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Two investments. One people-first message. Babacar’s journey from Guest Agent to Director shows how opportunity can shape a career. In Waikiki, Hilton is also investing $100 million to reimagine Ka La’i with new dining, wellness offerings, and redesigned guest spaces. Which story interests you more: career growth or the Waikiki transformation? Hilton #hilton #leadership #careergrowth #hospitality #waikiki #charitychaste

#TuesdayTalent I used to think a hotel was just a place you sleep before the real trip starts. Then I stayed at The Quinn New York. Here's the thing nobody tells you about being a Hilton Gold Member → It's not the points. It's not the upgrades. It's the feeling that someone actually planned for you to walk through that door. I felt it the second I stepped into The Quinn, right in the heart of Manhattan. A home away from home, minus the part where home never has this good of a shower pressure. That's exactly what Hilton's new "It Matters Where You Stay" campaign is built around → Not luxury for luxury's sake. Care. The kind you notice even when you're not looking for it. And that care doesn't happen by accident. Meet Babacar. He started as a Guest Agent. Today, he's Director of Front Office at the Martinique New York on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton. That's not a promotion story. That's a "I built a career inside a company that actually invests in people" story. In markets as fast moving as India, and honestly everywhere else too, that same philosophy holds → Team Members aren't just checking people in. They're helping people feel confident, cared for, and ready for whatever's next. Here's my controversial take → In a world obsessed with automation, the companies winning right now are the ones doubling down on being human. Not less tech. More warmth. Conrad Hilton said it decades before "hospitality mindset" became a LinkedIn buzzword. Fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality. That's not a slogan. That's a blueprint. And Hilton just published the receipts. The Hospitality Mindset report breaks down how a human first, hospitality driven culture builds stronger teams in literally any industry, not just hotels. Read it here → https://lnkd.in/ekFTjMKw If you're building a career, not just collecting a paycheck, Hilton is hiring at the #1 World's Best Workplace. Explore open roles → https://jobs.hilton.com/ @Hilton team, if you're reading this, I'd love to talk about what's next. #HiltonForTheStay #Hospitality #TuesdayTalent #CareerGrowth #HumanFirst

Simon Cook walked right past me at Cannes Lions. I said hello. He kept walking. That one moment turned into a story I sat on for six weeks, because there was simply too much to tell. Today I am finally sharing all of it, in seven parts, for this week's Man Champion Monday. Inside the full story: The moment Simon Cook missed me at the award ceremony, and the lesson it taught me about visibility versus access. The rooms I fought to get into, from the FT Teahouse to the YouTube Creator Club, and the legacy outlets that turned me down along the way. Fifty thousand dollars worth of advice from Colin Fleming, CMO of OpenAI, for the price of zero. Two very different encounters with Oprah, one from a crowd, one face to face. The brands actually getting the creator economy right this year, Netflix, Forbes, Zoom, Stan, Lowe's Companies, Inc. and more. What two hundred and fifty creators taught me about human connection in a week full of AI winning awards on the biggest stage in the industry. And my honest playbook for anyone already planning their 2027. This is the longest thing I have published all year, and it is the one I am proudest of. Read all seven parts, then tell me in the comments which one hit you the hardest. Like it if it moved you. Repost it if you know a creator or a brand who needs to see this. Save it if you are already planning your own path to Cannes 2027. Let's build the room, one comment at a time. James Hurman Alex Norstrom Mel Robbins #ManChampionMonday #CannesLions #ThePitchJourney #CreatorEconomy

Social Saturday → The World Cup just ended, and I am still not over one video. Jack's Dining Room. One seat. $150,000. → I watched the breakdown twice just to confirm I read the price right. → Then I watched Brittany Wilson's partnership with Marriott Bonvoy and thought, okay, we need to talk about hotels now. Here is my confession. I am a Gold Marriott Bonvoy member, and I am still, faithfully, monogamously, married to Trivago and TikTok Go when it comes to finding the best sporting event, concert, or conference on the planet. It is not a phase. It is a system. → TikTok Go is the new way people in the US are finding their next adventure, the kind that lands you the hotel with the view everyone screenshots. → Trivago tells me if it is worth the flight. → Marriott Bonvoy tells me where I am sleeping once I get there. → And somewhere in between a $150k dinner seat and a creator partnership announcement, I realized my whole travel life runs on the same three questions every single time. Where is the event. Where am I staying. And how do I not overpay for either one. My process for finding the perfect hotel starts long before I ever open a booking app. It starts with the story. The event. The reason the trip is worth taking in the first place. That is the part I want to bring to the table. Tagging the ones who make my travel brain work. TikTok Marriott Bonvoy trivago Michael Gratteri Let's talk hotels. #Trivago #TravelJournalism #TIKTOK #CabinForContent #TravelStorytelling #ContentCreator