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It's Personal Stories, A Hospitality Podcast
It's Personal Stories is a podcast series highlighting the inspiring career journeys of prominent leaders in the hospitality industry. The series features over 200 interviews, with new ones added weekly. Each interview presents the unique personal story and insights of C-suite executives, educators, and other industry professionals. Guests share their experiences, including overcoming self-doubt, achieving work-life balance, facing challenges, public speaking, taking risks, networking authentically, developing leadership skills, and more. Through these deeply personal stories, you are encouraged to dream big and confidently pursue your personal and professional goals.
Founded in 2022 by industry veterans David Kong, Dorothy Dowling, Rachel Humphrey, Lan Elliott, and Huilian Duan, It’s Personal Stories has been recognized by the International Hospitality Institute as a top hospitality podcast each year since it launched. To watch or listen now, visit www.ItsPersonalStories.com.
It's Personal Stories, A Hospitality Podcast
Kendra Plummer, Founder, Elise Capital, interviewed by Lan Elliott
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David Kong, Dorothy Dowling, Rachel Humphrey, Lan Elliott
Determined to become a hotel owner from a young age, Kendra shares her career journey to hotel ownership and how her company, Elise Capital, empowers and educates women and other underrepresented groups to become hotel owners. She discusses taking risks and overcoming obstacles, why celebrating a “positive memento” on a daily basis helps banish negative thoughts, and the benefits of developing her personal board of advisors, who mentor and champion her.