john j. hogan
A Different Type of Conference for Hotel Owners and Operators (Part 2 of 2)
John J. Hogan | April 3, 2017
"Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight." Sun-tzu, Chinese Military theorist (c. 500 BC) In part 1 of this article, A Different Type of Conference for Hotel Owners and Operators, I shared why I find this particular conference to offer atypical and valuable insights and value for hotel owners. I outlined there the general sessions and some of the main topics covered. Sessions for Corporate Counsel to meet with peers in facilitated conversations. The Owner Management Summit which brings together hotel owners, hotel management groups, hospitality finance executives and attorneys i...
A Different Type of Conference for Hotel Owners and Operators (Part 1 of 2)
John J. Hogan | March 29, 2017
By John J. Hogan, CHA CHMS CHE CHO "Business is a game, the greatest game in the world if you know how to play it." Thomas Watson, Sr. Founder and President, IBM I have attended the annual Hospitality Law Conference in Houston 4 of the last 5 years. While I am not an attorney, I have known the conference founder Professor Stephen Barth since 2001 and worked with him on educational and training projects over the years. I have always found these hospitality law conferences to be focused and ideal for networking because of the intentionally smaller size of the group. I find this to be a worthwhile program in that I always learn at least a ...
