Hospitality Daily Podcast

Updated: 07 Oct 2025 • 1076 episodes
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Stay informed and inspired to delight people and grow your business with daily conversations with interesting people doing interesting things. Hosted by Josiah Mackenzie.

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In this episode, Andrew Arthurs, President and COO of Actabl, joins us to discuss one of hospitality’s biggest challenges: managing labor costs. Drawing on his experience leading at the largest hotel management companies and his recent articles in Hotel Management, Andrew shares how top hotel operators are enhancing la

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This week, Josiah Mackenzie and Andrew Arthurs are in Phoenix for The Lodging Conference, talking about what’s top of mind for hotel owners and investors today. Andrew, who is President and COO of Actabl, shares how the smartest owners are thinking about people, partnerships, and technology to protect and grow asset va

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Andrew Arthurs was previously CIO for some of the world’s largest hotel management companies and is now President and Chief Operating Officer of Actabl, embodying what it looks like to live and lead with hospitality. In this episode, Andrew teaches us about the network effect in hospitality: how trust and relationships

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Before her role today at Actabl, Shanell Marinuzzi learned the importance of "speaking owner" as a hotel general manager, connecting her work building culture and driving performance in a way that resonates with investors. In this episode, she shares how knowing the numbers, aligning team goals, and translating results

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In this special bonus episode, Megan Yagoda Kaplan, Senior Vice President of Customer Experience at Actabl, explains how hotel leaders can unlock performance from technology by partnering with customer success teams. With a background in consulting and a team of former hoteliers, Megan shares how Actabl helps operators

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Before her role today at Actabl, Shanell Marinuzzi built a reputation as a hotel fixer, turning around underperforming properties. In this episode, she shares how relying on pen, paper, and spreadsheets became a limiting factor for her -- and how technology gave her time back to focus on guests and her teams. She also

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