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162 | Helping Hoteliers Make Better Tech Decisions with Jordan Hollander
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Jordan Hollander is the co-founder of Hotel Tech Report, the premier global research platform for hotel technology. He was previously on the Global Partnerships team at Starwood Hotels & Resorts. Prior to his work with SPG, Jordan was Director of Business Development at MetWest Terra Hospitality and Research Associate at Sapience Investments where he covered consumer and technology stocks. Jordan received his MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management where he was both a Zell Scholar and Pritzker Group Venture Fellow. He holds a bachelors degree in both Philosophy and Political Science in from Williams College.
About Hotel Tech Report:
More than 45,000 hoteliers in over 50 countries have used HotelTechReport.com to research and vet technology products for their properties. The firm works closely with 350+ hotel technology partners around the world to leverage the power of transparency by collecting unbiased feedback from authenticated product users to help hoteliers make better technology decisions for their businesses.
In This Episode, Jordan Reveals:
- How hotels can protect themselves from disruptors
- Why any good hotel tech sales rep should help you compare their product with the competition
- Why your hotel should never buy closed ecosystem technologies
- How to quickly research and pitch technology products to property owners
- How to identify hotel technology vendors that will be true partners after the sale
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Jordan Hollander
Hotel Tech Report
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