I worked for the owner at a previous hotel for 6 years. When he built a new Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites, he called me and offered me the job as general manager. I was very lucky in my hotel career. I was practically pushed up the ladder kicking and screaming, but my work spoke for it's self. Upon my retirement the hotel was sold and I started working in the music industry which goes hand in hand in with the hospitality industry in Austin, TX. Our city motto is the "Live Music Capital of the World. I use my marketing, sales, employee development, human resources, revenue management and chaos control and prevention with bands. It works!