Podcasts about Wiese

Im Kampf für soziale Gerechtigkeit - so erlebte man Ulrich Schneider über Jahre als Chef des Paritätischen Wohlfahrtsverbands. Immer dabei im Hinterkopf: der frühe Tod seines Vaters nach Kriegsgefangenschaft und körperlich schwerer Arbeit. Wiese, Tim www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Im Gespräch

CarneyShow 09.24.26 Jim Florentine, Brendan Wiese, Rich Frankel, Paul Kopsky by

Einfach aus FreudeToni Zulauf, Initiator Wort zum Tag, Ranflüh BEManchmal beobachte ich meine Hunde, wenn sie draussen herumtollen. Plötzlich geht es los: Einer springt, der andere hinterher, eine Runde über die Wiese, eine scharfe Kurve – und wieder zurück.Ohne Ziel. Ohne Grund. Einfach aus Freude.Und ich frage mich: Wann habe ich das letzte Mal etwas gemacht, einfach weil es Freude macht?Wir Menschen brauchen oft einen Grund. Wir bewegen uns für die Gesundheit, treffen Freunde, um Kontakte zu pflegen, und fahren in die Ferien, um uns zu erholen.Im Psalm heisst es: «Dies ist der Tag, den der Herr macht; lasst uns freuen und fröhlich an ihm sein.»Vielleicht braucht Freude nicht immer einen besonderen Anlass. Manchmal genügt ein Kaffee, ein Lied, eine Begegnung – oder zwei Hunde, die ausgelassen über eine Wiese rennen.Einfach, weil das Leben gerade schön ist.Spendenaufruf:„Wort zum Tag“ lebt von Menschen, die zuhören und mittragen. Unterstützen Sie unsere Arbeit mit einer Spende:https://wortzumtag.ch/unterstuetzenLebensfreude, Hunde, Freude, Alltag, Psalm, Dankbarkeit#wortzumtag #lebensfreude #freude #hunde #dankbarkeit

In dieser Folge von Sound of Finance geht es um eine Frage, die für Regionalbanken strategisch entscheidend werden könnte: Was passiert, wenn künstliche Intelligenz nicht mehr nur unterstützt, sondern selbst vergleicht, empfiehlt und verhandelt? zeb.Berater:innen Simon Mühlon und Angelika Schumann sprechen darüber mit Prof. Dr. Niklas Kühl, Professor für Wirtschaftsinformatik und humanzentrische Künstliche Intelligenz an der Universität Bayreuth. Im Zentrum steht die Frage, wie KI-Agenten die Beziehung zwischen Bank und Kund:innen verändern – und ob Regionalbanken künftig Gefahr laufen, zur austauschbaren Produktfabrik zu werden. Die Episode zeigt: Der technologische Wandel verschiebt nicht nur Prozesse, sondern auch Machtverhältnisse an der Kundenschnittstelle. Wenn persönliche KI-Agenten Konditionen vergleichen oder Entscheidungen vorbereiten, müssen Banken neu definieren, worin ihr Mehrwert liegt. Gleichzeitig gewinnt der Mensch nicht an Bedeutung, weil KI unwichtig wäre, sondern weil Vertrauen, kritische Reflexion und Verantwortung gerade im KI-Zeitalter knapper werden. Kapitelpunkte • 00:07 Einführung: Regionalbanken im Zeitalter von KI-Agenten • 01:20 Vorstellung Prof. Dr. Niklas Kühl und seine aktuelle KI-Perspektive • 02:43 Warum 2026 anders ist: Frontier-Modelle, Souveränität und Regulierung • 04:20 Gedankenexperiment: Eine Regionalbank auf der grünen Wiese • 06:29 Wer besitzt künftig die Kundenschnittstelle – Bank, Berater:in oder Agent? • 09:47 Wird die Bank zur Produktfabrik? • 12:40 Regionale Nähe als Wettbewerbsvorteil oder romantischer Restbestand? • 15:12 Wann darf KI selbst handeln – und wo braucht es menschliche Kontrolle? • 20:16 Human in the Loop, Automation Bias und Rubber-Stamping • 24:43 Warum Verifikation zur zentralen Fähigkeit wird • 30:01 Junior Gap, Future Skills und Arbeitsmarkt im KI-Zeitalter • 34:01 Regionalbank 2030: Was bleibt menschlich, was wird automatisiert? • 39:54 Was für Regionalbanken künftig knapper wird: menschliche Kompetenz 1. KI-Agenten können die Kundenschnittstelle im Banking grundlegend verändern, weil sie künftig nicht nur informieren, sondern im Auftrag von Kund:innen vergleichen und verhandeln könnten. 2. Regionalbanken müssen ihre Stärke neu begründen: nicht über reine Konditionen, sondern über Vertrauen, regionale Nähe, Beziehungskompetenz und effiziente KI-gestützte Prozesse im Hintergrund. 3. „Human in the Loop“ reicht nicht als Beruhigungsformel. Entscheidend ist, ob Menschen tatsächlich kontrollieren, kritisch reflektieren und KI-Ergebnisse fachlich einordnen können. Jetzt reinhören und erfahren, welche Rolle Regionalbanken im KI-Zeitalter spielen können – und warum menschliche Kompetenz dabei nicht weniger, sondern wichtiger wird.

Kräuter für Tee trocknen? Klar, kennen wir. Aber hast du deine Wildkräuter für Tee schon einmal fermentiert? In dieser Folge von Kraut im Ohr ist Fermentista und erfolgreiche Buchautorin Gervais zu Gast. Seit vielen Jahren beschäftigt sie sich intensiv mit Fermentation und hat dabei auch die Welt der wilden Tees für sich entdeckt. Gemeinsam tauchen wir ein in eine überraschende Geschmackswelt. Denn durch die Fermentation entwickeln vertraute Pflanzen wie Löwenzahn, Wildrose oder Brombeere ganz neue, intensive Aromen. Syl erzählt, wie sie mit verschiedenen Wildpflanzen experimentiert hat, welche besonders gut geeignet sind und warum manches Experiment auch mal ziemlich stinkig geendet hat. Natürlich wird es auch praktisch: Du erfährst, wie du Wildkräuter für die Fermentation vorbereitest, warum ein einfaches Schraubglas dafür schon ausreicht und woran du erkennst, dass dein wilder Tee fertig ist. Außerdem sprechen wir über typische Fehler und darüber, warum das gründliche Trocknen nach der Fermentation so wichtig ist. Eine Folge für alle, die Lust haben, mit ihren gesammelten Wildpflanzen etwas völlig Neues auszuprobieren. In dieser Folge sprechen wir darüber: - Was Fermentation und Oxidation voneinander unterscheidet - Wie Fermentation den Geschmack von Wildkräutern verändert - Welche Wildpflanzen sich für fermentierte Tees eignen - Wie du deinen ersten fermentierten Wildkräutertee ansetzt - Welche Fehler du beim Fermentieren und Trocknen vermeiden solltest Hier erfährst du mehr über Syl Webseite: https://www.gruene-speisekammer.com/ Das Buch Wild und fermentiert: https://www.gruene-speisekammer.com/Wild_und_fermentiert_sylwia_gervais Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/syl_loves/?hl=de Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChzA5nnE6f-6hJSsym3CSsQ **✉️

Srdečně Vás zdravím u nového příběhu, který se odehrál během let 1902–1903 v hamburské čtvrti St. Pauli. V ulici Wilhelminenstraße č. 23 zde žili manželé Wieseovi. On, šestačtyřicetiletý kovář se specializací na výrobu kotlů, ona čtyřiačtyřicetiletá porodní asistentka. Rodina však v sousedství příliš dobrou pověst neměla. Z bytu se neustále ozývaly hádky, pláč a křik, v poslední době se navíc u dvěří Wieseových začaly místo gravidních žen objevovat až podezřele často ženy s malými dětmi. Elisabeth Wieseová se totiž po odchodu nevlastní dcery vrhla na dobročinnost a začala pomáhat svobodným matkám, které neměly nikoho, kdo by se postaral o jejich čerstvě narozené děti.Její motivací však nebyla snaha pomoci bližnímu, nýbrž touha po penězích...

