+3%) Top 5 U.S. Markets where demand has grown the most in March/April 2023 compared to 2022 are: Jersey City/Newark, NY (+41%) Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ (+40%) Minneapolis, MN (+38%) The Hamptons, NY (37%) Chicago, IL (+35%) Cape Cod and The Hamptons are the markets where ADR has grown the most year over year, at 43% and 28% respectively.  Show Notes:  HFM Merch Store! 10% off for GMH listeners that use this link TravelNet joins GMH as an official sponsor! Click this link to check out their special offer for our listeners! AirDNA also joins GMH as a sponsor! Register for a free account, then search the market you want to purchase and enter the discount code: GMH20 at check-out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oggi, per la serie modelli settimanali, parliamo di percezione e gestione del tempo e di quanto questi aspetti siano visti in maniera estremamente differente dalle persone di successo.

Hosted by Carol Massar and Jason Kelly. Featuring an in-depth conversation with Sam Shank, the CEO of Hotel Tonight.

Hosted by Carol Massar and Jason Kelly. Featuring an in-depth conversation with Sam Shank, the CEO of Hotel Tonight. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, Canada legalized pot. That’s a big deal because it’s the largest country to do it, and because it’s a major milestone in one of the most impressive rebranding exercises in a generation. When I was growing up, many warned against marijuana as a gateway drug, the province of hippies and slackers. Now it’s becoming a multi-billion-dollar global industry, and Elon Musk is toking during a podcast. Seems like an appropriate time to polish off that old meme: “We would like to congratulate drugs, for winning the War On Drugs.” For the Fortt Knox 1-on-1 this week, I bring you my conversation with Sam Shank, cofounder and CEO of HotelTonight. That business is another example of seizing the moment. Shank had achieved smaller success with a travel technology businesses in the past, but this one was timed to a revolution when it came to life eight years ago. The idea: a smartphone app that finds you last-minute deals on hotel rooms. At first, you couldn't book any further out than a week in advance. The concept has evolved significantly since then. Today, it’s not just on smartphones, and you can now book three months in advance. The startup has raised more than $100 million. Shank has some advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, intriguing insights into why HotelTonight needed to start the way it did, and an update on the prospects of an IPO for the company.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Shank, serial entrepreneur and travel industry vet, set out to make an app-only business that appealed to the spontaneous traveler with Hotel Tonight in 2010. That was a time when relying solely on a mobile-device audience was a novel idea. An easy-to-use interface allows travelers to book their stays the day of arrival (and up to seven days in advance). The company sells unsold rooms at boutique and independent hotels and capitalizes on the millennial prioritization of experience over material possession. Hear Shank talk about what inspired the idea, how he built up the app – and why the company that tried to outsmart Hotel Tonight failed to do so.

Sam Shank from Hotel Tonight sits down with USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham for a live edition of #TalkingTech to explains how his app can save you money on last-minute hotel rooms.

HotelTonight CEO Sam Shank talks with Kara Swisher about taking only 10 weeks to launch an online travel app. He explains how the startup worked to avoid being perceived as "another Groupon" and why he believes big hotel chains such as Hilton and Marriott are in danger. Plus: Despite turmoil in the markets, will HotelTonight go public? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  The live mobile video streaming revolution may have just gotten what it needed to go mainstream.   Apple TV now offers a Periscope app, allowing millions of users to watch user generated live streams from the comfort of their own couch.   Of course, the writing was on the wall when Periscope first launched “Couch Mode”, a clever way of auto-playing similar streams without the need to select. Then there was the move to landscape mode. Two moves that allow the app to be powerful features on that big screen at home.   Here are my three quick conclusions for Apple TV and Periscope:  This “partnership” may open up the TV space to other social platforms. Apple will own third party experiences and user generated content. Apple has leverage to negotiate with cable companies for their seemingly inevitable live streaming TV service. The Brand Boost Podcast mission The Brand Boost podcast is the show for brands looking to create the ’start-up sexy’ marketing ideology all while commanding total brand appeal.   About Periscope       Periscope is a live video streaming app for iOS and Android developed by Kayvon Beykpour and Joe Bernstein.   Periscope lets you broadcast live video to the world. Going live will instantly notify your followers who can join, comment and send you hearts in real time. The more hearts you get, the higher they flutter on the screen.   Beykpour and Bernstein came up with the idea for Periscope while traveling abroad in 2013. Beykpour was in Istanbul when protests broke out in Taksim Square. He wanted to see what was happening there, so he turned to Twitter. While he could read about the protests, he couldn't see them.   They started the company in February 2014, under the name Bounty. They raised $1.5 million from Founder Collective, Scott Belsky, Maveron, Google Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Bessemer, Stanford – StartX and Sam Shank in April 2014.   Periscope was acquired Jan, 2015 by Twitter before the product had been publically launched. One investor source says the acquisition amount was "sizeable", above $50 million. Another says it fell between $75 and $100 million. A third says the deal was "smallish".   The acquisition was officially announced in a tweet from Periscope and retweeted by Twitter CEO Dick Costolo on March 13 after the rival video streaming app Meerkat was a breakout hit at South by Southwest 2015 (Mar 13-17). Meerkat became the talk of SXSW partially due to Twitter cutting Meerkat off from its social graph just as the festival was starting.[8]   Periscope was launched on March 26, 2015.[9][10] Later, on May 2

