Diving Deep Workshops

The Innkeeping Show is now offering three new in depth workshops at the Innkeeping Show.  These workshops will give you the opportunity to delve below the surface on three different and  important topics in our industry.  The three hour simultaneous sessions will take place on Thursday afternoon following the Innkeeping Show Awards Lunch so plan your travel accordingly as surely you won’t want to miss this opportunity.  Some topics deserve more than 75 minutes.

Get the Hell Out of Lodge!

These days we are in the crush of immediate gratification. With technologies continuing to produce immediate demand at a breakneck pace, here is a session dedicated to presenting applications and technologies specifically geared to assist our innkeepers in becoming more efficient in this world of mega-multitasking. Regain some sanity and maybe some much needed time outside the inn.

Tim Brady, Brand Pandemic and Forty Putney Road B&B, VT

From the Ordinary to Extraordinary

Are you ready to lose the casseroles with cream of mushroom soup? This is a workshop designed to let your creative juices flow, to turn upside down your routine, and to think outside the cake box.

8 Broads in the Kitchen – Bed and Breakfast Foodies

Beyond the Nightly Cocktail: Healthy Help is Here!

Who knew that the exhaustion, stress and demands of Innkeeping could reach such epic proportions? Why do I have physical symptoms such as headaches, high blood pressure, muscle tension and digestive upsets when I get a bad review, or when one more guest is extraordinarily picky?  Are there any coping strategies I can squeeze into my hectic schedule that really work?  Donna McSpadden is a licensed counselor with years of experience in teaching skills for improving the quality of life on both the personal and professional fronts.  In addition she has first hand Innkeeping experience at a popular inn during peak season. Inviting you to complete a confidential assessment, assessing your personal levels of exhaustion, Donna will bring information on exciting new research, supporting the effectiveness of coping behaviors that actually elevate the body’s “feel good” chemistry and immune system.

Donna McSpadden, LMSW – Pulaski Technical College