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How do you create a truly memorable hospitality experience that keeps guests coming back? In this episode of The Turndown, James Kendall LaRue, COO of LOGE, shares his journey from consulting to leading an innovative hospitality brand that prioritizes community and authenticity. With properties designed to get guests out of their rooms and connected with each other and the outdoors, LOGE blends technology and personalized hospitality to create memorable moments across its growing network of experiential stays.<\/p>\n

Kendall discusses how LOGE leverages tech to streamline operations while empowering team members to focus on human-to-human interactions and shares insights on why authenticity and genuine care are the core competencies he seeks in leaders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How do you create a truly memorable hospitality experience that keeps guests coming back? In this episode of The Turndown, James Kendall LaRue, COO of LOGE, shares his journey from consulting to leading an innovative hospitality brand that prioritizes community and authenticity. With properties designed to get guests out of their rooms and connected with each other and the outdoors, LOGE blends technology and personalized hospitality to create memorable moments across its growing network of experiential stays.<\/p>\n

Kendall discusses how LOGE leverages tech to streamline operations while empowering team members to focus on human-to-human interactions and shares insights on why authenticity and genuine care are the core competencies he seeks in leaders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":59281,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90060","podcasts","type-podcasts","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nJames Kendall LaRue: Connecting guests with nature at LOGE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"James Kendall LaRue: Connecting guests with nature and one another at LOGE - \u201cThe Turndown\u201d with S\u00e9bastien Leitner\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudbeds.com\/the-turndown-podcast\/james-kendall-larue\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"James Kendall LaRue: Connecting guests with nature and one another at LOGE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"James Kendall LaRue: Connecting guests with nature and one another at LOGE - 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