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Suite Success: Masters of Hospitality

Suite Success: Masters of Hospitality

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 Welcome to Suite Success: Masters of Hospitality, a Skift Podcast, where we unlock the secrets behind the world's most successful hotel and hospitality brands. Hosted by industry expert Katie Cline, each episode features exclusive interviews with top executives, seasoned leaders, and trailblazing innovators in the hospitality world. Together, they reveal the strategies that drive guest loyalty, enhance customer experiences, and set their brands apart in a competitive market. Whether you’re a seasoned hospitality professional or aspiring to break into the industry, Katie will distill each conversation into actionable steps that you can implement in your own business. Tune in weekly to elevate your hospitality game and achieve your own 'suite' success. Presented by Lodgify.2025 Skift, Inc. All Rights Reserved Economia Gestione e leadership Leadership Ricerca del lavoro Successo personale
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  • The Google Doc That Turned Into a Global Hospitality Movement

    The Google Doc That Turned Into a Global Hospitality Movement
    Feb 19 2026
    On this episode of Suite Success, host Katie Cline sits down with journalist-turned-founder Samantha Shankman to explore how an eight-year obsession with farm hotels evolved into a global hospitality movement. What started as a simple Google Doc—tracking the most compelling farm stays around the world—became the foundation for something much bigger. After years reporting for Skift, Travel + Leisure, Vogue, and more, Samantha found herself drawn to a question she couldn’t shake: Why are so many visionary founders building hotels around farms—and why does it feel like the future of hospitality? That curiosity turned into a Vogue feature, a viral Instagram reel (1.1 million views and counting), and now the launch of Farm Hospitality, a curated platform spotlighting premium farm hotels and the founders behind them. This conversation is part industry trend report, part founder journey, as well as a masterclass in building something meaningful long before the world catches up. This episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lodgify!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Connect with Samantha:⁠ ⁠Samantha's LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthashankman Samantha's Website⁠⁠⁠: https://www.samanthashankman.com/ Links: Apple Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Suite Success Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Katie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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    47 min
  • Two Best Friends Bought a Motel — Then Netflix Called

    Two Best Friends Bought a Motel — Then Netflix Called
    Feb 12 2026
    On this episode of Suite Success, host Katie Cline is joined by Netflix stars and owners of The June Motel, April Brown and Sarah Sklash. April and Sarah are best friends who left careers in PR and government to pursue something entirely different: hospitality. In 2016, they purchased a rundown motel in Prince Edward County, Canada, rolled up their sleeves, and reimagined what a modern roadside stay could be—creating what is now known as The June Motel. The opening of their second location in Sauble Beach was documented on the Netflix series Motel Makeover, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the realities of renovation, risk, and entrepreneurship—made even more complicated by the onset of COVID. Two years later, they added a third property in Beaver Valley, continuing to grow the June Motel brand with intention. In this conversation, April and Sarah reflect on the early days of The June Motel, the learning curve of entering hospitality without prior experience, and what it takes to build a brand with a clear point of view. They also discuss the dynamics of working with a best friend, the evolution of their roles as the business has grown, and how defining “June” as a fully imagined character continues to guide everything from design decisions to guest experience. This episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Lodgify!⁠⁠ ⁠Connect with April and Sarah:⁠ April's LinkedIn⁠⁠: https://www.linkedin.com/in/april101/ Sarah's LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-sklash-71730831/ ⁠⁠The June Motel Website⁠⁠: https://thejunemotel.com/ Links: Apple Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Suite Success Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Katie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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    52 min
  • Build in Public: The Marketing Move Most Hospitality Brands Avoid

    Build in Public: The Marketing Move Most Hospitality Brands Avoid
    Feb 5 2026
    In this episode of Suite Success, Katie Cline sits down with Steph Weber, founder and CEO of The Weber Co. and co-owner of Cabins on the Cumberland — a 12-cabin micro-resort on the river in Kentucky.Steph’s journey is anything but linear. She began her career in fashion, became a full-time influencer, lost access to her entire business overnight when she was locked out of Instagram, and used that moment to reinvent how she builds — and owns — her audience. Today, she runs a branding agency for hospitality operators, co-hosts short-term rentals, and co-owns a $2.7 million micro-resort. At the heart of it all? A belief that transformation stories sell better than finished products. In this conversation, Steph reveals how documenting the messy middle—the construction, the pivots, the uncertainty—creates emotional buy-in that turns followers into guests, email subscribers into direct bookers, and brands into movements. You’ll also hear how she and her husband are stepping off the “hamster wheel” of conventional life to travel full-time in a camper with their two young kids. This episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠Lodgify!⁠ ⁠Connect with Steph:⁠ Steph's LinkedIn⁠: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephweberbrandcoach/ ⁠The Weber Co.'s Website⁠: https://www.theweberco.com/ Links: Apple Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Suite Success Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Katie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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