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The Brown Hotel's John Demling on Why “What Got Me Here Won't Get Me There”
🎙️ From Teenage Dishwasher to Running a 100-Year-Old Louisville Landmark: John Demling's Journey at the Brown Hotel
In this episode, John Demling, General Manager of the historic Brown Hotel in Louisville, shares a career that started as a 14-year-old dishwasher and has spanned nearly every role a hotel has to offer. John opens up about a nine-day job loss that turned him into a stay-at-home dad, the mentors who shaped how he treats his staff, and what it takes to run one of the largest convention hotels in the country.
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Started as a dishwasher at 14, never really…
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