Tidbits for the Emerging Pineapple Professional: A Guide for the Aspiring Hospitality Professional

by Dr. Dequan Smith, Davonne Reaves

Overview

Tidbits for the Emerging Hospitality Professional was designed to aid in the professional development for the next generation of hospitality professionals. The tidbits are useful and vital to developing and navigating a successful career in the hospitality industry. This book will benefit students and faculty of hospitality education by providing resources and strategies to excel academically and professionally in the hospitality industry. Tidbits for the Emerging Pineapple Professional serves as a guiding agent for career and professional development and the best practices in the hospitality environment. The resources provided are transferable to other business-related industries such as retail, sports management and entertainment. Hospitality students and emerging hospitality professionals will find this book as a solid road map to building a successful and meaningful career in the hospitality industry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780578217024
Publisher:	Dr. DeQuan Smith & Davonne Reaves
Publication date:	12/20/2018
Pages:	156
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.36(d)

About the Author

Dr. DeQuan M. Smith received a Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality Management and Master of Science degree in Sport Management from Virginia State University. In addition, he received a doctorate from Capella University in Educational Leadership and Management where his dissertation capstone focused on creating a hospitality boot camp known as “The Hospitality Pineapple Boot Camp”, designed to expose high school students to the hospitality industry education and professional development for early career decisions.

After over ten years of experience in hotel operations, asset management, development, feasibility research and marketing, Davonne Reaves created The Vonne Group in 2017. The Vonne Group which is a hospitality consulting firm specializing in travel market research, asset and operational management, and brand development for boutique hotels. The Vonne Group’s specialty is creating proven strategies to assist hotel owners in making sound financial and innovative decisions that match their goals and identify creative approaches to develop unique concepts. Prior to The Vonne Group, Reaves worked with Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Blair Management Consultants, Horwath HTL and CHMWarnick where she managed portfolios totaling over $1 billion in assets.