Aspire LIVE Podcasts

With our podcasts, you can have access to important interviews and information 24-hours per day, 7-days per week wherever you are. You can conveniently listen on your computer or simply download to your MP3 player and take it with you. Either way, we bring you the information you need, on-demand. - Download instructions -

Mark Lomanno - Want to know the latest trends in the hotel industry? Want up-to-date information as you plan for 2007? - Click to Listen

Renie goes LIVE! with Mark Lomanno, President of Smith Travel Research (STR).
Renie and Mark talk about the:

• Latest trends in the hospitality industry
• Market sector trends
• Important issues that face hotels as they plan for 2007

Podcast file size - 30.4 MB

Peter Anderson - Want to know the latest trends for spas? What are the newest strategies for capturing more spa revenue? - Click to Listen

Renie goes LIVE with Peter Anderson, President of Anderson & Associates. Renie and Peter talk about how to:

• Use the latest trends in spas for immediate impact
• Capture more per client revenue in the spa
• Create lasting impressions that keep them coming back

Podcast file size - 17.5 MB

Tom Littleton - Want to know the latest strategies in data mining that can positively impact your bottom line? - Click to Listen

Renie goes LIVE with Tom Littleton, President of LMG Data Mining. Renie and Tom talk about how to:

• Increase repeat stays and guest referrals
• Forge more profitable customer relationships
• Inspire guests to spend more during their stay

Podcast file size - 29.3 MB

Sandy Hughes AAA - Wondering what the latest travel trends are and how they will impact you? - Click to Listen

Renie goes LIVE with Sandy Hughes, Vice President of AAA. Renie and Sandy talk about:

• Hottest travel trends
• Impact of gas prices on summer travel and the hotel industry in general
• Various other important travel updates that will impact our business in 2006

Podcast file size - 18.2 MB

Keith Clark, Rich Johnson, Mike Surguine -Aspire LIVE! ?On Demand?. Listen to Renie?s latest interview on Improving the Customer Service Experience and Profitability! - Click to Listen

Join Renie with the industry?s leading experts on customer service. Get insights from Rich Johnson, the Director of Customer Care for Best Western International, Mike Surguine, Vice President and General Manager of The Sanctuary Resort & Spa who recently won Conde Nast Reader?s Choice Award ?#1 Resort in U.S.? and Keith Clark, Aspire?s expert on Customer Service trends and training.

This interactive and thought provoking interview touches on:
The latest techniques for improving customer service
The impact of customer service on profitability
How to raise your customer service bar

Podcast file size - 33.7 MB

Ever wonder how increasing employee health could directly benefit your corporations work atmosphere, productivity and profitability? - Click to Listen

Renie goes LIVE! with Healthy Awareness
Renie and Healthy Awareness discuss:

• Components of a healthy work environment
• Long term effects of health on the profitability of Corporate America
• Trends in today?s workforce that we need to proactively address
• Leading causes of workplace or related injuries
• Tips your company can use to get employees caring about their health

Podcast file size - 12.3 MB

Scott Farrell - Want to know where hotel revenue is coming from in terms of distribution channels? Want to learn how hotels are evolving their online strategies? - Click to Listen

Renie goes LIVE! with Scott Farrell, Senior Vice President, Product Management for TravelCLICK.
Renie and Scott discuss:

•  Where hotel revenue is coming from in terms of distribution channels
•  How hotels can think about the consumer and reach them more effectively
•  What the Internet has done for on-line merchandising
•  How hotels are evolving and using interactive merchandising tools to increase revenues

Podcast file size - 25.8 MB

Danny Schayes - Wondering what elements the NBA has in common with business today? - Click to Listen

Renie goes live with Danny Schayes, an 18 year veteran of the NBA and the son of a Hall of Famer ? Dolph Schayes. This is an inspiring and motivations interview, ideal for teams and individuals.

Podcast file size - 18.9 MB

Sheila Stewart - Aspire LIVE! ?On Demand?. Listen to Renie?s latest interview on Marketing. - Click to Listen

Want to know how the Rule of 4 and 6 can impact your marketing? Looking for some quick tips on how to make an immediate impact with your marketing?

Renie speaks to Sheila Stewart, past President of Aspire and author of the ?Power-Injected Marketing? book series.
Sheila discusses specific tips that will have an immediate impact on your business. Sheila also reviews some of the latest technology tools that allow you to market smarter.

Podcast file size - 23.7 MB

David Stillman -Aspire LIVE! goes Generational. - Click to Listen

If your work place feels like a battle zone and colleagues sometimes act like adversaries, you are not alone.
Today four generations must find ways to work and live together.

Generational expert David Stillman couldn?t agree more! Co-author of the best seller, ?When Generations Collide,? David has committed his life to working with corporations to bridge the gap that exists between today?s workplace filled with complex and diverse generations.

Intensely eye-opening, this broadcast may hold the key to how you can effectively recruit and motivate your staff!

In addition, David and Renie talk about what the generations find valuable, which guide their buying decisions. You would be surprised who is buying and what they are buying!

Podcast file size - 25.2 MB

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