RoomRite

Entrepreneur Spotlight. Meet Michael Weiss, Teresa Guastella, and Thomas Murphy, entrepreneurs and founders of RoomRite. After Covid, Michael and Teresa met while working on another product and began discussions and researching the impact of attrition globally. After months of planning, research, testing, and working with several advisors, they brought on an additional founder, Thomas Murphy, to help build the patent-pending SaaS product. Since that time, the three of them have been working alongside planners, DMOs, hotels, and cruise lines alike, helping to create mutual wins for everyone who interacts with RoomRite. One of the many unique elements that makes this start up special is the team, with 70 years of industry experience. They are addressing a $21 billion dollar opportunity. RoomRite takes the unused rooms in the hospitality industry and resells blocks of rooms due to cancelations and attrition. From day one, their goal has been to provide a tool that benefits event professionals hoteliers, and cruise lines to mitigate losses when attrition and cancellation inevitably occur. Using their experience in hotel sales, conference production, event software, and business development, the founding team created a proprietary technology that empowers a win-win solution. This team is having incredible success and in many ways they are just getting started. Stay tuned for announcements and enhancements this fall. RoomRite is a service to keep on your radar. Whether you are taking a trip with friends, family, or for work, RoomRite will get you the best deals in amazing destinations. Michael, Teresa, and Thomas are my pick for the entrepreneurs of the week. #riseandgrind #entrepreneurs #wintheday #historymakers RoomRite Teresa Guastella, CHSP Michael Weiss Thomas Murphy

The New Wave of Eventtech. Here is an update on the event technology landscape. This update refers to Q2 - 2024. —————————————————— Also a new design to combat the blatant plagiarism we are getting from other event media. Thank you for validating my work! —————————————————— If you want a PDF with clickable links, find it here. https://lnkd.in/gnuU2zjd —————————————————— This map is the result of my analysis, and experience in eventtech. It is subjective and purely editorial. I added a new category: measurement. Some of the criteria for inclusion in the wider map: * New product features * Revenue milestones * Organic media coverage (no paid placements) * High-profile client sign-up * Recent funding rounds * Country-specific penetration * Recurring presence in online planner conversations * Positive online reviews * Meaningful product launches If I missed you, send me a message by September 15, 2024 with an answer to the above criteria (it doesn’t have to be all of them). —————————————————— Disclosure. Inclusion on this map is NOT pay-for-play. I switched to alphabetical order. It was previously random. I have worked and do work with many of the companies listed. However, I also have never talked to many of the companies listed. The map is not up for sale for sponsorship for eventtech providers. This map does not endorse any of the listed companies and is not buyer advice. —————————————————— Who did I miss? P.S. If you or your favorite eventtech has been featured, repost this. Let everybody know.

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