CarneyShow 09.17.26 Lou Gramm, Tom Papa, Brendan Wiese, Peter Max by

Rekorde oben, Ratlosigkeit unten: Folge 176 beginnt nachtschlafend, aber mit ziemlich unterschiedlichen Gemütslagen. Dennis heißt diesmal offiziell „Rekord Dennis“, weil Hertha inzwischen offenbar beschlossen hat, sämtliche Naturgesetze des Berliner Fußballs vorübergehend auszusetzen. Henry würde dagegen gern möglichst lange quizzen, damit er nicht über Union reden muss. Verständlich.

Das Sandmännchen hat dir viele Geschichten mitgebracht. Freu dich auf “Licht an!” mit “Erst weggeworfen, dann fort geflogen”, Jan und Henry mit “Der Elefant im Auto”, Kalli mit "Kalli Rotkäppchen", Raketenflieger Timmi mit “Der Urzeitplanet”, Rita und das Krokodil mit “Camping”, freu dich auch auf Herrn Fuchs und Frau Elster mit “Prost Mahlzeit”, das Märchen "Woher das Gänseblümchen seine Röte hat" (mit Stefan Kaminski) und auf viele Kinderlieder (“Rolltreppenmax” von Bummelkasten, “Mein Tisch, mein Bett, mein Stuhl und ich” von den 17 Hippies, “Zwei kleine Wölfe” von Joely und Oliver, “Alle meine Entlein” von Klaus Trabitsch, “A Huga Haga Huga“ von Ich und Herr Meyer, “Heute Abend lade ich ein” von Zaches und Zinnober und “Wiese, grüne Wiese” mit Gerhard Schöne)!

Es war einmal ein kleines, zartes Gänseblümchen, das stand auf einer Wiese zusammen mit vielen anderen schönen Blumen. Doch sie stritten sich. Jede wollte die schönste Blume sein. Schließlich sollte die Sonne entscheiden, hatte sie doch den besten Überblick. Sie bemerkte das Gänseblümchen und war verzückt. Dem Gänseblümchen stieg eine leichte Röte ins Köpfchen. Das Sandmännchen hat dir aber nicht nur diese Geschichte mitgebracht, sondern auch noch das Kinderlied "Wiese, grüne Wiese" mit Gerhard Schöne.

Derviş Hizarci engagiert sich seit Jahren gegen Diskriminierung. Diese zu adressieren ist "kein Hexenwerk", sagt der Berliner Autor und Experte für Antisemitismus und Rassismus. Nun ist er für den Margot Friedländer Preis 2026 nominiert. Wiese, Tim www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Im Gespräch

CarneyShow 09.10.26 John Pertzborn, David Paine, Chelsea McGraw, Dan Moren, Brendan Wiese by

Vera und Gregor gehen voll in der Planung ihrer Liebeszeremonie auf und setzen alles daran, das Ritual auf der Wiese am Voglhof abzuhalten. Geht ihr Plan auf?

In dieser Episode spricht Wolfgang mit Patrizia Voigtländer, Coach, Trainerin und Gründerin von „Grüne Wiese“. Patrizia blickt auf ihre persönliche Heldenreise zurück: vom Aufwachsen zwischen zwei Kulturen in Weiterstadt über eine frühe steile Führungskarriere in der Werbe- und Digitalbranche bis hin zu einer tiefen privaten Lebenskrise als junge Mutter. Sie teilt offen, wie tief verankerte Glaubenssätze und unbewusste Selbstzweifel sie jahrelang in Scheinharmonie, People-Pleasing und übertriebener Unabhängigkeit gefangen hielten. Ein prägendes Selbsterkenntnis-Training markierte schließlich ihren beruflichen und persönlichen Wendepunkt. Im Gespräch erörtern beide, warum wahre Freiheit durch klare Festlegung und Hingabe entsteht, wie Konflikte durch echte Konfrontation gelöst werden können und wie Organisationen sowie Paare auf der „Grünen Wiese“ lernen, altes Denken zu hinterfragen und sich als Menschen auf Augenhöhe zu begegnen.

Mitten im beschaulichen Kating entsteht auf dem Gelände des ehemaligen landwirtschaftlichen Familienbetriebs ein Feriendorf mit rund 100 Betten. Eine Größenordnung, die im Dorf natürlich für Diskussionen gesorgt hat. Wie kommt man überhaupt auf die Idee, aus einer ehemaligen Hofstelle ein ganzes Urlaubsdorf zu entwickeln? Wie haben die Menschen in Kating reagiert, als die Pläne bekannt wurden? Wie geht man mit Kritik und Gegenwind um – und was macht man, wenn sich eine Planungsphase plötzlich über Jahre zieht? Die Idee zur WattWarft entstand bereits 2019. Gemeinsam mit seiner Schwester Lea, dem benachbarten Landwirt Jan Schumann sowie Marc Pasenau und weiteren regionalen Partnern hat Fin daraus Schritt für Schritt ein echtes Familienprojekt gemacht. Dabei geht es nicht einfach nur darum, Ferienhäuser auf eine grüne Wiese zu stellen. Die WattWarft soll ein kleines Urlaubsdorf werden, mit Gemeinschaftsflächen, einem Marktplatz und einem Konzept, das Tourismus, Regionalität und das Leben vor Ort miteinander verbinden soll. Wir sprechen darüber, was heute schon auf der WattWarft entstanden ist, was noch kommen soll, wie sich das Projekt finanziert und warum Fin darin auch eine moderne Form der Hofnachfolge sieht. Und natürlich geht es um die vielleicht spannendste Frage: Was passiert, wenn eine ziemlich große touristische Idee auf ein ziemlich kleines nordfriesisches Dorf trifft? Eine zweite Tasse Tee mit Fin Schauer – diesmal über Heimat, Unternehmertum, Gegenwind und ein Projekt, das Kating ordentlich verändert hat.

Elisabeth Wiese hat viele Vorlieben. Vor allem Geld, Macht und Kontrolle sind ihr wichtig. Damit sie das bekommt, was sie will, muss nicht nur ihre Familie leiden, sie schreckt nicht davor zurück, die hilflosesten aller Wesen für ihre Zwecke zu missbrauchen.

Liedgut ist ein Austausch gegen den Zynismus als die schlechteste Idee dieser Zeit, für ein Publikum, dem man in ⁠Haldern⁠⁠⁠⁠ den Becher schenken kann, und für eine Haltung, die nicht auf Sicht fährt, sondern sich auf Sicht freut. In der vierundachtzigsten Folge gehen wir zurück bis 1992, als der Pfandbecher noch erfunden werden musste, weil nach dem ausverkauften Geldof eine weiße Wiese aus Einweg zurückblieb, und wieder nach vorn zu seiner Abschaffung, die keine Maßnahme war, sondern eine Wette, die aufging; dazwischen der Verdacht, dass die offensichtlich unterhaltsameren Modelle irgendwann Schränke ins Feuer werfen müssen, eine Skulptur, die trotzdem hält, obwohl nichts an ihr verschraubt, geklebt oder genagelt ist, und Oma Maria, deren Kirschstreusel ausdrücklich zum Gelingen zählt.

