Why I Took My Finance Team to the Front Lines – Jamelia Lehn, SPIRE Hospitality

In this episode, Jamelia Lehn, Chief Financial Officer at SPIRE Hospitality, shares why she took her teams on a field trip and the surprising lessons they learned.

• The importance of connecting accounting teams with hotel operations.
• How understanding hotel operations can lead to more accurate financials.
• The structure and preparation involved in organizing site visits.
• Feedback from both the accounting team and hotel staff on the visits.
• The impact of these visits on relationships and communication between teams.
• How such initiatives can attract interest from hotel owners and potential clients.

Check out Jamelia’s post on LinkedIn, which we referenced about this trip.

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Music for this show is produced by Clay Bassford of Bespoke Sound: Music Identity Design for Hospitality Brands