Season 5
Taking Risks, Looking To The Future, and Positive Management
An Interview with Jason Abdullah, Senior Digital Marketing Manager at Hilton
Podcast Audio Only:
Jason Abdullah is full of resources and knowledge that will help you take that next step in your career.
First, we discuss his role as a Senior Digital Marketing Manager for Hilton, the nuances of the digital marketing world, and how he leverages data to create targeted marketing campaigns.
Then we discuss his career journey, which is a plethora of intentional and risky transitions that allowed him to excel in his career and had him recently named Hotel Management Magazine’s Emerging Leader in the Hospitality Industry. His transition to Starwood Hotels in NYC, to Expedia in LA, to Amazon, and finally to Hilton in Orange County is a masterclass in reading the market and making strategic moves.
We end the interview with Jason sharing some of his best lessons learned, which mostly centers on positive management and how to get the most out of your team. Jason is an energetic and thoughtful leader you need to follow.
Books:
Top Favorite: How To Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie
Biographies of Iconic Founders
TOP 10 LIST:
- How to Win Friends & Influence People
- Guns, Germs, And Steel: The Fates Of Human Societies
- Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
- Brandwashed: Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy
- Thinking, Fast and Slow
- Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
- Small Is the New Big: And 193 Other Riffs, Rants, and Remarkable Business Ideas
- Steve Jobs
- Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
- Be My Guest
- Platform Revolution: How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy - and How to Make Them Work for You
About Jason Abdullah:
Jason is an award winning and highly-motivated Hospitality Technology professional, with over 15 years of experience at both top-tier global companies and small start-up firms, with a focused understanding of all things hospitality digital marketing, including process improvement, sales operations, revenue management, marketing strategy, and complex analytics.
Connect with Jason on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonabdullah/
