Hospitality marketing speaker
Your audience has heard "go direct" a hundred times. I show them how.
Keynotes, workshops and podcast conversations on direct bookings, creator systems and AI travel discovery, built on real numbers from properties I ran.
Mic in hand.
Zero sales pitch.
- HostchellaHostaway's customer success panel, Miami
- AGATwo American Glamping Association webinars
- The UprisingTED-style talk on micro-creators and trust
- DBSS 2025Direct Booking Success Summit session
Talks
Five talks, each with something to do on Monday
Case study keynote
Booked Without the Burnout
How a startup treehouse resort cut PPC spend and scaled direct bookings through creator demand systems.
Best for STR, glamping, property management and hospitality marketing events.
Visibility
The Invisible Brand Problem
Why tech-savvy hosts still struggle to be seen, and what fixes it.
Best for hospitality tech conferences, PM events and DMO audiences.
Future of discovery
AI, OTAs and the Future of Travel Discovery
What operators need to know now about how travelers will find them next.
Best for hotel marketing conferences, tourism boards and tech audiences.
Workshop
Micro-Creators and the Trust Economy
A three-post framework that turns eyeballs into bookings. Participatory.
Best for workshops, breakouts and smaller rooms.
The timely one
The OTA Fee Reckoning
What the 15.5% host fee actually costs you, and what to build instead. The talk version of the receipt on my homepage.
Best for STR and property management events, especially audiences hit by commission changes.
What hosts say
Practical, a little contrarian, never salesy
"Sarah shared such a wealth of education with our audience and never once tried to 'sell' them."
Jasmine Seliga, CEO & Founder, Affixify (Industry Chats)
"Sarah delivered a clear, engaging, and practical session for our AGA audience."
Amy Ursula Ahlblad, American Glamping Association
"Sarah has quickly become one of my top recommendations whenever someone asks who to follow."
Trey Evans, Co-Founder, The Travel Foundry
"Sarah was a pleasure to have on an episode of The Art Of Hospitality Podcast!"
Conrad & Adam, Art of Hospitality Podcast
Podcasts & interviews
Heard on
The Travel Foundry Podcastwith Trey EvansListen →
The Art of Hospitalitywith Conrad & AdamListen →
Industry Chats by Affixifywith Jasmine SeligaListen →
The Social Hotelier PodcastGuest episode
Green Lodging NewsFeature
Famous Interviews with Joe DiminoReturning control to ownersListen →Book me
Pitch me in 60 seconds
The best pitches name the talk that fits and describe the audience in one line. Follower counts matter less than who's in the room.
- Podcasts or video interviews: 30–60 minutes, 4–8 weeks lead time
- Keynotes and sessions: 30–60 minutes, 8–16 weeks lead time
- Workshops, panels and webinars: interactive
- I reply within 5–10 business days
Need bios and headshots? Grab the media kit.
Your email app should open with the pitch filled in. If it doesn't, send it to sarah@marketmovers.tech. I reply within 5–10 business days.
For your attendees
Give your audience the five-day follow-up
Event organizers can share the free course as a post-session takeaway. Your attendees get five practical emails, and your event gets the credit.
You're in, friend. Check your inbox: Day 1, "The 0.15 Test," is on its way. If you're asked to confirm, click the link and it'll follow. Peek in Promotions if it hides.
Five emails, one a day, then the occasional useful note. Unsubscribe in one click.
Built from the system that took ReTreet Resort to 93% direct bookings.
Questions first? Read the FAQ
- Your inbox, next 5 daysFrom: Sarah
- DAY 1The 0.15 TestMultiply last year's OTA revenue by 0.15. Sit down first.
- DAY 2Your website isn't explaining whyMore traffic won't help a page that can't close the booking.
- DAY 3The guests you can't call backOTA guests sleep in your beds. Their emails stay on someone else's server.
- DAY 4Bookable isn't discoverableHow Google, AI trip planners and creators decide who gets recommended.
- DAY 5The 93% playbookThe system behind ReTreet's direct bookings, step by step.
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