Get to know Dylan Cox, who was just promoted to Front Office Manager at The Heathman Lodge. Dylan joined the team about a year ago, and shares some of his thoughts as he’s taken on the new role.
Stop Wishing Success. Instead, Expect it.
We all hope for success, but most people don’t expect themselves to reach a level of extraordinary achievement. Rather, they hope and wish for that to be the case someday. Hoping and wishing will never be enough to get you to where you want to go. There is a major difference between hoping to be successful and expecting to be successful. When we hope to be successful, … Read More
Vancouver USA: No Longer Portland’s Tagalong Sibling
Way Back When… But not too far back I grew up on the other side of the Columbia River. At that time, Vancouver seemed like little more than a sleeper town for Portland. It had several nicknames, most not exactly complementary. I’m not proud to say I laughed at many of those names back then. In the early 2000s, there was talk that they were … Read More
Making Valentine’s Day Special
This is one day you don’t want to mess up. It’s’ February 10th, and I’d like to talk to the men for a few moments. Many of our posts have been to both men and women, but let’s face it: Valentine’s Day is a day that a lot of men screw up. So if you’re a lady who appreciates the advice and you’re just not … Read More
Holiday (not-so) Secret Menu!
Jamba Juice, In ‘n’ Out, and Chick-fil-A. What do they all have in common? They all have a secret menu behind the counter! Now if you haven’t been to The Heathman lodge during the holiday season, you probably don’t fully grasp how all-in we go with our decorations, music and our annual gingerbread house contest. It only felt natural to bring some Christmas cheer to … Read More
Herman the Sloth: A Lodge Tradition
Video by Bryan White “Hi my name is Herman! If you turn me into the front desk you can earn a reward. If I were to try to get there myself it would take me more than a week. I am literally the slowest moving creature on the planet and normally sleep up to 20 hours a day!” -Herman From all of us here at … Read More
Catering Workshop 2016
At The Heathman Lodge, we seek ways to think outside the box. Our top priority for 2017 is to redefine our look and prioritize innovation. To kickstart our goals, we recently hosted a Catering Workshop under our management service, Connect Hospitality Services (CoHo), in which we invited seven properties under CoHo to join the festivities. The purpose for these properties was to collaborate with each … Read More
Whose Job Is It?: A Story of Culture
This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended … Read More