CUSTOMER SERVICE & CX
101 | Service Recovery – Be the Hero with Susan Pannozzo
CUSTOMER SERVICE & CX
Susan Pannozzo, CHA, CHT brings over 30 years of experience to the hospitality industry. She started her career as a Guest Service Representative, working her way up through multiple departments to eventually the role of General Manager. After 14 years in hotel operations, Susan joined the corporate office of IHG in 2000 as Quality Consultant, later transitioning to the IHG Training Department where she managed the quality and service training programs for the Americas Region up until February of 2017.
Susan has now founded her own Hospitality Training and Consulting company, Hospitality Academy, where she also hosts the Hospitality Academy Podcast. Her expertise includes guest engagement, service recovery, quality assurance, rooms division management, and team member development. Susan holds accreditation from the American Hotel & Lodging Association as a Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA) as well as a Certified Hospitality Trainer (CHT).
In This Episode, We Talk About
- Susan’s background, the vision behind her company, and why she decided to start a podcast.
- The different types of training, how it has evolved over the years, and how she plans to use her years of training experience to help hospitality professionals be more successful.
- Service recovery, why it’s important, and how choosing to be the hero can turn a negative experience into a lifetime fan.
Resources & Links
Susan Pannozzo
Hospitality Academy
9426 Equus Cir.
Boynton Beach, FL 33472
CUSTOMER SERVICE & CX
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310 | Hotels Convert to Housing: Federal COVID-19-relief funds fuel transactions
Dhruv Patel, president of Ridgemont Hospitality, in October shared a bittersweet moment with his parents, Pravin and Sima Patel, when the family business sold the first motel that Pravin had built from the ground up more than 30 years ago. But they rest assured knowing it was the right decision because the 22-room property is being converted into affordable housing for military veterans at risk of homelessness. The transaction is among hundreds taking place across the U.S. as state and local governments work with non-profit agencies to create affordable housing solutions for vulnerable populations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In Episode 310 Long Live Lodging reports on the financial and legal aspects of what it takes to convert a hotel into long-term housing. This report is part of Long Live Lodging’s special coverage of the coronavirus crisis and its impact on the hospitality industry.
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309 | ‘Stay the Course’: Kathleen Bertrand recalls hospitality career focused on growth through diversity
Kathleen Bertrand believes Atlanta is a city where dreams can come true. A jazz recording artist, she served at the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau for more than 30 years, finding new ways to promote to the world the best things about the city she calls a “melting pot” of races and cultures. In Episode 309 of Lodging Leaders podcast Bertrand gets vocal and tells her story of rising through the ranks as one of the few Black women in leadership in the tourism industry. This session is part of Long Live Lodging’s special report commemorating Black History Month and the hospitality industry’s impact on the Civil Rights Movement.