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NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Leading Persons In Personal Services, Food & Hospitality Recipient 2018: Marie Echols

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Persons In Hospitality Marie Echols Marie is the General Manager at the new Hotel Preston, a luxury full service hotel in Nashville, TN, where she is responsible for the operations, revenue, sales, and marketing efforts. Marie is a native Nashvillian. Hospitality has been her passion since 2000. She spent several years over 14 years with the Hilton Family of Hotels. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Hospitality & Tourism Management from Tennessee State University in Nashville, TN. Marie was a recipient of Nashville’s Top 40 Under 40 in 2015. She also received the Cordell Award for General Manager of the Year [...]

By |April 19th, 2018|African Americans, Biography, Hospitality, Hotel, Nashville Business, Nashville Leading 100, Women|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Leading Persons In Personal Services, Food & Hospitality Recipient 2018: Marie Echols
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NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Leading Persons In Personal Services, Food & Hospitality Recipient 2018: Sherry Franklin

Sales and marketing veteran Sherry Franklin has more than 30 years of experience working primarily in hospitality and tourism and is the director of Hotel Sales at Renaissance Nashville Hotel. Sherry joined the team at the Renaissance in 2000, when she began at the company as a senior sales manager. Prior to the Renaissance, Sherry spent three years in Memphis at Xerox in business services. She began her career at the Nashville Convention Center, where she started out as a secretary, eventually working her way up to national sales manager. She was with the Nashville Convention Center for over 11 years. Sherry is active in the tourism community in Nashville and beyond, serving on the [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Leading Persons In Personal Services, Food & Hospitality Recipient 2018: Mark Kremper

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Persons In Hospitality Mark Kremper Certified Sommelier Mark Kremper fell in love with wine as a server at the Capitol Grill in the historic Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, TN. A table invited him to taste their 2007 “Pahlmeyer” cabernet blend, and the power of that sip was all it took to ignite his desire to learn all he could. He began studying in the Capitol Grill under Sommeliers Pete Holland and obtained his Introductory Certification in August of 2012. In April of 2013, Mark had the opportunity of helping to open celebrity Chef Sean Brock’s Nashville location of Husk Restaurant. He was quickly recognized as an asset, [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Leading Persons In Personal Services, Food & Hospitality Recipient 2018: Daniel Willis

Click Here To Listen Williamson Business 100 Leading Persons In Hospitality Daniel Willis Daniel Willis is the General Manager of the Aloft Nashville-Cool Springs. Dan has 16 years of General Manager experience from several different properties primarily within Marriott branded hotels. Dan has expertise in managing both full service and select/limited/focused service operations. Dan has earned accomplishments over the years to include the Silver Award for exceptional Overall Satisfaction from Marriott International, the Excalibur Awards from White Lodging Services highlighting his teams’ excellence in the areas of Guest Focus, Employee Relations and Profitability, and the Gold Award for Overall Satisfaction from Marriott International. Dan was also recognized as Service Excellence General Manager of the Year [...]

By |April 19th, 2018|Biography, Hospitality, Hotel, Nashville Business, Nashville Leading 100, Travel|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Leading Persons In Personal Services, Food & Hospitality Recipient 2018: Daniel Willis
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NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Leading Persons In Personal Services, Food & Hospitality Recipient 2018: Jennye Williams

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Persons In Hospitality Jenneye Williams Jennye Williams is Senior Sales Manager at the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown Hotel. Jennye is a native Nashvillian and has spent her entire career in the Hospitality industry. She graduated from McGavock High School in Nashville with Honors, and started her hospitality career at Opryland USA theme park at 16 years of age, while still in school. She continued her path in hospitality, moving into the Hotel sector when Union Station Hotel was converted from a train station to a beautiful hotel. That move led her to the Sheraton Music City Hotel where she held many Manager and Director positions. After serving [...]

By |April 17th, 2018|Biography, Hospitality, Hotel|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Leading Persons In Personal Services, Food & Hospitality Recipient 2018: Jennye Williams
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NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Leading Persons In Personal Services, Food & Hospitality Recipient 2018: Billie Joyce

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Persons In Hospitality Billie Joyce Wine educator Billie Joyce is passionate about the grape. An avid student of oenology, Ms. Joyce holds the WSET*DIPLOMA; and is now officially a student of the prestigious Institute of Masters of Wine program. After an extensive background in the food and wine industry, which included both front and back-of-the-house experience in Fine Dining and Catering, Billie moved into retail several years ago, and quickly found herself enjoying two years as Assistant Manager and Buyer at Mallory Lane Wine and Spirits in Franklin, TN followed by two years as General Manager and Buyer at J. Barleycorn Wine and Spirits in Nashville, TN. [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Leading Persons In Personal Services, Food & Hospitality Recipient 2018: Meghan Michel

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Persons In Hospitality Meghan Michel My first job was a barista at a local coffee shop when I was 15. I have been hooked on the hospitality industry ever since. Throughout my life I have worked as a host, cashier, server, bartender, lead trainer, “fill-in” cook, banqueter and manager. Currently, I am a Manager of Real Estate for Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores, Inc. While I definitely enjoy the travel component, the best part of my job is that, if I do my job well, I help to create 200 jobs in every community that we go in. That is a feeling like no other, to be [...]

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Eric Jerome Dickey, Author Of Bad Men And Wicked Women Chats On Dr. Alvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Eric Jerome Dickey-Bad Men Affairs of the heart can be lethal in New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey's latest sensual, thrilling novel. As a low-level enforcer in Los Angeles, Ken Swift knows danger, but nowhere does he feel it more than in his tangled romances. Divorced from one woman, in love with another, and wrestling with a strong desire to get to know a third, his life is far from perfect, and it becomes all the more complicated when his troubled daughter resurfaces on the same day as a major job. Margaux is pregnant, bitter, and desperate: she needs $50,000 immediately, and she isn't above blackmailing Ken to get [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Leading Persons In Personal Services, Food & Hospitality Recipient 2018: Philip Forte

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Persons In Hospitality Philip Forte Philip Forte is general manager of 21c Museum Hotel Nashville where he oversees all hotel operations, sales, and community and guest relations. The property, which opened in 2017, is a historic rehabilitation of downtown’s Gray & Dudley Building and features 10,500 square feet of contemporary art exhibition and event space, Gray & Dudley restaurant and bar, and 124 hotel rooms. Forte has honed his skills in a number of leadership posts with both boutique and branded properties. Most recently, he served as general manager of 21c Museum Hotel Louisville. During that time, he led the property to achieve its highest revenue month, [...]

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Dr. Traci Stein, Author Of The Everything Guide To Integrative Pain Management: Conventional And Alternative Therapies For Managing Pain – Discover New Treatments, Regulate … Stress, and Nurture Your Body And Mind Chats On DrAlvin.com

Click Here To Listen Traci Stein Living with pain can be a daily struggle. If you are suffering from chronic pain, sometimes even small tasks can be difficult to accomplish. But there is hope. With The Everything Guide to Integrative Pain Management, you'll learn about the different options for managing pain with an integrative plan, that can include conventional therapies, such as medications, devices, or procedures, with natural and mind-body therapies, such as biofeedback, meditation, proper nutrition, exercise, and more. Including information on: Talking to health care professionals and loved ones about pain The role of diet and exercise in pain management Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to reduce pain severity and improve coping Yoga, [...]

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