June 5, 2019

This Woman Becomes Hotel GM After Many Tell Her It’ll Never Happen

Marlene Poynder, GM of the Conrad New York Downtown talked to me during Hilton Hotels Worldwide Women’s Leadership Forum this past Sunday to share how she fought to be a GM during a time when she was always told women weren’t cut out to manage a hotel. Now she’s #GM of one the best #hotels in #NYC.

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