<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanmagnon/'>Ryan Magnon</a>, now Chief Operating Officer at <a href='https://ithakahp.com/'>Ithaka Hospitality Partners</a>, draws on nearly 14 years at Chick-fil-A to explain what hotels can learn from one of the country’s most consistently high-performing service brands. In this conversation, he breaks down the cultural foundations Chick-fil-A refuses to compromise on, from aligning teams around purpose to maintaining uncompromising standards of excellence. Ryan also shares how intentional performance study, leadership clarity, and high-support/high-expectation environments translate directly into stronger hotel operations. Hospitality leaders will come away with practical ideas for elevating culture, inspiring teams, and driving excellence without burnout.Also see:<ul><li><a href='https://podcast.hospitalitydaily.com/chick-fil-a-60-seconds/'>Chick-fil-A's Drive-Thru Training Secret: Making 60 Seconds Count - Ryan Magnon</a></li><li><a href='https://podcast.hospitalitydaily.com/ryan-magnon-baseball/'>How Baseball Taught a Future Hotel COO Time Management and Hospitality - Ryan Magnon</a></li><li><a href='https://podcast.hospitalitydaily.com/ithaka-hospitality-partners/'>How We Bring Independent Ideas to Life in Hospitality - Ryan Magnon & Scott Rohm, Ithaka Hospitality Partners</a></li></ul> A few more resources: <ul> <li>If you're new to Hospitality Daily, <a href='https://podcast.hospitalitydaily.com/p/start-here/'>start here</a>. </li> <li>You can <a href='https://podcast.hospitalitydaily.com/contact/'>send me a message here</a> with questions, comments, or guest suggestions</li> <li>If you want to get my summary and actionable insights from each episode delivered to your inbox each day, <a href='https://www.hospitalitydaily.com/subscribe'>subscribe here for free</a>.</li> <li>Follow Hospitality Daily and join the conversation on <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@hospitalitydaily'>YouTube</a>, <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/hospitalitydaily/'>LinkedIn</a>, and <a href='https://www.instagram.com/hospitality_daily/'>Instagram</a>.</li> <li>If you want to advertise on Hospitality Daily, <a href='https://www.passionfroot.me/hospitalitydaily'>here are the ways we can work together</a>.</li> </ul> If you found this episode interesting or helpful, send it to someone on your team so you can turn the ideas into action and benefit your business and the people you serve! Music for this show is produced by Clay Bassford of <a href='https://www.bespokesound.co/'>Bespoke Sound: Music Identity Design for Hospitality Brands</a>

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