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Serving Well
Marketing insights at the intersection of hospitality and humanity
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Serving Well is a collection of reflections on hospitality, wellness, and the art of meaningful work. Born from more than two decades in the hospitality and marketing industries, it explores what it truly means to serve — with creativity, intention, and care — while also honoring the self that makes that service possible. Through stories, insights, and thoughtful conversations, Serving Well invites readers to rethink success not as doing more, but as showing up better: for our clients, our teams, and ourselves.
Beyond the Invite: What to Know When Working with Paid Creators
Paid creator collaborations can deliver extraordinary results — if handled with clarity, strategy, and authenticity. Here’s what every hospitality brand should know before starting.
The Art — and Ethics — of Hosting Media and Creators
Hosting media and creators isn’t about free meals — it’s about thoughtful experiences, mutual trust, and storytelling integrity. Here’s how to do it the right way.
The New Realities of PR: How Media Relations Have Evolved — and What to Expect Today
PR has changed — but relationships, storytelling, and integrity haven’t. Here’s how today’s media landscape works, and what hospitality brands should expect from modern publicity.
The Direct Line: Five Tips for Smarter, Stronger Email Marketing
Email marketing remains one of hospitality’s most powerful tools. Here’s how to combine creativity, compliance, and connection to drive performance — and loyalty.
The Visual Imperative: Five Ways to Inspire Action Through Imagery
Visuals remain one of hospitality’s most powerful tools. Here are five ways to create imagery that doesn’t just look beautiful — it moves people to act.
The Heart of the Brand: How Culture, Community, and Storytelling Build Loyalty
A brand isn’t just a business — it’s a world people want to belong to. Here’s how culture, community, and storytelling shape loyalty in hospitality.
Influence, Evolved: Building Smarter Partnerships with Creators
From early creator partnerships to today’s strategic collaborations, influencer engagement has become one of hospitality’s most human and effective ways to connect.
From Traditional to Tailored: Rethinking How We Build Marketing Teams
How bespoke team selection creates smarter, more senior, and more human marketing partnerships. For years, my agency operated like most others do, with a dedicated in-house team of employees who balanced multiple client accounts. It’s the traditional model: consistent, familiar, and, for a long time, considered the only way to run an agency.
It worked — until it didn’t…
On the Table: Reflections on Hospitality, Creativity, and Connection
Thoughts on hospitality, creativity, and the evolution of meaningful work. When I started my career nearly 25 years ago, I couldn’t have imagined how much the industry, and I as a person, would evolve. What hasn’t changed…