AXiNsider is an interview-style podcast featuring in-depth discussions with the professionals, leaders and wave-makers working to steer the airport and concessions industries toward growth and innovation.
Episodes
Oct 25, 2019
Oct 25, 2019
49 min
...and a discussion over various trends and issues in the industry.
This episode is sponsored by Briggo Coffee Haus, the robotic, fully automated barista brewing specialty coffee experience. Learn more at Briggo.com.
Oct 17, 2019
Oct 15, 2019
Oct 15, 2019
39 min
...and the creation and need for personal workspaces in airports.
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Oct 10, 2019
Oct 10, 2019
45 min
When news of Paula Kucharz retiring from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was texted to me, I had to take a step back. She's been someone who has been a large part of the airport concession industry, using her skills and experience from street side retail leasing to help elevate the program at PHX and to help influence the industry as a whole. This episode allows Paula to look back at her career and look ahead to what the future holds for her and for the industry.
Oct 4, 2019
Oct 3, 2019
Oct 3, 2019
36 min
Georgia native Kate Webb began her aviation career with Chattanooga Airport before moving northward to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. In no time, she made her way back south to Tampa International Airport as the director of concessions. In this episode of Ones To Watch, you don't just learn about what brought Kate to the industry and how she's developed her passion for the airport industry. You'll learn about how she's really embraced her new state. Also not to be missed is a little known fact about what prompted her to go on a very unique journey across the country.
Oct 1, 2019
Oct 1, 2019
47 min
In this episode, Candace McGraw talks about her beginnings as a lawyer and her eventual journey to airports. Candace shares her many loves for the industry as well as a few hidden gems that reveal much more about her as a leader and as a person.
This episode is sponsored by Airport Dimensions. For details on how they can bring their solutions to your airport to increase your lounge revenue, enhance passenger services and more, visit airport dimensions.com for more information.
Sep 26, 2019
Sep 26, 2019
42 min
...and the improvements to Orlando International Airport that have elevated the traveler experience.
Sep 19, 2019
Sep 19, 2019
29 min
...and the multiple shifts of a brand in an ever evolving industry.
Villa Restaurant Group has grown in its more than five decades of existence, beginning with Villa Pizza to Villa Italian Kitchen and then to a portfolio of quick and full service brands operated in a variety of environments. After years of seeing its brands expand into airports, VRG has now taken the next step and become a restaurant operator in airports.
Sep 12, 2019
Sep 12, 2019
31 min
Deven Judd's career has steadily risen, beginning in Jacksonville International Airport before heading to aviation consulting firm Jacobsen|Daniels. Several years later he joined Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which began nearly five years of learning under the tutelage of the world's busiest airport. He is currently the director of concessions development for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, overseeing both Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles. Although he considered a couple careers in his early years, it wasn't long before he settled on what has been his true calling.
This episode is sponsored by Crews. Innovative. Strategic. Entrepreneurial. Hospitality-focused. Learn more at crews1972.com.