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Welcome to HSMAI South Florida, whose mission is to grow business at hotels and their partners through fueling sales, inspiring marketing and optimizing revenue.

Fuel Sales
Resources for sales professionals to fuel sales in their organizations, including articles, white papers, conference presentations, and templates.

Inspire Marketing
Inspire your marketing by accessing resources such as case studies of the winners of the HSMAI Adrian Awards competition, insights from industry marketing leaders, and marketing templates.

Optimize Revenue
Optimize your revenue by incorporating principles from HSMAI's Revenue Optimization Conference (ROC) presentations, expert articles, and revenue management templates.

We hope to see you at our monthly educational and networking events.

HSMAI South Florida

coming up next

Sep 30:
Social Media Best Practices

September 30, 2015
Morton's The Steakhouse North Miami Beach

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Dec 1:
Hospitality Gala

December 1, 2015
Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort 

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featured board members

HSMAI South Florida success is not possible without a great group of volunteers, our board of directors. Each month we will feature one leader on our board whose service to the chapter has gone above and beyond.


August 2015:  Seth Stecker - Business Development Executive at Agilysys

     

Seth Stecker is a Business Development leader at Agilysys, an industry leading developer and marketer of proprietary enterprise software, services, and solutions for the hospitality industry. The company specializes in point of sale, property management, inventory and procurement, document management, workforce management, and mobile and wireless solutions. Agilysys serves casinos, resorts, hotels, foodservice venues, restaurants, stadiums and cruise lines.

Before entering the hospitality industry in 2012, Seth worked in the advertising agency vertical for over ten years. In his career he has partnered with people at every level of business from locally owned shops to Forbes Top 100.

Hailing from Texas, Seth made the move from Dallas to South Florida in 2013 and immediately joined the HSMAI South Florida chapter where he serves on the Executive Board of Directors as the Vice President of Programs and Content. HSMAI has been a major factor in establishing a presence in a new market as well as meeting wonderful new people and forging both partnerships and friendships.

Seth's passions spring from a strong spiritual foundation. He enjoys college football, boxing, and spending time with family and friends.

You may reach Seth at seth.stecker@agilysys.com.


 

new member spotlight

HSMAI South Florida welcomes
the following new members to its family:

Michelle Anseeuw, Eden Roc Miami Beach
Marco Benitez, Marriott International
Karen Benitez, Marriott International
Michelle Bozoki, Marriott Caribbean & Latin America Resorts
Jose Castro, Hotwire
Fernando Cerna, EAST Miami
Simone Champagnie, Florida International University
Richard Chandler, Viceroy Miami
Kathryn Collins, Marriott International
Mayra Fernandez, Hotwire
Marisol Giraldo, Marriott
Nicolas Heeger, IUBH School of Business and Management
Svetlana Hristova, Eden Roc Miami Beach
John Israel, Orbitz Worldwide
Kimberly Lewin, Marriott International
Nicole Martinez, Courtyard by Marriott
Rachel Mecca, Denihan Hospitality Group
Gordon Rockwell, Rockwell Enterprises
Merrick Sequeira, Florida International University
Claudio Silveira, Expedia
Meghan Smith, IDeaS - A SAS COMPANY
Brad Sundock, EAST Miami
Karen Wollard, Institute for Hospitality and Tourism Education and Research
Veronica DeFeo Zampolino, Urgo Hotels

thank you to HSMAI South Florida sponsors