Beyond Management: Seth Godin’s Call for a New Era of Leadership
In our May 2025 edition of Resort Trades magazine, we heard from four women in the industry who occupy leadership
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Leadership and Teaching 
Author: Sharon Scott Wilson, RRP
Leadership and Teaching 
Christel House Christel DeHaan’s Enduring Legacy: RCI Leader Reflects on a Mission of Giving Back
At Resort Trades, we had the pleasure of speaking with Juan Ignacio Rodriguez, managing director of RCI International, Travel +
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Photo Courtesy of Lamotte Company The Amenities Arms Race: How Resorts Are Redefining the Guest Experience
In today’s hypercompetitive resort market, simply offering a clean room, well-stocked kitchen, and a comfortable bed might not be enough.
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(Left to right) Catherine Lacey, SVP, Meetings and Member Experience, ARDA; Lanie Kane Hanan, CEO, ONE; Fiona Downing, CEO, FNTX; and Sarah Koves, SVP, Brand Strategy, Travel+Leisure Company, inspired women seeking to enhance their careers in the timeshare industry during the ARDA WIN Winter Conference, held in Orlando on January 23, 2025. A Woman’s Guide to Leadership
“Successful people aren’t necessarily smarter, happier, or more competent. They are simply better at dumping their HeadTrash!” according to the
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Sharon Scott Wilson RRP Publisher Resort Trades Prepping for the ARDA Spring Conference, March 23-26, 2025
You might think there’s not much going on at early registration for the conference on Sunday, March 23, but you
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Win 2025 Attendees ARDA WIN: Helping Build Strong Leaders
Empowering…positive reinforcement…great networking! It was one of those rare opportunities for [mostly] young, aspiring career [mostly] women have for a
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Timeshare…the Little Engine That Could Timeshare…the Little Engine That Could
At one time, there were twice as many publicly held timeshare resort companies listed as there are today. Here it
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Linda Beltran, Vice President, Corporate Communications, Holiday Inn Club Vacations Resort Community Connections: Linda Beltran’s Inspiring Leadership Journey at Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Resort Trades Publisher Sharon Scott Wilson, RRP, kicks off the “Resort Community Connections” series with an in-depth conversation with Linda
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Drew Richard, President of SPI SPI Software’s Drew Richard…a Lesson in Leadership
SPI’s new President, Drew Richard, and the rest of the executive team are in the middle of a jam-packed week
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Mike Norton, Director - Customer Relations for TimeShareWare What’s Next for Software in the Shared-Ownership Industry?
A Discussion With Mike Norton, Director — Customer Relations, TimeShareWare As publisher of Resort Trades Media Group, I had the
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