{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Defining Hospitality","title":"Navigating the Peaks of Innovation - Larry Traxler - Defining Hospitality","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4287,"description":"This week, Dan Ryan sits down with Larry Traxler, a 30+ year veteran of architecture and design, former SVP Global Head of Architecture & Design at Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and founder of Traxworks Hospitality Collaborative, to make the case that great hospitality design isn’t about replicating what’s trending, it’s about understanding place, people, and purpose. From breaking ceramic tiles on job sites in Japan to navigating 102 countries and opening 1,000 hotels a year at Hilton, Larry has spent his career building bridges between creative vision and business reality, and now, finally free to say no, he’s going deeper than ever.\nAbout the Guest: \nOn this episode, Dan Ryan sits down with Larry Traxler, founder of Traxworks Hospitality Collaborative and former SVP Global Head of Architecture and Design at Hilton Hotels & Resorts. Larry has shaped some of the most memorable spaces in global hospitality, one mosaic wall, and one very deliberate hammer swing at a time. When he’s not advising owners on design strategy or racking up passport stamps across his 102nd country, he’s photographing wildlife in his backyard, plotting a month in Africa, and finally, finally, getting to put more into the projects that truly light him up.\nChapters:00:25 Welcome to Defining Hospitality01:28 Mentors Safari and Photography02:53 Backyard Safari and Reps05:42 Defining Hospitality Through Design12:09 Traxworks Freedom to Say No15:13 Jordan Mozer Narrative Craft22:31 Becoming the Bridge Conductor30:36 The Clift Deep Dive Details35:27 Nine Million Miles36:43 Creativity in the Air38:27 Hilton Lessons to Trexworks43:10 Solo Founder Reality45:13 AI as Creative Toolkit50:00 Recessions and Resilience54:04 Hospitality Beyond Hotels01:00:20 Fighting Design Sameness01:02:35 Traxworks Freedom and Farewell\nQuote of the Show:\n“It’s those people that have a fear of the future that get held back. Sometimes you just have to jump off the bridge and leap into those entrepreneurial waters.” - Larry...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jOMZku2zhfiEl2keEgoTu9dN4zv3kAryH7e0rdfDrqM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM5MzU3LzE2ODE4/MjI1NTUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}