AXiNsider by Airport Experience® News Podcast
1) Ep. 20 - Pauline Armbrust, Founder, Airport Experience News and Airport Experience Conference
Pauline Armbrust started Airport Retail News, an eight-page newsletter, in 1995 after hearing a soundbite about how much revenue airports in Europe were generating from their retail shops. American ai...Show More
2) Ep. 19 - Courtney Thornton, EVP, Governmental and External Affairs, Avolta
When the opportunity arose for Courtney Thornton to become in-house legal counsel for the board governing Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, she didn’t even realize it had lawyers outs...Show More
Ep. 19 - Courtney Thornton, EVP, Governmental and External Affairs, Avolta
17:32 | Mar 20th, 2024
3) Ep. 18 - Elizabeth Dwernychuk, Director of Passenger Experience, Edmonton International Airport
Liz Dwernychuk is responsible for ensuring an exceptional passenger experience for travelers at Edmonton International Airport (YEG). In recent years, YEG has evolved - in its concessions program and ...Show More
4) Ep. 17 - Tracy Harris, Vice President, Concessions, Orlando International Airport
As vice president of concessions at Orlando International Airport (MCO), Tracy Harris combines her skills in data analysis with her creativity and desire to help exceed passenger expectations. MCO’s e...Show More
5) Ep. 16 - Derryl Benton, Chief Development Officer, North America, Avolta
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...Show More
6) Ep. 15 - Roddy McOwan, Chief Development Officer, WHSmith North America
Retail in airports has changed significantly in recent years. Space that previously may have been set aside for a newsstand or a bookstore has grown into large retail marketplaces that give operators ...Show More
7) Ep 14: Nick Crews, CEO & Manager Partner, Crews Companies
Nick Crews never planned to join the family business in airport concessions. But, while finishing law school, Crews was also working part-time at LAX overseeing his parents’ news and gift locations. H...Show More
8) Ep. 13 - Gregg Paradies, President and CEO, Paradies Lagardère
The Paradies family was just starting its airport business as Gregg Paradies was graduating from college. He went to work for Macy's in its buying office for a few years before returning to the family...Show More
9) Ep. 12 - Rick Piccolo, President and CEO, Sarasota Bradenton International Airport
Rick Piccolo, the longtime president and CEO of Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, has devoted his career to the aviation industry. Fresh out of high school, he started as a janitor at Buffalo ...Show More
Ep. 12 - Rick Piccolo, President and CEO, Sarasota Bradenton International Airport
37:21 | Jan 31st, 2024
10) Ep. 11- Paul McGinn, Retired CEO, Marketplace Development
Marketplace Development Co-Founders Paul McGinn and Bob Weinberg started the company upon learning the Port Authority of New York-New Jersey wanted a private developer for the Central Terminal Buildin...Show More