Editorial Board   Guest Author

Mr. Gillespie

Adam Gillespie

Founder, BroadView IP

Adam Gillespie is the founder of Remote Source and BroadView IP, which is a leading integrator in device applications and functionality, adaptive mobile technologies and video applications, creating innovative digital experiences for businesses and consumers based on IP technology across a wide range of accessible devices.

BroadView IP works to minimize the risk of technology investments from workforce automation, entertainment, to e-commerce. We seek to generate immediate revenue and minimize the risk of investing into expendable technologies along with providing support for various hardware profiles and platforms. BroadView seeks to provide a seamless transition into today's mobile-ready technology marketplace. Mr. Gillespie has a diverse background in hospitality technology consulting and hotel profit management with over 10 years' experience supporting the efforts of Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG) and the International Hotel Technology Forum (IHTF). He has also played a major support role in the largest hospitality technology focused conference, HITEC as a technology supplier and as a delegate sourcing new technologies for clients in the hospitality marketplace.

Mr. Gillespie is experienced in working with a wide variety of hotel management groups, franchises, and independent boutique hotels internationally. He has assisted with cost and contract management, in-room technology such as IPTV, VOiP, private VPNs, video content distribution, hotel networking and ultra-fast high-speed internet services. Prior to his career in hospitality technology, Mr. Gillespie worked as a high-frequency radio operations specialist in the United States Coast Guard.

He is currently based out of Tampa Florida, and when not involved with work, is always looking forward to spending time with his wife and two daughters.


Please visit http://www.broadviewip.com for more information.

Mr. Gillespie can be contacted at 844-840-4788 or adamg@broadviewip.com

Coming up in March 2020...

Human Resources: Confronting a Labor Shortage

With the unemployment rate at its lowest level in decades (3.7%), what has always been a perennial problem for human resource professionals - labor shortage - is now reaching acute levels of concern. It is getting harder to find and recruit qualified applicants. Even finding candidates with the skills to succeed in entry-level positions has become an issue. In addition, employee turnover rates remain extremely high in the hotel industry. As a result of these problems, hotel HR managers are having to rethink their recruitment strategies in order to hire the right talent for the right job. First, hotels have been forced to raise their wages and offer other appealing perks, as a way to attract qualified candidates. Secondly, HR managers are reassessing their interviewing techniques, focusing less on the answers they receive to questions and more on observable behavior. Part of this process includes role-playing during the interview, so that the recruiter can gauge how a candidate works through specific problems and interacts with other team members. Additionally, some HR managers are also creating internal talent pools as a way to address labor shortages. Instead of utilizing department resources to find new hires with specific skills for needed positions, hotels are cultivating talent pools internally and preparing their employees to assume leadership roles whenever the time comes. They are also placing greater emphasis on a company culture that is more performance-based, as a way to curb employee turnover, increase employee satisfaction, and assure higher levels of customer service. Finally, recognizing the importance of employee retention as a way to lessen the impact of a tight labor market, some HR managers are instituting generous reward programs in order to retain their top performers. The March Hotel Business Review will explore what some HR professionals are doing to address these and other issues in their departments.


Click here to Subscribe
Copyright © 1996-2020. All content on HotelExecutive.com. All Rights Reserved.