Our seventh installment of Office Hours take us to Oakmont Country Club in Glendale, California where we sit down with Sean Van Straatum. Currently, Sean is the Assistant General Manager & Director of Food & Beverage at Oakmont Country Club. Throughout Sean’s career, he has been privileged to work with amazing individuals that continue to motivate and inspire. He looks forward to always being open to explore, learn new concepts, and immerse himself into the world of hospitality.

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Our sixth episode takes us to beautiful Nordman, Idaho, where we sit down with Tracie Szybnski, owner of Elkins Resort On Priest Lake. Tracie exchanged a typical 40-hr work week and navigating traffic, for a full-time life at Priest Lake when she took over ownership of the resort from her family. 40 years of resort life, 30 years of marriage and 16 years with children has taught her to handle just about anything, with each month’s goal to balance work, family and sporting activities.

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In our fifth episode, we chat with Wayne Burgher, the General Manager of the Residence Inn Grand Rapids Airport. Wayne has experience in both Full-Service and Select Service operations as well as above property operations. His team has been using Relay since January 2022, utilizing the system as a property-wide communication service as well as Relay’s panic button and indoor location tracking.

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In our fourth episode, we chat with Virginia Benner, Manager of Customer Success at Relay. Virginia has a passion for making the customer experience informative and impactful. Previously serving as a Customer Success Manager with a portfolio of customers, she currently leads the Customer Success team at Relay.

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In our third episode, we sit down with Matthew Lehman. Matthew is the General Manager of the Grand Bohemian Hotel Asheville, an iconic property located in the Historic Biltmore Village of Asheville, North Carolina. Matthew is a veteran in the hospitality industry and has more than two decades of leadership experience in fine dining and luxury hotels. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Matthew moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. A passion for food and wine kept him returning to the restaurant industry, which led him to stops in Beverly Hills, Hollywood, and Bel Air. Matthew joined the Peninsula Beverly Hills in 2006 and later the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, leading numerous renovation projects and introducing new F&B concepts, including FIG Restaurant and The Bungalow. Matthew is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University and earned an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. He currently serves on the board of the Explore Asheville and is engaged with numerous charitable organizations.

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For our second episode, we’ll chat with Brandon Smith, Senior Software Development Architect at Relay. Brandon has been on the Relay team since it began and brings several of years of experience to the team. In addition to your questions, Brandon will discuss the features and benefits of Relay and will also share that thing that excites him most about working at Relay.

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For our first episode, we’ll chat with Scott Boucher, hotel manager of The Peabody Memphis, who has implemented Relay on his 500,000 sq ft. property. Scott Boucher began his hospitality industry career at age 17 as a Walt Disney World attraction host and has spent the last 30+ years working his way through nearly every department within hotel operations. He spent a large portion of his career in the Marriott International family at such properties as The Renaissance Vinoy, The Renaissance Orlando Resort at Sea World, The JW Marriott at Grande Lakes, all in Florida, and the Marriott Hilton Head Beach and Golf Resort in South Carolina. He later became Director of Lodging Operations at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Pennsylvania, where he achieved and maintained the AAA 5-Diamond Award. He came to The Peabody Memphis in 2007 as Director of Rooms and later was elevated to Director of Operations and as of 2018 became the Hotel Manager.

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