Looking for some inspiration in the kitchen these days? Foodies dominate my family; my daughter excels at signature ice creams and sorbets, my son is a professionally trained chef, and I started cooking at a very young age, creating celebration … Continue reading
Follow my blog with Bloglovin At the ALP Conference in Albuquerque in late February 2020, I was very excited and honored to announce along with Lisa Kolb and Janice Hurley, the formation of The Mary White Educational Scholarship Fund to … Continue reading
How will the pandemic affect your inn’s worth? What are your financial strategies to survive COVID? This discussion, with appraiser Hilary Jones, MAI, CHIA, will provide an overview of the current situation and some guidance on how to protect and … Continue reading
Do you or your guests feel a pang of guilt every time you toss out a single-use K-cup coffee pod? Join me and Rich Newton of Tayst Coffee Roaster to learn about Tayst’s gourmet and 100% compostable single-serve coffee pods, a … Continue reading
Pinterest for Your Business: What are you waiting for? Are you using Pinterest for your business yet? If not, what are you waiting for? Join Laura McDowell, of Laura McDowell Creative, to learn the benefits of including Pinterest in … Continue reading
Looking for chemical-free sanitizing solutions? Learn more about Tersano, one of the world’s simplest and most compact, chemical-free cleaner and sanitizers. Used by lodging property owners, colleges, airports and now in hospitals in Wuhan, China, meet with the reps to … Continue reading
One of the aspects of ijk Partner’s consulting work is visiting a new inn or bed and breakfast during it’s “soft opening” or shortly after new owners have completed their purchase of an existing inn. Early in December, I visited … Continue reading
Over the past 3 months, I’ve have stayed at 14 lodging properties located in 5 states and 2 countries. Technically, I didn’t choose any of them; they were preselected as part of an escorted tour, a planned meeting or properties … Continue reading
Last week, I lost a client. I received her email that began with “I appreciated your candor. You confirmed what I was very concerned about…” I immediately picked up the phone and called her and said “I’m sorry!” I wasn’t … Continue reading
Welcome to my new blog and my new website! When I look back on 2015, I realized that it was a year of realization. Not only embracing a new decade of my age but one that I now identify as … Continue reading
