The Kendall College School of Hospitality Management combines the art of hospitality and the science of management, blending European savoir faire with American management know-how. Kendall was ranked the number one program in Chicago for preparing students for careers in hospitality management in a survey of management at Chicago's leading hotels (ORC International - 2011 Survey).
Kendall College is a member of the Laureate International Universities network which includes institutions recognized as among the very best in the world for higher education in hospitality management. Laureate has established these institutions as Centers of Excellence for Education in Hospitality Management, and they include Switzerland's Glion Institute of Higher Education; Les Roches International School of Hotel Management, with campuses in Spain and China; Chicago's Kendall College; and Australia's Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School.
More than 30,000 students in 107 countries are enrolled in hospitality management programs throughout the Laureate International Universities network. For more information about the Laureate Centers of Excellence for Education in Hospitality Management, visit www.laureate.net.
A lecture series designed for the professional hospitality management community, Global Hospitality Spotlight brings together industry thought leaders and trendsetters to share ideas and insights as we navigate the challenges of our dynamic industry.
Presented by Kendall College and HOTELS Magazine, the series features an impressive lineup of hospitality professionals with Jeff Weinstein, Editor-in-Chief of HOTELS Magazine, as the moderator.
The events are hosted at Kendall College's Chicago campus and provide a high-level networking opportunity for guests. For those who can't join us in person, we are pleased to offer a live webinar.
Next Global Hospitality Spotlight Event: RSVP TODAY
- June 15, 2012
- Featured Speaker: Chip Conley
- Author and Joie de Vivre Founder
Watch video from past events:
Edwin Fuller
President & Managing Director, International Lodging Division,
Marriott International, Inc., shares excerpts from his book You
Can't Lead with Your Feet on the Desk: Building Relationships,
Breaking Down Barriers, and Delivering Profits and offers insights
into how he and his small team of "pioneers" build Marriott into a
leading global hotel chain, expanding overseas business from 16 hotels
in six countries, grossing $325 million, to nearly 400 properties across
70 countries with $7 billion in revenues.
Join us Friday, June 15 for the Global Hospitality Spotlight event hosted by the Kendall College School of Hospitality Management in partnership with HOTELS Magazine and the Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association.
In 1987, Chip Conley started his own hospitality company, Joie de Vivre (JDV), and, as CEO for two dozen years, grew it into the second largest boutique hotel company in the United States. JDV expanded into a collection of over 35 award-winning hotels, restaurants and spas, with more than 3,000 employees. After 24 years as JDV's chief executive officer, Chip is now a strategic advisor to the company he founded, and a successful author and international speaker for organizations from TED to PIXAR to GOOGLE. He has been honored with the highest accolade in the American hospitality industry, the coveted ISHC Pioneer award.
As the preeminent thought leader at the intersection of psychology and business, Conley takes readers from emotional intelligence to emotional fluency – using math as a way to better understand and manage our emotions – in Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success.
If you would like to attend in person this FREE event at Kendall College in person, please RSVP by completing the form to the right. Note that SPACE IS LIMITED.
- Complimentary breakfast is included.
- Q + A Session led by Jeff Weinstein, Editor in Chief, HOTELS Magazine.
Alternatively, you can RSVP to watch the live broadcast of this event on June 15 beginning at 9 a.m. CDT.
Kendall College, 900 N. North Branch Street, Chicago
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