CarneyShow 09.03.26 Scott Gibbs, Todd Thomas, Dan Blippen, Brendan Wiese by

(02:00): Vil sagen om gødskningsloven få negative konsekvenser for Venstre som parti på sigt? Medvirkende: Søren Wiese, landmand og medlem af byrådet på Samsø for Venstre. (12:00): Er Troels Lund Poulsen stadig formand for Venstre til nytår? Medvirkende: Steffen Hjaltelin, politisk analytiker og tidligere strategisk rådgiver for Anders Fogh Rasmussen og Lars Løkke. (18:00): Seneste udvikling i sagen om Bushra Hanif. Medvirkende: Christian Marcussen, debattør og medlem af Det Nationale Integrationsråd. (31:00): Hvis man bliver tvunget til at lukke sin virksomhed og efterladt i gæld på grund af et statsligt indgreb, er det så rimeligt, at man ikke får erstatning? Medvirkende: Line Krogh Lay, landbrug-, fødevare- og dyrevelfærdsordfører for Radikale Venstre. (41:00): Er Troels Lund Poulsen stadig formand for Venstre til nytår? Medvirkende: Niels Thulesen Dahl, politisk analytiker Jyllands-Posten. (46:00): Mener SF grundlæggende, at fordelskøer bør forbydes? Medvirkende: Sigurd Agersnap, politisk ordfører for SF. Værter: Mathias Wissing og Peter MarstalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seit 1992 wird in Berlin-Biesdorf American Football gespielt: Die Berlin Bullets sind einer der traditionsreichsten Vereine der Hauptstadt-Szene. Begonnen hat alles auf einer Wiese im Schlosspark – mittlerweile trainiert und spielt der Verein auf dem frisch sanierten Homefield in der Cecilienstraße. In dieser Episode sprechen Thorsten und Marcel über die Geschichte der Bullets, was den Sport für sie so besonders macht und welche Pläne der Verein für die Zukunft hat.➡️ Mehr Infos zur Nachbarschaft gibt es hier:https://pascalgrothe.de/kiezblog/➡️ Mehr Infos zu den Bullets gibt es hier:https://www.berlin-bullets.de/

In today's episode, Ron Weissenburg explains the constitutional path to an early South African national election before 2029. Nurture Brands discusses their ambitious goal to build a R10 billion business through strategic consolidation. Christo Wiese unpacks how property title deeds could unlock dignity and economic wealth for millions, while David White highlights the hidden benefits of B-BBEE procurement for SMEs. Finally, we cover Wall Street's latest inflation jitters.

Merritt Wiese Mens Night

Rasen gehört nicht auf die Straße, sondern auf die Wiese...

The CarneyShow 8.27.26 Terry Lemons, James "Murr" Murray, Brendan Wiese, ABC by

Christo Wiese built one of South Africa's biggest retail empires on a simple rule: trust people, even when it's risky. Then Markus Jooste broke that trust and took Steinhoff down with him. In this rare fireside chat at BNC#9, Wiese talks for the first time in years about why he's never forgiven Jooste, the strange twist that let him sue to get land back, and a story about a Steinhoff-linked figure whose death turned out to be far stranger than anyone knew. He also gets into why South Africa produces so few entrepreneurs, what he really thinks "white monopoly capital" means, and why, in his 80s, he's still betting everything on this country.

We wrap up our UMD football season preview with head coach Curt Wiese, then preview UMD soccer with its longtime head coach, Greg Cane.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Kevin Berghoff ist Mitgründer und CEO des Münchner Deep-Tech-Unternehmens QuantumDiamonds, das mit synthetischen Diamanten Fehler im Inneren von Computerchips sichtbar macht. Das Start-up hat gerade eine Finanzierung über 91 Millionen Euro abgeschlossen, davon 76 Millionen Euro als Förderung im Rahmen des European Chips Act. „Es gibt keine Firmen, die das, was wir machen, in Amerika oder in Asien gerade umsetzen", sagt Berghoff über den Vorsprung seiner Technologie. [02:15]Roman Hölzl ist Gründer und CEO des Münchner Robotikunternehmens RobCo, das modulare Roboterarme für den industriellen Mittelstand baut. Er geht nicht auf die grüne Wiese, sondern in Bestandsfabriken und finanziert die Systeme über eine monatliche Gebühr statt über einen hohen Anfangsinvest. „Der Wettbewerb wird sich am Ende nicht über den Preis des Roboterarms entscheiden, sondern über die Intelligenz des Gesamtsystems", sagt Hölzl mit Blick auf die chinesische Konkurrenz. [17:54]Thuy-Ngan Trinh ist Co-Geschäftsführerin der Berliner Wachstumsberatung A11, einer Ausgründung des Venture-Capital-Investors Project A. Mit dem Verband Die Mittelständler will sie Start-up-Methoden in gewachsene Unternehmen tragen, unter anderem über regionale Formate mit Fußballvereinen, Wirtschaftsförderungen und Startup Factories. Die größte ungenutzte Chance sieht sie im Vertrieb, der in vielen Unternehmen eher wie ein Order-Management-Team funktioniere. [28:18]Table.Briefings - For better informed decisions.Sie entscheiden besser, weil Sie besser informiert sind – das ist das Ziel von Table.Briefings. Wir verschaffen Ihnen mit jedem Professional Briefing, mit jeder Analyse und mit jedem Hintergrundstück einen Informationsvorsprung, am besten sogar einen Wettbewerbsvorteil. Table.Briefings bietet „Deep Journalism“, wir verbinden den Qualitätsanspruch von Leitmedien mit der Tiefenschärfe von Fachinformationen. Professional Briefings kostenlos kennenlernen: table.media/testenHier geht es zu unseren WerbepartnernHol dir deine persönlichen Daten mit Incogni zurück und hol dir 60 % Rabatt auf ein Jahresabo: https://incogni.com/tabletodayImpressum: https://table.media/impressumDatenschutz: https://table.media/datenschutzerklaerungBei Interesse an Audio-Werbung in diesem Podcast melden Sie sich gerne bei Jan Puhlmann: jan.puhlmann@table.media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sechsmal schneller als ein Wimpernschlag – so schnell geht es, wenn eine Gottesanbeterin ihre Beute fängt. Das Maus-Team zeigt mit besonderen Zeitlupen-Aufnahmen, wie sie das macht: Sie legt manchmal stundenlang oder sogar kopfüber sich auf die Lauer, bis sich eine Chance ergibt…und dann heißt es schnell und treffsicher sein!

