management

Hospitality Financial Leadership – The Top 10 Accounts Receivable Controls

“AR” as we commonly refer to the sub department of the accounting function is a mainstay in any larger group-based hotel. In these juggernauts the importance of efficiently collecting your money is mission critical. Not only do we take the chance that the group will come and stay after we hold all those…

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Hospitality Financial Leadership – Owed to Canadian Rock Legends – RUSH

For most people we all have our song of life, that special time and genre, and maybe even a band or artist that really captures the essence of who we were then, and it marked a turning point in our younger lives. For me it was definitely Rush! I can vividly remember when I first heard the song from the…

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Hospitality Financial Leadership – $600,000 Trash Can

Hospitality Financial Leadership
$600,000 Trash Can

A 30-year hotel vet, David has seen everything, a lot of which he shares in his book, The Prosperous Hotelier. Susan and David talk about railroads, scams, and Russians.

Susan’s Top Floor podcast is awesome. She asks the tough questions.…

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Hospitality Financial Leadership – Closing Costs

In my life, there are few if any financial moments that have created a lasting positive memory. At least that is how it has been for me. Not too many earth-shattering activities, but one on the money side stands out. So that is what this one is about, one of those moments where a financial miracle happens, and it…

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What People Are Saying About – The Prosperous Hotelier

As someone who writes about the hospitality industry for a living, David Lund’s financial perspective is invaluable in my ability to understand the nuances of hotel finance—clearly and concisely. David possesses the exceptional ability to write about complicated subject matter and convey it in a way that is simple and succinct to understand—for…

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