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Andrea Belfanti on Identity, Career Loss, and Why Being the Host Is Still Being the Boss
From Event Planner to Global CEO: Andrea Belfanti on Bad Bosses, Getting Laid Off, and Leading With Kindness Across Six Continents
Andrea Belfanti, CEO of the International Society of Hospitality Consultants, shares her path from a wine and spirits class at USC to leading a global nonprofit network of 270 senior consultants across six continents, through nightmare bosses, a 2008 layoff that shook her identity, and a leadership philosophy built on kindness, curiosity, and showing up in person.
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Discovered hospitality at 18 through a wine class, confirmed it during…
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