CarneyShow 08.20.26 Men's Group Against Cancer Radiothon, Brendan Wiese, Paul Kopsky by

Weniger zweisprachige Schulen in Chur, was mit dem Firmenarchiv von Bally in Schönenwerd künftig geschieht, der Lac des Brenets wird zur grünen Wiese

Als Wirtschaftsberater lernte Ramin Goo, Strukturen zu schaffen. Später gründete er das erste Selbst-Kochhaus und stieß mit dieser Idee an Grenzen. Heute hilft seine Nonprofit-Organisation Menschen beim Behördengang - digital und mit Freiwilligen. Wiese, Tim www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Im Gespräch

CarneyShow 08.17.26 Chris Begley, Cameron Schoeffel, Rob Silverstein, Brendan Wiese by

Send us Fan MailWhen we think about abuse, we picture bruises and broken doors. But there is a form of abuse that leaves no marks, traps 99% of survivors, and follows women long after they have left. Almost no one is talking about it, and it might be the biggest reason so many women feel like they can't get out.In this episode we sit down with Joleen Fuller and Heather Wiese. Joleen has called Portland home for more than 20 years. A Lewis & Clark College graduate, she has built her career around supporting survivors of domestic violence and trauma serving as an advocate, volunteer, and program coordinator to help individuals find safety, stability, and empowerment. Joleen currently serves as Director of Programs at FinAbility, where she champions survivors and fights for those too often pushed to the margins. Heather has been in the role of Family Services Advocate for the Shelter Stability Program at Raphael House since September 2020. She currently provides one-one-one advocacy, facilitates multiple support groups, and provides educational workshops for DV survivors and training workshops for fellow advocates. With over 22 years of experience working with families experiencing homelessness, Heather has worked in a wide range of roles including case management, program management, development, volunteer management, crisis intervention, and housing. Her primary passion in her work is economic empowerment and how to navigate complicated emotions surrounding personal finances while building skills and confidence towards financial health. Why do 99 percent of domestic violence survivors experience financial abuse?Because financial control is one of the most effective tools of power and control. It is not a side effect of abuse. It is a strategy. Keeping her broke, in debt, and financially dependent is exactly how an abuser makes sure she cannot leave.What are the three forms of financial abuse?Financial exploitation is identity theft, coerced debt, and accounts opened in her name without permission. Financial control is withholding her ID, monitoring every transaction, and keeping her on an impossible allowance. Financial sabotage is destroying her credit, her rental history, her job, and manipulating child support and legal systems after she leaves.Does the financial abuse stop when she leaves?Often it gets worse. Retaliation is immediate. Accounts get drained, money moves offshore, property gets destroyed. Child support evasion by switching jobs every few months is financial abuse that continues for years. Safety planning is not one and done. It is ongoing.Why are survivors more afraid to look at their credit report than they were to leave their abuser?Because the credit report is concrete evidence of everything that was done to them. It is an on-paper reminder every time they try to move forward. And for many survivors, the credit report is also a safety risk because soft pulls from housing or credit applications show their new location to anyone who knows how to look.What can a survivor do right now if she does not know where to start?One call. The National Domestic Violence Hotline. You do not need a plan. You just need to ask what resources exist near you. That call leads to the next one. The My Plan app is there for anyone who is not ready to pick up the phone.What do you need people who are not survivors to understand right now?The safety net survivors rely on is being cut. Support your local domestic violence shelter. Volunteer, donate, show up. And say it out loud: I believe survivors. In this moment those three words matter more than most people realize.Wherever you are on your journey, you are not alone, and there is help. Join us for next week's Money Talks, “Financial Recovery After Abuse: The Step-by-Step Path to Stability”. Leaving is just the beginning. For many survivors, the financial damage lasts years after the relationship ends. This session is about what comes next.  Click here to register for FREE and bring your questions! Follow & connect with Joleen & Heather:finability.org  and raphaelhouse.comInstagram: @finabilityus and  @raphaelhousepdx Want to take this conversation one step further? Join us for our next Money Talks, a free 30 minute live session where we'll dig into a question we hear all the time from women business owners: Budgeting for Businesses to Offer Benefits. Click here to register for FREE and bring your questions! Follow & connect with us!Website Facebook PageFacebook groupInstagramTikTokLinkedInYouTubeReddit ResourcesHave questions? Click this to check out our expert Q&A for tips from industry experts, tailored to help women address their most common financial concerns. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive financial tips delivered weekly here!...

Wie werden Schafe geschoren? Im dritten Teil der Sachgeschichte ist das Maus-Team wieder zu Besuch bei der Schafsherde am Grüngürtel in Köln: Und weil es mittlerweile richtig heiß geworden ist, brauchen die Schafe dringend eine Abkühlung. Deshalb sollen sie nun geschoren werden. Dafür werden sie in ein Gehege mitten auf der Wiese getrieben. Und dann geht es los: Schafscherer Niklas schnappt sich eins nach dem nächsten Schaf und befreit jedes Schaf in nur wenigen Minuten von seiner dicken Wolle…

Sie wurde mit streitbaren Texten über Mutterschaft und selbstbestimmtes Leben bekannt. Ihr neues Buch handelt von einer anderen Erlebniswelt. In "Ins tiefe Blau" erzählt Sarah Diehl, wie das Tauchen ihren Blick auf Körper, Natur und Welt verändert hat. Wiese, Tim www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Im Gespräch

In today's episode, Christo Wiese discusses Markus Jooste's betrayal and his fight for restitution. We also cover the DA's optimistic vision to reverse South Africa's decline and Duduzane Zuma's call for big business cooperation. Globally, signs emerge of a potential US-Iran arrangement over the Strait of Hormuz, while the US faces munitions shortages. Finally, AI stocks soar as CoreWeave and Supermicro beat estimates.

Carneyshow 08-06-26 David Bianculli, Betting on the Wedding, Randi Naughton, Brendan Wiese by

Simon hat ein Zwei-Riesen-Zelt und damit machen wir uns auf, um eine Nacht im Freien zu verbringen. Aber wir finden einfach keine Wiese, auf die sein großes Zelt passt. (Eine Geschichte von Meike Haas, erzählt von Axel Milberg.)

