Mr. Curtin

Steve Curtin

Founder

Steve Curtin Customer Enthusiast!

Steve Curtin has 20 years of experience between hotel operations, sales and marketing, training and development, and customer service roles working for Marriott International, one of the premiere customer-focused companies in the world.

As the Area Director of Training for the New York City market, Mr. Curtin organized the training efforts at more than a dozen area hotels to successfully coordinate corporate-wide training initiatives. While at the NY Marriott Marquis, Mr. Curtin worked with a team of executives to implement training that resulted in dramatic increases in employee and customer satisfaction scores. One such initiative titled The Basics was adapted from the Ritz-Carlton Gold Standards in 1998 and branded by Marriott headquarters to become a company-wide initiative involving more than 3,000 hotels.

Mr. Curtin has delivered interactive and engaging presentations on three continents, in six countries, and throughout the United States. He has delivered over 600 presentations to more than 20,000 people. In addition to hospitality audiences, Mr. Curtin has presented to associations, retailers, healthcare professionals, and state tourism groups.

Mr. Curtin has received advanced training in public speaking from Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, National Speakers Association, American Society for Training and Development, and Decker Communications. He has met the rigorous professional speaking requirements to be accepted and accredited by the National Speakers Association.

Mr. Curtin is a customer service, training, and public speaking enthusiast based in Denver, CO. Learn more: www.stevecurtin.com

Mr. Curtin can be contacted at 303-325-1375 or steve@stevecurtin.com

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