Priority Status

Marisa Costa is the founder of AMIKO, an exclusive social network for modern travel advisors, the creator and former Director of the NEXT program and global board member of Young Travel Professionals. As one of the leading voices for millennial travel advisors, Marisa joins Priority Status to discuss her experience recruiting, training and launching new talent for top luxury agencies, the millennial advisor mindset, and what it takes to make it as a modern agent. Learn more about Amiko: https://amiko.travel/. Follow her journey on Instagram: @marisagoesglobal and @helloamiko. Share your feedback at podcast@jpublicrelations.com, learn more at jpublicrelations.com and follow us on Instagram @jpublicrelations.

Melisse Gelula is the Co-Founder of Well+Good, a premier site that reach an audience of more than 12 million monthly that is devoted to health, wellness and fitness. Melisse joins Priority Status to discuss the last 10 years in the wellness industry, her favorite products and and trends, and what she’s seeing in the wellness space. She also announces the launch of The Well+Good Cookbook. Ready to take your wellness to the next level this year? She’ll give us the insider scoop on what’s going on with Well+Good Retreats in 2019. Learn more about Well+Good: https://www.wellandgood.com/. Follow her journey on Instagram: @melissejoy and @iamwellandgood. Share your feedback at podcast@jpublicrelations.com, learn more at jpublicrelations.com and follow us on Instagram @jpublicrelations.

A brilliant brand idea or hotel concept doesn’t exist without funding. Jillian Mariutti of Mission Capital joins JPR SVP Lauren Clifford Knudsen and Priority Status to explain how this happens and offers insight on the hot beds of hotel activity coming in 2019. Learn more about Mission Capital and follow Jillian’s journey on Instagram: @jdmariutti and @mission.capital Share your feedback at podcast@jpublicrelations.com, learn more at jpublicrelations.com and follow us on Instagram @jpublicrelations.

Paul Schlader is the Co-Founder of Birch Coffee, a coffee roaster and NYC collection of premier specialty coffee shops. Paul joins JPR SVP Amy Ogden and Priority Status to discuss coffees from around the world, what it takes to become an expert in the coffee world, how Birch Coffee started and where it’s headed. Learn more about Birch Coffee and follow Paul's journey on Instagram: @pschlader and @birchcoffee. Share your feedback at podcast@jpublicrelations.com, learn more at jpublicrelations.com and follow us on Instagram @jpublicrelations.

Bashar Wali is the President of Provenance Hotels. An expert in hospitality, he joins Priority Status to discuss what makes an independent hotel truly independent. Learn more about Provenance Hotels: https://provenancehotels.com/. Follow his journey on Instagram: @basharwali and @provenancehotels. Share your feedback at podcast@jpublicrelations.com, learn more at jpublicrelations.com and follow us on Instagram @jpublicrelations.

Culture means so many things within an organization. Shannon McLay is changing the game of personal finances. She founded The Financial Gym as a place to bring financial wellness and training to members across the world. Shannon joins Priority Status to teach us how to cultivate a culture of financial wellness within your own hospitality brand. Learn more about Financial Gym, listen to Shannon’s podcast Martinis and Your Money and follow her journey on Instagram @thefinancialgym. Share your feedback at podcast@jpublicrelations.com, learn more at jpublicrelations.com and follow us on Instagram @jpublicrelations.

Stacy Shoemaker Rauen is the Vice President of Hospitality Design Group. An expert in hospitality, Stacy joins Priority Status to discuss the future of hotel design. Learn more about Hospitality Design magazine: https://www.hospitalitydesign.com/. Follow her journey on Instagram: @stacyrauen and @hospitalitydesign. Share your feedback at podcast@jpublicrelations.com, learn more at jpublicrelations.com and follow us on Instagram @jpublicrelations.

