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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 November 2019...

Architecture & Design: Biophilic Design

The hospitality industry is constantly evolving to meet and exceed guest expectations. As a result, hotels are always on the lookout for new ways to improve the guest experience, and architecture and design is an essential part of this equation. Bold design is often the most effective way to make an exceptional first impression - an impression guests use to distinguish between brands. One design trend that is being embraced worldwide has become known as “Biophilic Design.” Biophilic design is based on the concept of biophilia, which is the theory that human beings have an innate tendency to seek out nature, natural elements, and natural forms. Biophilic design is more than hotels simply adding a surplus of plants; it involves incorporating specific design elements into a hotel in order to imbue it with a sense of wellness and well-being. Some of those elements include exposure to natural lighting; views of nature and rooms with a view; natural architectural patterns; salvaged or reclaimed woods of all types; reclaimed metals; sustainably sourced stone; living green walls and vertical gardens; and direct and indirect exposure to nature. Hotels that have incorporated biophilic design into their properties are reaping the benefits associated with this trend including reduced stress responses, better air quality, lower energy costs, and more positive guest reviews. Biophilic design has also been shown to improve guest moods and to satisfy consumer demand for environmental responsibility. Savvy hotel owners and managers are aware that nature-inspired elements enhance their guests' comfort and well-being, which is why this trend is becoming so prevalent. Biophilic design is just one topic in the fields of hotel architecture and design that will be examined in the November issue of the Hotel Business Review.
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