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Anthony Melchiorri

Anthony Melchiorri

TV personality

Sep 1, 2026

15:25
One more question for Scott before we open it up to everyone else.
15:29
This is your opportunity.
15:30
Whatever you want to ask.
15:32
What would you say to the CEOs of the brands? Because 80% of hotels today are flagged, right? And as you know, none of them own properties.
15:41
They just flagged the hotel.
15:43
And they really concentrate on the Bonvoy member or the preferred member.
15:49
And so they look at it as if you're holding this kind of card, we're going to treat you special.

21 MINS LATER

37:25
One
13:54
Hmm
13:55
... during this process, I, I fell in love with the guy.
13:57
I was like, "This guy is my type of guy." And he...
14:03
One day we were going to an interview, and there's, I don't know, 50 people online, and he looks at the front desk and he says, "Susan is on lunch.
14:16
She's not supposed to be on lunch." I was like, "You're the president of the Waldorf Astoria with how many rooms? 1,200 rooms." He had 200 events going on that day, and he knew that Susan at the front desk wasn't supposed to be on lunch.
14:33
That blew me away, and I was like, "How do you know that?" And he looked at me almost like, "What do you mean, how do I know that? I'm the president of the Waldorf Astoria.
14:40
It's my job." That was the, probably the greatest lesson.

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56:45
So I'd love to hear kind of what's next for, for you there.

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