CarneyShow 07.30.26 AAA Home Services, Alex Stone, Brendan Wiese, Paul Kopsky by

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UMD football coach Curt Wiese and soccer coach Greg Cane join the show as we continue Bulldog Week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Tune in the latest Suite Spot episode as special guests, Dave Jacoby, Founder/Owner of Hotel Lucine and Kaleigh Wiese, Founder and CEO of Ode Places, take a moment to discuss the independent and boutique hotel landscape and the 2026 Independent Hotel Show Miami in this episode for the Suite Spot Independent Hotel Show Series. Ryan Embree: Welcome to Suite Spot, where hoteliers check in, and we check out what’s trending in hotel marketing. I’m your host, Ryan Embree. Hello everyone. Welcome to another episode of the Suite Spot podcast. This is your host, Ryan Embree, here with another episode of our Independent Hotel Show series. This is season two. We’ve done quite a number of these independent hotel show series episodes, but this is the first one where we’ve got multiple guests. So I’m excited to bring them both in today. First with me, Dave Jacoby, founder and owner of Hotel Lucine, and Kaleigh Weise, founder and CEO of Ode Places. Dave, Kaleigh, thank you so much for being with me today. Dave Jacoby: So excited. Thanks for having us. Kaleigh Weise: What a way to kick off the independent hotel show. Dave and I got to share the stage last year. Dave Jacoby: We did. Kaleigh Weise: And I feel like we could have talked for a million more hours. And we’re friends, but also we’ve worked together, so I feel like I’m excited to be on together. Ryan Embree: Alright, well this is awesome. I’m excited. We’ll, we won’t be able to speak for a million hours, but we’ll definitely have some time today. And I’m excited, but as tradition here in the Suite Spot, one of the wonderful things about our industry and hospitality is people come from all different walks of life to get into our industry. Sometimes you fall into it with a summer job, sometimes you start as a bellman. Like myself, we love to hear these stories. We live and breathe these stories in hospitality and share them with others. So let’s start by just a proper introduction and maybe your hospitality journeys that led you to your respective positions. Kaleigh, let’s start with you. Kaleigh Weise: Yeah. Well, there’s a lot to unpack here. So if you see me at the show, come find me. I have been self-employed by whole entire career, and I have always been obsessed with the form and function of business. Like, how do you have a brand that really resonates despite, you know, I see your brand is like a lighthouse, right? Like, how are you attracting the right people? But also at the end of the day, like that business has to be incredibly healthy. And then you layer on a hotel, which is a 24/7 breathing company. And so how do you make sure that you have the longevity with systems and processes and you have a brand that continues to resonate as the years develop. And so I got my start serving in essentially helping brand and position and help with coaching for hospitality and service-based businesses. And then that naturally led into places where people slept, right? So I actually was working with event venues for a long time and when we got into the lodging conversation, I was like, now this is fascinating, a one time event versus like, keeping this up 24/7, what does that look like? And so we, I started out places essentially in 2018 after being in Northern California in the Santa Cruz Redwoods, we got to support a property out there. And I was like, the resonance that I got to feel to plant seeds of purpose into the land there of those 80 acres and understanding the choices we made would affect short-term and long-term generations really put me on a trajectory where that’s where I’ve committed my work so far. Ryan Embree: Really cool origin story there. And a lot of parallels from the event industry to hospitality and lodging. So, Dave, what about you? Dave Jacoby: Yeah, thanks. So I’m born and raised in Philadelphia, but somehow I ended up in Galveston, Texas, so I did not have that on my bingo card growing up. But here I am, out of college, worked in some finance and kind of hotel development related positions. First in New York City, then went to graduate school, then moved to Las Vegas and actually was in the casino space. But throughout that whole kind of portion of my journey was developing projects that were other people’s ideas and kind of on behalf of others, even though, you know, in Vegas, for example, I led development and opening up a resort there, moved to Galveston, where my wife is from. And my family’s now based in 2016. And just felt like I fell in love with Galveston, but felt like Galveston needed a slightly different hospitality experience here. Something with a little more soul that matched the soul that this whole town has. But the hospitality offerings that I didn’t feel like harnessed that soul really well, yet found an old kind of out of favor motel on the beach and figured out a way to acquire it and came up with a brand and a design and a team that we put together. And it’s been a labor of love and, you know, blood, sweat and tears sometimes, but a lot of smiles and happiness too. And we’re going on three years open, so, okay, that’s kind of how I got here. Ryan Embree: That’s like the America, the hotel American dream, what you’re doing right now. And listen, I went to school for hospitality and I think just this conversation already between the event management, hospitality, the gaming that you’ve included. I mean, this is like hospitality management 101 through the experiences, but certainly a familiar one where you’re bouncing around. But it sounds like you found your home there in Galveston. I was really excited about this conversation because it’s very rare I get to talk to two guests that have kind of built their brands from the ground up, right? And I think this is a challenge and a task that especially independent hoteliers have to kind of face and building their story and building a brand that resonates with travelers, especially today. So how important is branding and storytelling to connect with guests? Because I think that is what independent hotels strive to do is create this connection that might be missing right now and, you know, really hopefully leads to loyalty in the future. And what maybe advice would you share from your own personal kind of branding journeys? Dave, we’ll start with you and then go to Kaleigh. Dave Jacoby: The brand is so central to what we’re doing. We sort of started with that brand identity, and I use the term identity not as like a business jargon term, but it really is an identity. We personified our brand and there are still decisions that we’ll make where we have this fictitious Aunt Lucine that we will use as a muse for decisions we make around property. And it’s sort of a guiding light for us. But, I think the concept of kind of personifying your brand really helps make it make sense, at least for me. So, I look at how do we connect with our guests? I really look at how we connect with our local community and use that as the window in to our guests with the kind of overriding assumption that if our whole town and local surrounding population considers us part of the fabric of that neighborhood, that the outsiders will, that authenticity will come through. Outsiders will see that that’s where they’ll want to stay. So then, back to the personification of it, just like in your personal life, if you are friends with a group of people, you need to add something to that group and you need to then take something back from that group. So I sort of look at Galveston as the environment here is like a play. And instead of us coming in and saying, well, what is everyone else doing, we’ll do that too. So that we fit in saying, well, how do we add a new main character to the cast here? And I sort of look at it that way. And so what are we adding that’s different, but how does it fit into and, and be complimentary with everything around it? And that’s, that’s kind of how we, we looked at how we fit in and what we offer to our guests both, as, you know, overnight hotel guests and local community that might eat, drink, hang out with us. Ryan Embree: Kaleigh? Kaleigh Weise: Well, I wanna also compliment Dave and Keith have done such a phenomenal job at Hotel Lucine that they have a brand bible, if you will. And I think that it is a testament to how the vision casting of Aunt Lucine infiltrates, the purchases that they make for design, the plants, the employees, the uniforms, how they want them to talk and walk, and all of that alignment I think resonates really well with attracting the right talent, but also attracting the right guests. And so I think having intentionality, I always say, your brand is what other people say it is. So we have to remember that we have control over how we position our brands and what we want. So I think intentionality is first, which I think Hotel Stein does. On the flip side of that, I think we have to be realistic about who is traveling and who is coming to the hotel or who is also the consumer. Obviously on the B2B side, I usually like to pick three to five different personas, and I think that that helps shape making decisions. We have a property we’re working with right now that is on 12 acres. There’s 43 cabins. It’s primarily outside, right? It’s like, okay, who is the ideal person who’s looking for a property like this? And I think the clearer that you can get with that, it helps you understand where your revenue programming is gonna come for, like, come from. It helps you understand like where you should put costs. Like do they care about the amenities? Do they care about the soap? Do they want a robe in the room? And I think sometimes we make decisions that are too close to maybe how we would like to travel or what we think is best, and we forget what our guests might be looking for, which then leads to greater revenue opportunities and better residents that leads to people wanting to come back because they feel like they belong there, right? Like that