Hannah Sharman-Cox is the founder and MD of DrinkUp.London and the parent company of London Cocktail Week. Siobhan Payne joined Hannah at @drinkupldn in 2011, and is currently the Festival Director of London Cocktail Week. Hannah and Siobhan join Priority Status to give you the behind-the-scenes scoop on the biggest drink festival in the UK, London Cocktail Week, taking place from October 1-7 2018. Learn more about London Cocktail Week: https://drinkup.london/cocktailweek/. Follow them on Instagram: @hsharmancox, @londonsiobhan and @drinkupldn. Share your feedback at podcast@jpublicrelations.com, learn more at jpublicrelations.com and follow us on Instagram @jpublicrelations.

Ayo Akinsete is the Vice President of Operations for Dream Hotel Group and the Managing Director of the brand's newest property, Dream Hollywood which is just celebrating its 1-year anniversary. Ayo joins JPR and Priority Status to discuss the revitalization of Hollywood and his high-energy approach to making the vibrant Dream Hollywood the place to be in LA's hottest (again) neighborhood. Learn more about Dream Hollywood: https://www.dreamhotels.com/hollywood/ and follow the hotel on Instagram @dreamhotelsla. Share your feedback at podcast@jpublicrelations.com, learn more at jpublicrelations.com and follow us on Instagram @jpublicrelations.

Ben Pundole is the VP of Brand Experience for EDITION Hotels and the Founder / Editor-in-Chief of A Hotel Life. Ben joins Priority Status to discuss his newest venture, the Stay Plastic Free campaign that aims to remove single-use plastic from the hotel industry. Learn more about his Stay Plastic Free campaign: http://stayplasticfree.com. Follow his journey on Instagram: @stayplasticfree, @benpundole and @ahotellife. Share your feedback at podcast@jpublicrelations.com, learn more at jpublicrelations.com and follow us on Instagram @jpublicrelations.

Erina Pindar Chamberlain (Managing Director) and Michael Holtz (CEO) of SmartFlyer and Albert Herrera, Senior Vice President, Global Product Partnerships at Virtuoso. Erina Pindar Chamberlain and Michael Holtz of leading Travel Advisory firm SmartFlyer and Albert Herrera of Virtuoso, an exclusive network of the best luxury travel advisors with nearly 20,000 worldwide, are a luxury travel trifecta, well-known in the industry for knowing and working with the best of the best in travel. They talk to us about the importance of human connection in travel, and how working with the right travel advisor helps grant access to the world’s most coveted hotels and exclusive experiences. Share your feedback at podcast@jpublicrelations.com and learn more at jpublicrelations.com.

Kim-Marie Evans, best known as "Luxury Travel Mom” is a travel editor who travels extensively and shares her insider knowledge and experiences for travel, especially for families. She talks to us about some of her personal travel experiences, and what luxury travelers really want - along with her proven tips and tricks to travel like a VIP. Share your feedback at podcast@jpublicrelations.com and learn more at jpublicrelations.com

Yolanda Cade, Domestic Public Relations Director at Walt Disney World Resort, joins us to talk about unexpected ways to travel with Disney. From cruises to curated behind-the-scenes tours of the world’s top travel destinations, to resorts for families and couples, Yolanda takes us behind the magic. Share your feedback at podcast@jpublicrelations.com and learn more at jpublicrelations.com

Annie Fitzsimmons, travel expert and editor extraordinaire joins us to talk the business of getting paid to travel. She tells us how she got started and shares her tips and tricks when she’s on the road. Share your feedback at podcast@jpublicrelations.com and learn more at www.jpublicrelations.com

James Nord, Founder of FOHR, joins us to discuss the role of social media influencers in luxury travel. An evolving landscape, James talks best practices and secret opportunities for success. Share your feedback at podcast@jpublicrelations.com and learn more at www.jpublicrelations.com.

Cory Ingram, Senior Vice President of Creative for Dream Hotel Group, joins us to discuss disrupting design in hotels. From the hotel lobby to the Instagram grid, design is everywhere. Share your feedback at podcast@jpublicrelations.com and learn more at www.jpublicrelations.com.

Kirkland Shave, Program Director at Mountain Trek, joins us to discuss wellness in travel. From how we sleep to seeking out nature and our relationship with technology, opportunities for wellness are everywhere. Share your feedback at podcast@jpublicrelations.com and learn more at www.jpublicrelations.com.

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