Ellen Meyer
Making a Good Impression: Makeready President Christine Magrann on Growing a Unique Brand
A self-described gardener, Makeready President and COO Christine Magrann was tapped by Jimmy Merkel, CEO and founder of investment firm Rockbridge, in 2015 to take on a position that entailed tending to a relatively...
Southern Hospitality: MMI President and CEO Micajah Sturdivant IV on How He and His...
Micajah P. Sturdivant IV, president and CEO of Mississippi-based MMI Hospitality Group, says his family’s 1850s roots in farming are consistent with its embrace of the hospitality industry a century later. The family farm...
Choice Brings Cambria to Peach State With Savannah Opening
SAVANNAH, Georgia—The recent grand opening of the Cambria Hotel Savannah Downtown Historic District was a natural choice for the brand’s first foray into the Peach State, according to Janis Cannon, SVP, upscale brands, Choice...
Owner-First: Update on Wyndham’s Women Own the Room and Programs That Support Franchisees
Speaking with LODGING at AAHOACON 2023, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' executive vice president and chief marketing officer, Lisa Checchio, provided an update on Wyndham’s initiative to support hotel ownership by women through its Women...
Branching Out: CoralTree President Tom Luersen’s Journey From Cutting Grass to Cutting Deals and...
Like many in the hospitality business, CoralTree Hospitality Group President Tom Luersen grew up in the industry. In his case, that formative experience was a job at the Galt House, a Louisville, Kentucky hotel...