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The president of a 50-property hotel chain confirms hospitality is hiding in plain sight
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As leaders like Elon Musk predict that work will be optional in a few years, more workers may soon find themselves lounging at the resorts of their choosing.
Key facts
- And from 2024 to 2034, BLS projects the sector will add more than 553,000 jobs
- For Alexander, living out those priorities means waking up at 5:30 a.m. to run with friends before taking his kids to school, then wrapping up his workday back home around 6 or 7 p.m
- And according to Kurt Alexander, president of Omni Hotels & Resorts—which operates over 50 properties across North America—landing a job in the field may be more accessible than it seems
- By 2017, he had been promoted to chief financial officer, and in 2022, he landed the company’s top job of president
Summary
And according to Kurt Alexander, president of Omni Hotels & Resorts—which operates over 50 properties across North America—landing a job in the field may be more accessible than it seems. “We can teach you the hospitality business,” he told Fortune. Attitude-first hiring is a philosophy echoed by business leaders, from billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, both of whom have emphasized that culture fit and willingness to learn can often outweigh other weaknesses. But it’s also a philosophy he arrived at through his own unconventional path to the top of the hotel industry.