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Unreasonable Hospitality:
Lessons from Hosting, Teaching, and Hustling
Recently, I had the incredible honor of being recognized at the Airbnb Volunteer Community Leader Summit 2024 in San Francisco. It was a wonderful moment of pride and joy, but it also gave me the opportunity to reflect on how the approach that has brought me success in AirBnB hosting translates over to my journey as a teacherpreneur. I want to share these insights with all of you, as I believe these lessons can be applied to not just hosting but also entrepreneurship and education . . .
“People will never forget how you made them feel.”
Central to my journey as a host and teacherpreneur are the lessons I gleaned from the book Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara — and the above quote is one of those central themes in the book. This book provides incredible insights into hosting, teaching, and critical business practices. I want to share those insights with you and show you how you can apply these lessons to your classroom, hosting hustle, or small business.
Hospitality Beyond Hosting
One of the core lessons from Unreasonable Hospitality is that “the human desire to be taken care of never goes away.” Whether I’m welcoming guests into my Airbnb, guiding students in the classroom, or offering a service in…