Sam Shank originally thought he wanted to be a Hollywood film director so he moved out to California to find his fame. He managed to get a job with the legendary director Wes Craven and worked on the now famous movie Scream. Quickly he learned that his reality wasn't anything like his dream. He spent most of his time running errands just like 99% of the others with the same dream. His entrepreneurial spirit kicked in quickly and he decided to create his own destiny so he moved to the center of the dot-com world, San Francisco. Sam knew he wanted to start a technology business, but knew he wasn't ready yet. So he decided to try to learn everything he could. He knew he was ready when, as he says, "You're ready when it feels just uncomfortable enough that you can bear starting a company because it's hard, it's intimidating, it's going to be a total grind, it's brutal, it's the hardest thing you're ever going to do. So you have to go in knowing that." He says, "The best way to learn about starting a business is to start a business" and he's an advocate of starting early in your career. He knew he wasn't ready until about 10 years ago when he started TravelPost, which wasn't a great business model so he pivoted and broadened the business model. He suddenly found success. It wasn't perfect, and he learned a lot from this move that he would use for his next company, Dealbase.com. Running Dealbase gave him the knowledge he needed to create HotelTonight. He has raised over $80 million so far and they're opening offices around the world. Listen in as James asks Sam about a few ideas he has for HotelTonight. Sam loves them, and offers James a job as a product consultant. It's a great interview and a great app. If you need a last minute room for the holidays, why don't you give HotelTonight a try? ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

Sam Shank originally thought he wanted to be a Hollywood film director so he moved out to California to find his fame. He managed to get a job with the legendary director Wes Craven and worked on the now famous movie Scream. Quickly he learned that his reality wasn't anything like his dream. He spent most of his time running errands just like 99% of the others with the same dream. His entrepreneurial spirit kicked in quickly and he decided to create his own destiny so he moved to the center of the dot-com world, San Francisco. Sam knew he wanted to start a technology business, but knew he wasn't ready yet. So he decided to try to learn everything he could. He knew he was ready when, as he says, "You're ready when it feels just uncomfortable enough that you can bear starting a company because it's hard, it's intimidating, it's going to be a total grind, it's brutal, it's the hardest thing you're ever going to do. So you have to go in knowing that." He says, "The best way to learn about starting a business is to start a business" and he's an advocate of starting early in your career. He knew he wasn't ready until about 10 years ago when he started TravelPost, which wasn't a great business model so he pivoted and broadened the business model. He suddenly found success. It wasn't perfect, and he learned a lot from this move that he would use for his next company, Dealbase.com. Running Dealbase gave him the knowledge he needed to create HotelTonight. He has raised over $80 million so far and they're opening offices around the world. Listen in as James asks Sam about a few ideas he has for HotelTonight. Sam loves them, and offers James a job as a product consultant. It's a great interview and a great app. If you need a last minute room for the holidays, why don't you give HotelTonight a try? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam Shank is the Co- Founder & CEO of HotelTonight, the world's leading hotel booking app with 10mm downloads featuring over 10,000 hotels in 450 cities and 27 countries.

This week, Mark & Yeni are joined by SAM SHANK from http://HotelTonight.com talking about booking deals on same-day hotels, and DOUG COHEN from Charlotte Wine & Food Festival, where great chefs, 100 rated wines and dinning at a stranger's house is all part of the weekend. As a special treat, "The Governator" ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER talks to Mark about his latest film, Sabotage.