Meetings Matter Chatter

Why Hilton is “For the Stay” and the #1 World’s Best Workplace

January 11, 2024 Nikki McLain Season 2 Episode 1
Why Hilton is “For the Stay” and the #1 World’s Best Workplace
Meetings Matter Chatter
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Meetings Matter Chatter
Why Hilton is “For the Stay” and the #1 World’s Best Workplace
Jan 11, 2024 Season 2 Episode 1
Nikki McLain

Hilton is a great place to work…and don’t take it from me! Hilton was recently awarded the #1 World’s Best Workplace by Great Place to Work and Fortune Magazine. Join the in-depth conversation with Gerilyn Horan, Vice President – Group Sales & Strategic Accounts with Hilton as we uncover why Hilton has won this prestigious award along with our discussion of new hotel developments, what to expect from Hilton in 2024, and much more! In Gerilyn’s role, she is responsible for leading the growth of the group segment for Hilton and ensuring her team members are collaborative, trusted advisors to their customers. Gerilyn, began her career with Hilton spending ten years in property and global sales roles including the Waldorf Astoria in New York and leading the San Francisco Worldwide Sales office.  She then spent many years in the luxury sector traveling the globe with Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Langham Hospitality Group and also Meadowood Napa Valley.  Before rejoining Hilton Gerilyn was Vice President North America for HelmsBriscoe.  There she worked with multinational customers on procuring their meetings and events and gained the invaluable perspective of the customer viewpoint.  Gerilyn says returning to Hilton in 2018 shows you can go home!


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Hilton is a great place to work…and don’t take it from me! Hilton was recently awarded the #1 World’s Best Workplace by Great Place to Work and Fortune Magazine. Join the in-depth conversation with Gerilyn Horan, Vice President – Group Sales & Strategic Accounts with Hilton as we uncover why Hilton has won this prestigious award along with our discussion of new hotel developments, what to expect from Hilton in 2024, and much more! In Gerilyn’s role, she is responsible for leading the growth of the group segment for Hilton and ensuring her team members are collaborative, trusted advisors to their customers. Gerilyn, began her career with Hilton spending ten years in property and global sales roles including the Waldorf Astoria in New York and leading the San Francisco Worldwide Sales office.  She then spent many years in the luxury sector traveling the globe with Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Langham Hospitality Group and also Meadowood Napa Valley.  Before rejoining Hilton Gerilyn was Vice President North America for HelmsBriscoe.  There she worked with multinational customers on procuring their meetings and events and gained the invaluable perspective of the customer viewpoint.  Gerilyn says returning to Hilton in 2018 shows you can go home!