by Doug Baarman | Apr 1, 2020 | Career Transition Tips
As we navigate through these challenging times, you may be one of the many looking to make a career change within the hospitality industry and not quite sure how to proceed. The silver lining to our current situation is that it has allowed us time to reflect on how we...
by Doug Baarman | Jan 10, 2020 | Career Transition Tips, Uncategorized
As we begin a new decade, you may be one of the many who are looking to make a career change in the hospitality industry…but do not know how to do it. Are you are interested in moving away from being an employee to being an entrepreneur small business owner? Do you...
by Doug Baarman | Dec 11, 2019 | Career Transition Tips, Independent Business Owner Tips
The 7 tips below come from entrepreneurs that have achieved success in the hospitality industry. These lessons have been gathered during my over-fifteen-years of experience as a leader of independent contractors and from the 100+ individuals that have joined my...
by Doug Baarman | Sep 23, 2019 | Career Transition Tips, Independent Business Owner Tips
A career in the hospitality industry is all about passion. The key is to be doing something you enjoy so much that your enthusiasm will be transferred to everyone that you come into contact with. Think about the sales or service experiences that you have enjoyed the...
by Doug Baarman | Jul 5, 2019 | Career Transition Tips
This recent Fourth of July holiday reminded me of the decision I made over 12 years ago to change the course of my hospitality industry career. I made the choice to change my lifestyle so I could spend less time traveling and more time with the people who are most...
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...
