Bill Wilhelm Wilhelm: “Those companies that don't have a culture are a revolving door, and this is true for any industry out there.”

IRVINE, CA—Developing and maintaining a culture that recognizes and rewards employees at all levels is one of the keys to retaining talent in the highly competitive hospitality field, R.D. Olson's president Bill Wilhelm tells GlobeSt.com. Wilhelm recently attended the Lodging Conference in Phoenix, so we spoke with him exclusively about his takeaways from the conference and where he sees the hotel sector headed moving into 2017.

GlobeSt.com: What are some of the best ways to keep talent in the construction sector of the hotel industry?

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Carrie Rossenfeld

Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.