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Mr. Cohen

Steve Cohen

Chief Executive Officer, LMS, Inc.

Steve Cohen is the founder of LMS, Inc., acting as CEO and President since 1994. Over the last 4 years, he has led the company through a time of exponential growth, resulting in LMS being recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in the United States, as mentioned on the Inc. 5000 list of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies.

Mr. Cohen most recently founded a subsidiary brand to LMS, Guest Experience Maximization (GEM), a brand that supports the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. His success stems from his passion to embrace new opportunities and his penchant for innovating personalization technologies that have significantly improved customer engagement and experiential transactions.

Mr. Cohen has over 30 years of experience in consumer and hospitality industries, including 10 years at The Walt Disney Company. This experience prepared him to lead a data-driven consulting firm focused on enhancing the customer journey.

Together with his team of innovators, Mr. Cohen forms game-changing strategies and assist brands in gaining market share, improving brand equity and brand loyalty. They work together to advance new proprietary tools to benefit their nationally-recognized partners in the travel, tourism, hospitality, health, gaming, and service-driven industries.

Mr. Cohen is an avid industry authority who has had the opportunity to work with game-changers in the experience industry and continues to contribute to the landscape of experience innovation by offering first-hand expertise to his industry-leading partners. He most recently spoke at the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Show about delivering and establishing the optimal customer experience.

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

Mr. Cohen can be contacted at +1 407-352-2007 or scohen@lmsonline.com

Coming up in August 2020...

Food & Beverage: New Technological Innovations

In the past few years, hotel food and beverage departments have experienced significant growth. Managers are realizing just how much revenue potential this sector holds, both in terms of additional revenue and as a means to enhance the guest experience. As a result, substantial investments are being made in F&B operations as a way to satisfy hotel guests but also to keep pace with the competition. Though it has been a trend for many years, the Farm-to-Table movement shows no signs of abating. Hotel chains are abandoning corporate restaurants and are instead partnering with local chefs to create locally-influenced dining options. Local, farm-sourced ingredients paired with specialty beverages or local wine also satisfies the increasing demand from Millennial travelers who are eager to travel sustainably and contribute to a positive impact. A farm-to-table F&B program also helps to support the local economy, which builds community goodwill. Also popular are "Self-Serv" and "Grab & Go" options. These concepts stem from an awareness that a guest's time is limited and if a hotel can supply them with fast, fresh, food and beverage choices, then so much the better for them. Plus, by placing these specialty kiosks in areas that might be traditionally under-utilized (the lobby, for instance), they can become popular destination locations. Of course, there are new technological innovations as well. In-room, on-screen menus allow guests to order from any restaurant on the property, and some hotels are partnering with delivery companies that make it possible for guests to order food from any restaurant in the area. Also, many hotels are implementing in-room, voice-activated devices, so ordering food via an AI-powered assistant will soon become mainstream as well. The August issue of the Hotel Business Review will report on these developments and document what some leading hotels are doing to expand this area of their business.


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