Derryl Benton was a banker in central Florida when he met the late Bill Jennings, then director at Orlando International Airport, at a chamber event. Soon he was running the small business program and then concessions at the airport. Over his 30 years in the industry, Benton has seen concessions offerings industrywide changing from minimal, drab and dull to vibrant and customer-focused. Women and minorities have become more prominent on the professional side of airports and related businesses. And, even as costs to enter the business increase, he’s excited to see a new generation of diverse concessions and airport leaders continuing to push the industry forward.
Ep. 103 - Christina Apatow, Founder, Fetchy Fox
Ep. 102 - Bethanie Nonami, CEO, Marley Nonami
Ep. 101 - Dr. Keith Aqua, Chief Medical Officer, Mile Hight Labs
Ep. 100 - Jason Paltzer, Concessions Operations Manager, Indianapolis International Airport
Ep. 99 - Eric Friedman, Principal Services Agent – Concessions, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Ep. 98 - Meredith Genochio, Chief Operating Officer, Tastes on the Fly
Ep. 97 - Joya Kizer Clark, president & CEO, Casa Unlimited
Ep. 96 - Nick Crews, CEO, Crews Hospitality
Pam Dechant, senior vice president of concessions, Denver International Airport
Ep. 94 - Mori Russell, business development manager, Concessions International
Ep. 93 - Annabel Lawee, CEO and founder, Breeze
Ep. 92 - Crystal Browning, CEO & founder, Baggage Nanny
Ep. 91 - Ty Manegold, co-founder & president, ROAM Fitness
Ep. 90 - Jeff Taylor, senior properties administrator, Jacksonville Aviation Authority
Ep. 89 - Julie Melnick, founder, Sky Squad
Ep. 88 - Jordan Walbridge, co-founder, Gameway
Ep. 87 - Florence Brown, director of communications, Philadelphia International Airport
Ep. 86 - Leanne Andress, aviation business manager, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Ep. 85 - Cynthia Yeung, robot evangelist
Ep. 84 - Ramon Lo, publisher, Airport Experience News
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