was created for them. So that’s kind of the flip side of I think knowing who you are, but knowing who your guest is is equally as important. Ryan Embree: Yeah, a hundred percent. And there’s, I mean, guests are leaving us clues constantly on who they are based on online feedback, social media posts, reviews, there’s so many things. Even just a day-to-day conversations, you would be surprised, a tip that everyone gets, you know, you wanna know, you wanna learn about what guests think about you, just hang out in your lobby for a couple minutes during breakfast and just hear the conversations about what people are saying about their stay. But Dave, I loved your point there about talking about being embedded in the local community because you think about people that really prioritize a unique experience in the independent hotel space, which they’re independent hotels are so positioned to do, if you don’t become a part of your community, they’re looking for that unique kind of experience that only an independent hotel can provide them. If you’re really embracing your local community and sharing those same kind of aspects of it’s gonna hopefully resonate with that traveler. And then hopefully they amplify that story a little bit in some of the ways that I was talking about. But one of the things we’re gonna talk about the independent hotel show in a second in September, very excited about that. But one of the things that I love about that show is sometimes as independent hotels, you might feel a little bit like you’re on an island because you don’t have that big brand behind you, right? So getting a bunch of independent hoteliers together, you hear about some of the challenges that are going on right now. And unfortunately right now there’s a lot of noise in our industry. Economic shift, geopolitical factors, rising operational costs and margins are very thin, can be challenging for independent hoteliers. Where do you guys see opportunity right now? Because independent hotels are always looking for that little bit of edge. Where do you see opportunity right now in the state of this industry and maybe where do you see some shared challenges that we have to kind of battle as an industry for independent hotelilers? Kaleigh, let’s start with you and then maybe Dave you could zoom in maybe a little bit more on your property and market. Kaleigh Weise: I think the biggest thing that I’m seeing is, I talk about all these revenue drivers as like little dials. We get to tweak and twist, right? And I think that through some of the impacts that we’re having that are things that are outside of our control, right? There’s only so much we can do with some of these things. There are a few things that you actually can kind of take control over. And I think that investing more in the community and finding opportunities to drive revenue with the people who are in your local area who maybe aren’t traveling for the summer or fall or Christmas or whatever that might be through that event programming, it is not uncommon for us to go into a independent hotel and they haven’t really ever thought about events, especially if they’re under, let’s say 60 keys. Even 20 to 40 or 80 is a great number because you have an opportunity to having a full buyout, or you can have 40th birthday parties or a wedding or something like that. And that can be a huge revenue driver. And so I think as we look at shifts that are happening with, you know, the average event or wedding right now is booking a hundred or event is booking 120 days out. I think the average wedding is booking somewhere between nine and and 14 months out. You can start forecasting revenue a little bit more in control and then focusing on your rooms and your distribution in shorter term pickup opportunities. And so I think understanding where are all of your revenue drivers? What do you have control over? What do you not have control over? And where are, maybe there are opportunities that will be very low lift to you to be able to fill dates and have revenue coming in ways that haven’t been the pickup that you anticipated. Ryan Embree: yeah, and food and beverage, huge opportunity and doesn’t, you’re absolutely right, Kaleigh. It doesn’t necessarily need to be travelers from outside of your market all the time. The hotel restaurant, I feel like has got a bad rap for the last decade or so, but it is turning around, right? And it’s a place where people want to be. It’s a social setting where when people come, you might be hosting people and for the holidays or what have you, and you might find yourself at a hotel restaurant even if they’re not staying there. So it’s certainly a shift in what’s happening right now, but especially for independent hotels. Dave, what about you? What have you kind of seen in your market and maybe any creative solutions for some of these challenges right now? Dave Jacoby: I mean, I’ll sort of piggyback off of what Kaleigh said a little bit there, but it’s events and Kaleigh has sort of focused on booking events from, you know, outside groups. I’ll sort of look at it more as your internal event programming I think is also really important. And, and that’s, and it’s our kind of best way that we use to connect with our local community. And what that event programming is can be so many different things. It sort of depends who you are, who is in your community, and how do you fit into your community, what do you offer? So kind of when I talked about earlier, need to offer something back to your community that you’re in, for us that means a lot of live music. We’re very plugged into the local live music scene and we have a great curated music program every weekend night, all year long. And then in the summer we have a series called Sunset and Sounds, which is sort of larger bands that are touring. Some are touring the U.S. Some are based in Austin or elsewhere in Texas, and they come down to hotel scene and we put on free shows for hotel guests, the community, whoever wants to go. We do wellness events and that might be cold plunges or sound baths. We’ll partner with local organizations that wanna do fundraisers or other events. And it’s just a way to activate the space. It’s a way for people that are not from your town to have a experience where they feel like they’re integrated into what’s happening in that community. It’s a little more interesting for them as a visitor. And if you’re staying at a large chain hotel down the street or in another market, they just can’t deliver that. They don’t have the people, enough people with decision making power that are in the community that are focused on that. It’s just not the way they’re built. So that’s really the advantage I think independents do have over the larger chain hotels. We might not have the distribution systems and some of the other marketing spend, but we do have the ability to deliver on a day-to-day basis and experience that’s just different than what those larger hotels can. Kaleigh Weise: And I would like to comment that, you know, we’re seeing data around three hour drives being really hot, right? So I think sometimes you think you’re marketing to the next nearest city or, you know, looking for that destination destination visitor. I think really thinking about who are those markets that are within a three hour drive that are easy pickup for you once they know that you exist and you’ve again pointed your lighthouse of your marketing and branding in their direction, I think that’s a wonderful way to pick up opportunities for guests and community and events and things like that. Ryan Embree: Hey, I am the father of a 5 and a 3-year-old. And let me tell you, I’m a huge proponent of the three hour trip because that’s about as far as I can get before all of us go a little crazy. So you, you can bet I’m definitely looking for those opportunities to get out there and have that type of experience that Dave, you know, it’s around this time of year when we’re I’m talking to independent hotels that I get so inspired because the freedom of having an independent hotel and the activations and programming that you can put on, I think sometimes independent hotels, because they see some of these big branded hotels not doing some of this programming. They think should I be doing it? And it’s maybe because they have so much red tape in their branding, they have to get approval from, legal or their brand to actually run these things that they’re just not doing it. So it’s such an opportunity, and again, I get so inspired to kind of see that because the way the ingenuity that these independent hoteliers have is just, it’s second to none in our industry. It’s really creating a very cool experience, which is now being showcased and highlighted easier than ever via social media and reviews. So as we talk about industry trends, I wanna see, Kaleigh, you were talking about the three hour trip, right? Wellness is a big one, f &b, what are some of these maybe traveler trends that you’re starting to see bubble up and emerge right now? And how can independent hotels capitalize on these trends and over maybe branded competitors? Dave, you want to start maybe any trends that you’re noticing in your market in Galveston? Dave Jacoby: I’d say one might be the, and to use a buzzword here, the bleisure trends or the business leisure trends. So we will find, sometimes we’ll get small groups, maybe it’s a board or a small creative agency or something like that, that will come and have an offsite with us. And it’s partially meant to be used as a brainstorming session or some obvious business function to their meeting. But it’s also a time to hang out. Some of these groups might bring spouses with them or there might be a business component and then they’ll stay for the weekend and then it’s a little more freeform or social at that point. Or I’ll sort of see this bleisure happen from the other direction where someone will say, Hey, I want to come for a weekend and be at the beach, but why not come on Wednesday night and I’ll stay and I’ll just, I work from home anyway. That’s become so much more acceptable for all or part of the week for so many people. What does it matter if I work from home, from home home