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2026 Commercial Strategy Forum: United at the Core

Jun 16, 2026

It was a privilege to gather at Renaissance Orlando Resort & Spa at Disney Springs for the Commercial Strategy Forum, bringing together leaders from Sales, Marketing, and Revenue.

With the theme of United at the Core this year, the objective was clear: unify our strategy, strengthen community across disciplines, and build momentum to elevate performance across our portfolio.

The forum encouraged shared insights, meaningful collaboration, and delivered a clear path forward, reinforcing a unified Commercial mindset to power success.

Here are some highlights from our time together:

  • SVP of Commercial Optimization Harry Carr, SVP of Commercial Optimization Pat Broderick, and SVP of Sales Brad Barnett each took the plunge in the Dunk Tank to benefit Give Kids the World Village, where we raised more than $10,300 for the children.
  • State of the industry, snapshot and helpful trends from Michael Dominguez, President & CEO for Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI)
  • Trends and industry snapshot from Ryan Meliker, President and CoFounder of Lodging Analytics Research & Consulting
  • Leveraging AI with Matthew Bright, SVP, Head of IT
  • The Commercial Synergy Session: Pillars, Profits, and Peer Best Practices panel discussion
  • All Hands on Revenue: Activating the Whole Hotel panel discussion
  • The Commercial Case for Full Funnel Marketing with Stephanie Smith, Founder of Cogwheel Marketing & Analytics
  • Breakout sessions, featuring:
    • Paid Media and Trends for the Modern Hotelier
    • Cvent: Using your Cvent data to make strategic decisions
    • Revenue Management: Rethinking the Budget Season
    • Digital Marketing: Would AI recommend your property?
    • Building the Bench: Developing Talent & Driving Performance
    • Amaze Insights

…and so much more!

And finally, the conference culminated in a “Summer Soiree” awards dinner. Congratulations again to the following teams for exceptional performance in 2025. You’ve set the bar high, and we are so very proud. Stay hungry, stay humble!

Marketing Team of the Year

Pivot: Three Waters Resort and Marina, Islamorada, a Tribute Portfolio Resort
Hotels: Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville Downtown
Resorts: The Don CeSar

Revenue Team of the Year

Pivot: Mills House Charleston, Curio Collection by Hilton
Hotels: Hyatt Centric Chicago Magnificent Mile
Resorts: The Westin St. Thomas Beach Resort & Spa and Bouy House Beach Resort St Thomas, Autograph Collection

Sales Team of the Year

Pivot: Asher Adams, Autograph Collection
Hotels: Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville Downtown
Resorts: Eden Roc Miami Beach


We are excited to see everyone keep the momentum going at their hotels and resorts to drive performance and align as one commercial team to yield success.
Thank you for creating value in all that you do!