Trailblazing Hospitality: Why I Started A Race In My Community (And What I’ve Learned Through Running and Personal Development) – Sid Garza-Hillman, Stanford Inn

If you want some inspiration on what it looks like to expand the definition of what it means to be a hospitality provider, you should listen to Sid Garza-Hillman today. Sid is the Wellness Programs Director at The Stanford Inn in Mendocino, he’s the author of “Ultra Running for Normal People. In this episode, you’re going to hear about why he founded the Mendocino Coast 50K ultramarathon in his community, how the Stanford Inn got involved, the impact of this – plus what he’s learned about ultrarunning and personal development. 

If you liked this episode:

1. Listen to my other episode with Sid: How We Use Nutrition & Wellness Programming To Serve Our Guests
2. Listen to our other episodes on wellness here

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This episode is brought to you with support from Ecodrive, which is helping hospitality companies cut costs and reach their sustainability goals simultaneously. They do this by incentivizing your guests to skip daily housekeeping by planting a tree or pulling a pound of plastic from the ocean for every housekeeping service skipped. Hotels working with Ecodrive are saving $15-25 per room in housekeeping costs, which can add up to hundreds of thousands in annual savings. Check out their cost savings calculator to see how much you could save in housekeeping costs by planting trees with Ecodrive, and email hotels@ecodrive.community if you want to learn more.

Music by Clay Bassford of Bespoke Sound: Music Identity Design for Hospitality Brands