or from a hotel or a hotel lobby where I’ve got coffee? And it can be tended to. So we sort of see leisure trips happen in both those directions where the, the work kind of lends a little more leisure and the leisure lends a little more work. Kaleigh Weise: We also have a great living room for people to work and hang out and stay and enjoy beachside. Dave Jacoby: We do, we do. I sit in there often and you’re, and you’re right that it is when I overhear what people are saying about the hotel, I do my work, but I also eave drop and pop in on people and help out with things. Ryan Embree: It’s funny ’cause you know, modern day design for hotels now are accommodating for that. They know that the flexible workspace and they’re building lobby common areas a little bit larger or maybe even not so siloed so that people can mingle, interact, but also have some spaces to work from. So certainly a trend there. Kaylee, what are you seeing maybe from, as you zoom out? Kaleigh Weise: I mean I think experiences and add-ons are something that I continue to be surprised by. So if I’m the North American Ambassador for Muse, so I of course love Muse, but also cloud beds and stay in touch and all of, like, they all offer these add-on options where a guest during checkout or pre-arrival, they can add that early check-in. I’m blown away by the amount of people who opt into that $35 pre-check in or wanna add a bottle of wine to the room. Like those little details, it’s so helpful when they’re coming to have that reminder that we can make this a more customized stay for you. And so I think the sweet spot is no more than seven upsell opportunities. But I think that that even bleeds into, I know when we were helping with Hotel Lucine I’d ideate on some of these things, it’s like they ended up doing pop-up dinners on the balconies of their rooms and adding, I forget, a couple hundred dollars right? Or picnic baskets that people could take offsite. And I think people are hungry for having that almost like travel agent like experience where if the property can customize an itinerary for them or enhancements for their stay, I think they’re very excited and eager to be able to take advantage of that. So I think that’s a trend that’s happening and desirable, but something that I see a lot of independent hoteliers are stuck in the day to day and maybe not adding the attention that they could that will see the revenue that really is low hanging fruit out there. Dave Jacoby: Kaleigh’s so good at that. I mean she helped us with that as she mentioned, but she’s got this ability to kind of come in and just see what’s going on every day and she’s not seeing anything you don’t see immediately. But then she also sees these other opportunities of ways to personalize the guest experience in a way that you’re happy to do and isn’t a heavy lift for you and the guest is happy to pay for. And it’s just such a win-win. It’s almost like you get the surprise and delight moment right outta the gates and the guest pays for it too. It’s a great, it’s a great combo. Kaleigh Weise: Just a matter of training the staff and getting in on the website. Ryan Embree: That’s right. Very important. Get the buy-in from the staff. But you mentioned that word personalized. I mean that’s what we’ve been striving for in this industry for a long time. Personalization and with the rise of technology and AI like I put here, it’s not a podcast in 2026 if we don’t use those words. I don’t think I anybody would listen if we don’t talk about that or that buzzword. But I do wanna talk about it because I think especially with independent hotels, they might be more excited than most because it could figure out a way they could use AI and technology to maybe shrink the difference or find that edge against a branded competitor and maybe not feel so, you know, just David versus Goliath in that sense. So Kaleigh, have you kind of seen any competitive or creative uses of technology and AI in the industry, especially with independent hotels? And then maybe Dave you could share a little bit of your thoughts as well. Kaleigh Weise: I definitely see us being in a bit of a purgatory and as I’m talking about this, I’m thinking fast forward a year from now and I think agentic agents are at our fingertips for having access to supportive administrative help. And I see what Muse is working on behind the scenes and it’s like we’re gonna be living in a very different operational world. In I think all the best ways. And when I think about the future of an org chart at a small independent property where you have to get stuck in the day-to-day right now planning and preparing for guests and double checking things like being able to be synced in when Uber’s about to when Uber’s about to drop off your guest. And being able to be prepared with that timing. I think we’re gonna see our front desk admin become hosts for the first time and really have the time and empowerment to be able to greet them with the level of detail and customization. I also think the automations, I think we’re gonna snap that into being just such a helpful tool to ask the right questions or personalize the spaces. So I think currently it’s very challenging, let’s say for an independent hotel to offer a pillow menu, if you will, for the right pillows that that guest is gonna want. But I think in the future we’re gonna be able to have the opportunity for putting a time and attention into creating experiences that guest deserves that’s customized based on various preferences or interactions. And so I think it’s a really exciting time for actually hospitality to take back the spotlight. And that’s why people join this industry, right? Is they love hosting people and giving people experiences. And I think sometimes the admin takes away from that, you know? And I think that it’s gonna allow us to be more competitive when it comes to distribution. All of us didn’t go to school to be revenue managers, right? And I think that is a, that is a calculated game that to be able to have tools that can help support us and making sure that we’re optimizing the proper ADR and and pickup cost to be able to book our occupancy moving forward. I think it’s a really exciting time. I think we’re just in the purgatory of it right now. It’s like at our fingertips, but we’re not quite there. But I think about a year from now, things are gonna feel like it’s restabilizing in a really exciting way. Ryan Embree: So Dave, from an owner’s per perspective, you’ve, you just talked about how carefully you’ve kind of curated and built this incredible experience at Hotel Lucine. What is your thoughts on when you think about implementing technology or, or some sort of new AI initiative into the guest experience and how you make sure that doesn’t impact your brand too much? Dave Jacoby: I like the term Kaleigh used about purgatory. I don’t think we’re quite there yet. If you look at the amount of, certainly in the independent space, useful applications of AI in the day-to-day life versus the amount of words in print publications about AI, it’s a massive imbalance there. To me, the right ways that AI can be implemented are ways that are invisible to the guests. So the example Kaleigh was using is one that we’re, I’m rolling out actually now in kind of bits and pieces is how do you use AI to improve your day-to-day workflow? And for me, if it’s, I can unleash it on my Google drive and have it pull a bunch of information and synthesize it and put report together for that I can then give to our team. We’ve got better data and that would’ve taken me three hours, but I let it run in the background for 10 minutes and it’s done. You know, things like that to get better insights on your business, that can be done. Now, to the extent we can use AI to free up front desk agents, I’m working through a specific protocol on that now, just to get all the, what’s your pet policy, what time is check? And we just get so many emails that are repetitive in nature to answer. And the front desk agent isn’t always on top of it. Sometimes they’re doing other things, and I’d rather they be eyeball to eyeball with a guest acting as a host or hostess to the people that come in and providing person to person hospitality and not in the computer. We can free that up. You can do that now. So it’s a matter of just setting the systems up and taking the time to do it. And you can set it up with as much automation or oversight as you want to do, but it’s a matter of taking the time to actually do it so that you can free up those personal interactions. Because that’s where we as independent hotels, I think are, that’s what we people come to us for, is for that personalized touch and feeling like they’re having a human interaction and they’re not at a big corporate commoditized hotel. So we wanna give them that as much as we can. Kaleigh Weise: And I mean, I think human-centric is so important. I think we can, we can still remain to have a human-centric business with these tools. I hear all the time people feel like they’re so behind with using AI. And I guess even for those listeners today, I think you can relinquish the shame because the speed in which AI is gonna continue to grow is gonna continue to grow. And I think the application of that, depending on what market you’re in, what tools you’re using, I think if you can focus on one implementation thing that’s gonna actually help you serve your guests better, you’re not behind. It’s really just pacing that is right for your team, for your guests, and what’s gonna be right for you. But also don’t be afraid of it. Like, I think that there’s a lot of exciting things and tools that are only gonna be able to support us as an industry. Ryan Embree: My big bold prediction is that I think the GM of the next couple years is actually gonna look a lot more like maybe the GM of 20, 30 years ago before all of that kind of work that what we traditionally thought a GM had to do with reports and all of these things that actually some of those desk jockeying kind of tasks, AI can, agentic AI could potentially take care of for you. And then you get back to kind of doing what both of you described as, you know, that face-to-face human