WH&LA awards season is here! Nominate a 2018 Innkeeper of the Year, Associate of the Year, Corporate Champion of the Year; or celebrate your best employees with the Spirit of Hospitality Awards! Read on to learn more about each award. 

Innkeeper of the Year: WH&LA recognizes the complete commitment to lodging excellence and Wisconsin’s lodging industry with this award, open to all WH&LA member property general managers or owner/operators, regardless of property size. One individual, one couple or one set of family members from the same property will be selected from all completed entries to receive WH&LA’s highest honor. Judging criteria include ongoing involvement in WH&LA and the lodging industry, commitment to both the profession and the community, personal and/or property achievements, general leadership abilities, and human resource skills.

Corporate Champion of the Year: The Corporate Champion is designed to recognize an individual active in Wisconsin’s lodging industry who is in key management (or ownership of a company owning/operating multiple lodging properties in Wisconsin, with all of their Wisconsin properties in WH&LA membership. Judging criteria includes contributions to the company’s success, personal or company recognition, ongoing WH&LA involvement, and other industry or community involvement.

Associate of the Year: WH&LA honors a high degree of industry dedication and knowledge with this award, open to all current WH&LA associate vendor, educational institution, and CVB/Chamber members. Judging criteria include proven track record of exceptional commitment and service to the industry, ongoing participation in WH&LA, personal and/or company achievements and general leadership abilities.

Spirit of Hospitality Award: Is there someone very special working at your property who demonstrates the spirit of hospitality to your guests and your staff? Nominate them for one of only 12 Spirit of Hospitality awards given each year.

Submit your nominations here 

Wisconsin women in lodging are invited to attend a luncheon and presentation Dare to Be You – The Power of Authenticity with Kimberly Zahasky! This event is hosted by the Wisconsin Women in Lodging Chapter.

Register Now!

DATE

Thursday, May 3rd

TIME

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (Registration opens at 11:45 PM)

LOCATION

Lake Lawn Resort, Delavan

PROGRAM 

Dare to be You – The Power of Authenticity with Kimberly Zahasky  

Take a break from your busy day to share lunch with other women in lodging and enjoy a fun and stimulating presentation on achieving work and life balance! Acclaimed speaker Kimberly Zahasky will be sharing some of her most useful tips, along with practical tools and interactive activities to take your life from surviving to thriving. 

COST 

$34 per person

 REGISTRATION DEADLINE

April 26, 2018

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SPEAKER PROFILE

Kimberly Zahasky is a 30 something, multi-passionate entrepreneur, consultant, and speaker from the Madison, W area who co-owns Blue River Chiropractic, the Natural Family Expo and founded The Professional Optimist brand.

Her passion is helping others become their best versions of themselves and using their skills to better serve the world.

With a husband, 3 kids, 3 businesses and a deep hunger for the next level, she is on the daily hunt to gain a healthier balance of peace and pursuit. Being the information junkie that she is, Kimberly has gathered vast amounts of information on the subject of work-life balance, all of it tested on herself.

Thanks to the generous donations of our members, we are pleased to announce that our “Enjoy Wisconsin” Online Auction is now open for bidding and will run until noon on Tuesday, March 20.

The proceeds from the auction subsidize the costs of our many services, to keep dues and fees as low as possible.

View all of the great auction items available and place your bids here!

We appreciate everyone helping to make our online auction a success by donating items, bidding on items and spreading the news about the auction to your co-workers, friends and relatives!

We are so pleased to welcome WH&LA’s newest members!  The Victorian Dreams B&B, Holiday Inn Express, and M3 Insurance all joined in February.

Visit their websites to learn more about these new members.

Victorian Dreams Bed & Breakfast

 Holiday Inn Express Weston/Wausau

M3 Insurance 

WH&LA is hiring!

The Wisconsin Hotel & Lodging Association (WH&LA), the sixth largest state lodging association in the country, has a new opportunity available to join our team as the Manager of Sales & Recruitment!

The core function of this position is to identify and recruit new WH&LA members while retaining existing members. Additional responsibilities include selling advertising space, sponsorships, planning and executing the Trade Show at the Wisconsin Lodging Conference and more!

Job Summary

This position is responsible for the growth of our membership and the generation of revenue that funds our organization and the valued services that we provide to lodging properties around the state.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Recruit and retain members to grow total membership, primarily through phone marketing and email communications, but also occasional in-person meetings
• Sell publication advertising, sponsorships, online marketing, and marketing packages
• Sell participation in our over 20 marketing programs enabling considerable savings for members
• Brainstorm ideas for new revenue-generating programs to help fund programs and services
• Manage our annual 80-booth Trade Show, selling booth space, communicating with exhibitors and on-site oversight of the show

Qualifications and Skills

The successful candidate for this position will be skilled at cultivating respected relationships via phone and email, with strong follow-up skills that demonstrate the value and highly respected reputation of our organization.

Some college, excellent and professional communication skills, and the ability to learn the structure and terminology quickly relating to the industry we service.

Good Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel and database skills will be most helpful to both the candidate and to us.

We are looking for a candidate who would understand and feel strongly about what good we do for Wisconsin’s lodging industry and the owners/operators who manage and operate their small and large businesses.

Benefits

We provide paid vacation, holidays, and sick (or wellness) days, 75% employer-paid health insurance, a Simple IRA savings plan where we match up to 2.5% of your contributions after one year. We also provide access to optional Vision Insurance, which is employee-paid.

This position provides a salary base ($38k – $40k/year) plus earned commissions.

Job Type: Full-time

Interested? Email your resume to pugal@wisconsinlodging.org