Indie Colorcast

In episode 16 of INDIE Colorcast, Andrew talks to Eric Jafari, the co-founder and creative director of Locke Hotels, about curating an extended stay experience with a non traditional approach to design and an emphasis on building relationships. Locke Hotels aim to "create something that's unique that reflects the area without being staged."

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On episode 15 of INDIE Colorcast, Andrew sits down with David Bowd, owner of Salt Hotels, to discuss boutique lifestyle hotels and the importance of educating and hiring within local communities. David focuses on "what makes a great community" and how "school is the foundation of a community."

"Now we’ll never launch at another hotel without doing a school. It allows us to have locals, but it allows us to, you know, not only serve the community, it allows us to help the community by employing locally and making sure that as many local people, as we can, I've given jobs within the hotels."

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HarshaL’Acqua is the founder and CEO ofSaira Hospitality,"a non-profit transforming the way hotels connect with local communities through education.” In this episode she talks with Andrew about her background, the inspiration for starting Saira, and their upcoming projects. She also talks about meeting Mother Theresa and the impact that her work had on Harsha and her sisters by seeing how much one person can help a community. Having worked in Mexico, British Virgin Islands, Namibia and beyond, she discusses working within different cultural mindsets.

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In episode 013 of INDIE Colorcast, Andrew sits down with YOWIE founder Shannon Maldonado to talk about concept stores, design, and curating experiences both at YOWIE and boutique hotels.

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In this episode of INDIE Colorcast we speak with Arash Azarbarzin, President of SH Hotels about starting his career in hospitality as a culinary student, managing the St. Regis Hotel in Century City, his transition from W Hotels to SH and the importance of sustainability in the hospitality industry.

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In a time of global shutdown, host Andrew Benioff sits down with Markus Schreyer, Senior Vice President at Design Hotels, to find some surprising opportunities on the future of the industry. Markus talks about the future of design, local integration, diverse destinations, multi-faceted locations, the new travel flexibility of COVID-19 and virtual experiences.

Design Hotels is a community of over 300 world-wide boutique and design-driven luxury hotels across the globe that focus on curated and authentic cultural experiences.

In episode 010 of INDIE Colorcast we speak with Bashar Wali,President and CEO of Provenance Hotels, about how he caught the hospitality bug. He shares his ideas of travel as a brain opener to the way the world lives, and we crown him as the Philosopher King of the Hotel Industry!

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In episode 009 of INDIE Colorcast we speak with Thom Collins, President & Executive Director of The Barnes Foundation, about how he came to understand art as a way to educate, communicate and influence. He lends his perspective on how the hospitality space can replace mediocre wall art with more meaningful alternatives.

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In episode 008 of INDIE Colorcast we sit down with Nicole Marquis, Founder & CEO of HipCityVeg, to talk about her journey to pioneering the vegan food movement in Philadelphia.

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In episode 007 of INDIE Colorcast, we sit down with Paul McGowan, Owner of Hospitality 3 & Study Hotels, about his start in the industry & launching the Study Hotels brand in University markets.

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