interaction. So what I’m hoping is that, you know, a lot of this technology actually kind of causes more of our service driven people and hospitality professionals to kind of rise to the top and create some really cool, memorable experiences and maybe just get that service back to where it was. Because it just feels like there’s some aspects of it in some hotels where it just, we completely missed the mark. So that’s my, maybe that’s me being a litte too, but that’s, that’s my 2 cents and what I hope happens. Dave Jacoby: No, no, I think that makes a lot of sense. And I thought of one other great application for independent hoteliers for AI. We don’t have an in-house IT guy. We don’t have an in-house like maintenance tech. We’re just not big enough to carry those positions. But you can go to your, claude, chatGPT, whatever it is, and say, why did my TV turn on three times in the middle of the night by itself in room 212 last night? True story, this happened and the guest was upset. And then I explained what my systems are and how they work and what they can, you give it a little bit of input information, it’ll help you diagnose. I haven’t yet tried the recommendation ’cause I’m on here talking to you guys. But there are all kinds of solutions you can ask for help for and they might not be right, but before you’re spending money to call out an HVAC technician, find somebody who can handle whatever this one specific system you have is and can service that you can troubleshoot a lot of these things and 60, 70% of these things you can fix on your own because it’ll walk you through it. It’s really a helpful way to save money. And that also helps guests experience, right? Because now if that TV’s not turning on three times middle of the night for that guest tomorrow night, she’ll be happy. Ryan Embree: Love it. Yeah. There we go. Just claude gonna be employee of the, of the week over there at Hotel Lucine every week If we get that figured out. But I do wanna shift our attention to the reason we, you know, started this series, the Independent Hotel Show this year happening September 16th and 17th in Miami Beach. We could not be more excited. And for our Suite Spot listeners, don’t forget to use promo code Ryan26 for a complimentary registration. Dave, you’re on the advisory board and Kaleigh, you’re a brand ambassador like myself. We were on a call talking about the show just the other day. I wanna get your thoughts on what inspired you to get involved with this event and maybe some of your personal favorite aspects of the show. So Kaleigh, let’s start with you and then Dave, you can answer. Kaleigh Weise: I have been an active conference goer my whole career, right? Like a little bit of hustling, a little bit of gorilla marketing. And when I look back at the growth and success in my career, it really comes down to the thin threads and the people that I meet. And I think to have an opportunity to pull up a seat at the table for independent hoteliers who do feel very isolated most of the time, right? They don’t have any other friends who have independent hotels to call. They feel like they’re stuck in the day to day. This will be the fourth year. And I’ve been able to be a part all four years. And I think it’s really exciting to even meet back up every year and hear about the growth that each person is experiencing, but also what’s working in their market and not, and just because you’re in Boston or you’re in Galveston or you’re in Monterey, California, you’re gonna find that you have more the same than different when it comes to the day-to-day challenges of operating a business or being able to get in front of the right guests that you know that you deserve, that are paying the price point that you want. And so to have an opportunity to hear what’s relevant in terms of content, but also talk with other people is just invaluable. And so I continue to be really excited about the niche of, you know, the subsegment. The industry is so large in lodging and we really haven’t had a place until the Independent Hotel Show that gathers this segment of people who are doing it. Owner operated and small with a passion. Ryan Embree: Agreed. Agreed. Yeah. Passion is is a word we hear a lot at that show. Because you can just see, I mean these are, you guys are both founders like I mentioned before. I mean the passion behind your brand, the storytelling makes such a huge difference. And to have that much energy and a place Miami Beach of all places, right? One of the independent hotel capital of the world, to see and hear all of that is a truly a memorable experience. Dave what about yourself? Dave Jacoby: Yeah, so unlike Kaleigh, I do not go to a lot of conferences. It’s not generally my thing, but I’ve been into this show and really loved it. I loved how we mentioned earlier how a lot of independent hoteliers haven’t really had a lot of places to congregate and kind of coalesce their thoughts together. I found the panels awesome, even the ones that I was like, well that’s doesn’t really touch what I do in my day to day, but I’m here so I’ll listen. All of them. I found really interesting. More than that, it was just the people that were there, these other independent hotel helped hoteliers who had done gone on their own journeys to get wherever they got. And they had all figured it out. Ghere was not a lot of resources in front of them telling them how to do what they needed to do. They just, they needed to pay their mortgage, they just did the next right thing and got there. So hearing the stories of how people solved whatever the issues were that were in front of them and sharing my own stories and finding the commonalities of maybe the setting was different or the problem was different, but really the approach was very the same. Or getting inspiration from people who have figured out things I hadn’t figured out yet and learning from them. So I really like just the being able to learn so much kind of one-on-one from people and in and in some of the sessions. Kaleigh Weise: I also think they do a great job of pulling together vendors and resources. It is not uncommon for an independent hotelier to go to Costco for some of their… Or order on, you know, Walmart.com or Amazon. And I feel like there really are great resources out there that are made for independent hoteliers and to bring them into the room to have a conversation around cost savings or ability to be able to elevate the amenities that they have on site. I’m really excited ’cause I think of the show floor this year is gonna be bigger and better than ever from what we were hearing in preparation. And so I think it’s a wonderful opportunity that people should allow time to walk the floor in addition to hearing the sessions because those vendors can really change their bottom line quite significantly with implementation. Ryan Embree: Yeah, absolutely. And it’s so cool to see the eclecticness of the independent hoteliers there from, Dave, you’re a great example coming from Galveston, Texas. You could be coast to coast anywhere from like a little five room air bnb rather to a giant independent hotel in a major market. So just everything in between, all different shapes and sizes when it comes to independent hotels, independent hotels. That’s why we love them so much. That’s why we like hearing the stories and why it’s such a unique space and hospitality. And to be able to spend those couple days putting the spotlight on sometimes, this really, really unique segment, it’s such a privilege. We’ve had the opportunity to cover the show for four years as well. So we’re very excited and hope our Suite Spot listeners will join us in Miami Beach this September. So as we wrap up, I do like to just kind of give the opportunity for any final thoughts as we wrap up today. I want to thank both of you for taking the time to join me today. Kaleigh, any final thoughts before we wrap up? Kaleigh Weise: Yeah, I feel like the, the topic I wanna touch on is a lot of hoteliers in the making are interested in the show and I feel like there’s a little bit of intimidation showing up, not really having background or knowledge or even knowing what they’re getting themselves into. And so I guess from an affirmation perspective, this is a wonderful show if this is an industry that you’re curious about or you wanna learn more about or you wanna have the conversations around. And so we look forward to hopefully welcoming you in September. Dave Jacoby: Yeah, I will echo that. And kind of say there are a lot of people at this show that are interested in the space and maybe are there to learn and they’ll find that people are there like myself or other people who have kind of gone through the process and developed their hotel. I would just say to all of them here, what I’ll say to you at the show is, I didn’t know what I was doing either when I started and a lot of us don’t. And there’s no playbook. There’s not gonna be a playbook. You’re not gonna find one that’s gonna tell you what to do at all steps. You just surround yourself with smart people. You need to know what you can and cannot do and where your limits are and kind of take the plunge and figure it out as you go. And your decision making in the moment is really gonna be what’s gonna drive the process. And if you’re always waiting to have the full roadmap, you’re never gonna have that roadmap. Ryan Embree: Maybe that’ll be our next endeavor as the independent hoteliers playbook and we can publish that as a couple authors. Dave Jacoby: Yeah, a long book. Ryan Embree: Yes. Take a lot I’m sure. Kaleigh Weise: Variation A, B, C, D. Ryan Embree: Exactly. Ryan Embree: Well, Kaleigh, Dave, thank you so much. I really appreciate you taking the time, sharing your stories today. We cannot wait for September at the Independent Hotel Show. And thank you all for listening to the Suite Spot. We will talk to you next time. To join our loyalty program, be sure to subscribe and give us a five star rating on iTunes. Suite Spot is produced by Travel Media Group. Our editor is Brandon Bell with Cover Art by Bary Gordon. I’m your host Ryan Embree, and we hope you enjoyed your stay.

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