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Hosted by Chase Keller, CCIM · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 17 episodes
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The Room Key is where hotel owners, investors, lenders, brokers, and hospitality professionals come to talk shop. Hosted by Chase Keller, CCIM, a national hotel broker with Franchise Clearly. Each episode dives into the real stories, challenges, and insights that drive the hotel industry. Whether you're a first-time owner, a seasoned investor, or someone who just loves the business of hospitality, The Room Key offers candid interviews, market trends, and practical takeaways you won’t find anywhere else. Unlock behind-the-scenes conversations with the people who power the places we stay.
Chase Keller, CCIM hosts The Room Key, a business show with 17 episodes published.
In this episode of The Room Key, I’m joined by Chris Zhao, CRME—Senior Product Manager for SEM/SEO at Travel Media Group—to talk about the reality of hotel digital marketing in 2026: every channel is crowded, every click
Put your bags down and relax—welcome to The Room Key, where we make underwriting sound less like a hostage negotiation. In this episode, Sonia Egyhazy, a hotel development executive at Accor, breaks down how luxury hotel
Hotel lending isn’t dead in 2026—but it’s definitely different. In this episode of The Room Key , Chase Keller sits down with Ryan Bosch , Principal at Arriba Capital , to unpack what’s really getting financed right now,
What happens when an institutional finance guy stops analyzing deals… and starts operating them? In this episode of The Room Key , Chase sits down with Tom Bono , Managing Partner of Bono Capital Group , to talk about th
In this episode of The Room Key, Chase Keller sits down with Rachel Humphrey —attorney, former AAHOA executive, and founder of the Women in Hospitality Leadership Alliance —to explore a remarkable career defined by reinv
In this episode, Chase sits down with hotel mortgage broker Larry Yells to unpack the current state of hotel financing and what owners need to know heading into 2025. Larry has spent more than two decades navigating the
Peachtree Group CEO Greg Friedman joins me for a deep dive on his founder journey and the operating system behind one of hospitality’s most active platforms. We talk about growing up around hotels, launching Peachtree in
In this episode of The Room Key, Chase sits down with Danielle Beckcom, Founder & CEO of TADA Hotel Consulting. Danielle shares her journey from front desk agent to industry leader, and the lessons she’s learned along th
Every hotel owner knows the business is cash-hungry — payroll, PIPs, taxes, debt service. But too often, the financial side is neglected until it’s too late. In this episode of The Room Key, I sit down with Paden Squires
Episode Summary In this episode of The Room Key , Chase Keller sits down with Anne Becker Olins, a Paris-based architect and designer whose work with Accor spans the globe’s most luxurious hotels—including Raffles, Fairm
Most hotel owners don’t need more legal theory—they need lawyers who understand how hotels actually work . That’s exactly what Steven Shapiro is training his students to become. Steven is the Director of the Hospitality
Can doing good actually make your business more profitable? In this episode of The Room Key, host Chase Keller sits down with Anna Blue, former President of the AHLA Foundation, for a candid and insightful conversation a
Insurance might not be the most glamorous part of running a hotel, but it’s one of the most important. In this episode of The Room Key , I sit down with Tyler Trunnell , better known as “Mr. Hotel Insurance,” to dig into
When you’re facing failed QA inspections, bad guest reviews, and the threat of losing your franchise flag, there’s no time for slow fixes—you need a turnaround expert. Jake Isaacs has made a career out of stepping into t
From Front Desk to Fairfield: A Conversation with Hotel Owner Vimal Ranat Growing up in a hotel can teach you a lot about life—and about business. In this episode of The Room Key , host Chase Keller sits down with hospit
From fry cook to Four-Star GM—Jeff Keeley’s hospitality journey is as inspiring as it is insightful. In this episode of The Room Key , Jeff takes us behind the scenes of luxury hotel management at the InterContinental Ka
If you're a hotel owner, manager, investor, or franchisee—this episode is for you. Stephen Barth is a hospitality attorney, professor at the Conrad Hilton College, and founder of HospitalityLawyer.com . He’s spent decade
Chris Zhao
Travel Media Group
1 appearance on this show
Sonia Egyhazy
Accor
1 appearance on this show
Ryan Bosch
Arriba Capital
1 appearance on this show
Greg Friedman
Peachtree Group
1 appearance on this show
Danielle Beckcom
TADA Hotel Consulting
1 appearance on this show
Anne Becker Olins
Accor
1 appearance on this show
Steven Shapiro
American University Washington College of Law
1 appearance on this show
Anna Blue
AHLA Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Jeff Keeley
InterContinental Kansas City
1 appearance on this show
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