by Doug Baarman | Jun 18, 2019 | Self-Improvement Tips
The best advice I learned early in my hospitality industry career was to seek out positive role models and take the time to learn from them. The action suggested was to uncover the best of the best, spend time with them and be open to learning from them. This idea is...
by Doug Baarman | Mar 12, 2019 | Business Development Tips, Uncategorized
Are relationships important in the hospitality industry? Absolutely. The hospitality industry and the careers of the many great people that work within it, have been enhanced by relationships. It could be argued that relationships are important in every industry, but...
by Doug Baarman | Mar 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Our team of independent meeting planners and entrepreneurs within ConferenceDirect (CD) had a record setting year in 2018. Team Baarman officially joined the CD family in 2007. Since our inception, we have assisted our valued clients in booking over $750...
by Doug Baarman | Nov 26, 2018 | Self-Improvement Tips
The hospitality industry is going through changes with consolidation (mergers and acquisitions), enhanced guest expectations (experiential stays), new competition (Airbnb) and commission changes just to name a few. Some experts are even referencing these times as an...
by Doug Baarman | Apr 13, 2018 | Career Transition Tips
If you knew you would not fail as a hospitality industry entrepreneur, what would you do? Did you know…only about 30% of businesses survive their 10th year in business? Did you know…the U.S. is the highest ranked country in which to begin a small business? Did you...
