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A Few Minutes With Hotel Safety And Security Expert Paul Moxness

Jay Campbell last week spoke for about nine minutes with consultant Paul Moxness, one of the world’s leading experts on risk management in lodging. Formerly Radisson’s VP for corporate safety and security, Moxness argued for greater transparency on risks in lodging. “Security is cheap,” he said. “It’s the incidents that are expensive.” Rather than spending…

A Few Minutes With JoeSentMe’s Joe Brancatelli

Jay Campbell this week spoke for about seven minutes with columnist Joe Brancatelli from Joe Sent Me, a website for business travelers. Brancatelli talked about business traveler bugaboos, burnout, the tension between travelers and their employers on cost consciousness, and the looming issue of what happens as the value of loyalty programs falls.

A Few Minutes With Joanna Martinez

Jay Campbell this week spoke for about nine minutes with former chief procurement officer Joanna Martinez, who last month published “A Guide to Positive Disruption: How to Thrive and Make an Impact in the Churn of Today’s Corporate World.” The book offers tips about career development, networking and how to prepare for business disruption. Now a…

A Few Minutes With Cory Garner

It’s as if he never left! Jay Campbell this week spoke for about eight minutes with American Airlines VP for sales and distribution strategy Cory Garner, who had been planning to leave the company but this week revealed he would stay. Garner discussed the status of AA’s NDC-related incentive offer, what it means for big…

CWT CEO Kurt Ekert To Speak At NJBTA’s November Education Day, Supported By The Company Dime

The Company Dime is pleased to announce that its journalists are creating and will coordinate live content at the New Jersey Business Travel Association’s Education Day on Nov. 15 under a partnership agreement signed this summer. The parties are thrilled to confirm that Carlson Wagonlit Travel CEO Kurt Ekert will appear as the keynote speaker…

A Few Minutes With GE Strategic Sourcing Leader Betty Sweetman

Ever wonder where a career in travel management could take you? Jay Campbell last week spoke for about nine minutes with a former head of global corporate travel for Amgen and BP, Betty Sweetman. She joined GE three years ago as executive global strategic sourcing leader in contingent labor. Campbell talked with Sweetman about her passion for…

A Few Minutes With CFO Magazine Deputy Editor Dave McCann

Jay Campbell this week spoke for seven minutes with CFO magazine deputy editor Dave McCann, formerly a senior editorial leader at Business Travel News and Meeting News. Travel management often reports to finance, sometimes with procurement in between. The pair talked about issues on the minds of CFOs, including cyber security, tax changes and the…

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