Afraid to Fail, Yet Nothing to Lose

At the Women Leading Travel & Hospitality Roundtable earlier this month in Dallas, a panel discussion moderated by executive coach Quendrida Whitmore addressed industry trends, challenges and opportunities in an informative and wide-ranging conversation. Joining Whitmore were Michelle McKinney Frymire, former CEO of CWT; Whitney Eichinger, vice president, culture and engagement, Southwest Airlines; Cheryl Richards, senior vice president and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, VisitDallas; and Melissa Stillwell, vice president of revenue management at Quorum Hotels & Resorts. The number of women in executive