CH&LA Lodging News July/August 2018

4 CALIFORNIA LODGING NEWS www.calodging.com Mark Podolski Director of Sales & Marketing, Pacific Palms HOTELIER PROFILE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF AND BACKGROUND. I have been in hotel sales & marketing for 38 years, working for various chain and independent hotel companies including Marriott/Starwood/Ritz-Carlton/Destination Hotels & Resorts/Sheraton and with Visit Anaheim CVB. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN THE DIRECTOR OF SALES & MARKETING AT PACIFIC PALMS? 8.5 years WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF BEING THE DIRECTOR OF SALES & MARKETING AT PACIFIC PALMS? The variety of daily interactions with clients, training and brainstorming strategy with sales-catering-conference service-revenue staff, marketing and interacting with the entire hotel team. WHAT IS A TYPICAL WORK DAY LIKE FOR YOU? Crazy to the max…There is never enough time to execute on all of the sales/marketing/service ideas and needs.