Best Paula Thomas Podcasts (2025)

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Panel: Loyalty no es marketing; es EBITDA 46:50

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This episode of Let's Talk Loyalty & Loyalty TV is in Spanish and this episode was recorded live. Bienvenidos al panel de Customer Loyalty. Hoy queremos elevar la conversación: la lealtad no es puntos, cupones ni cashback; es una ciencia y un arte con metodología que genera conocimiento del cliente y rentabilidad. Debatiremos la tesis: la lealtad d…

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When Work Hurts: Season 7 Trailer 11:33

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Dr Paula Redmond, Clinical Psychologist, announces that Season 7 of the When Work Hurts podcast is on its way, with a special focus on surviving complaints. This season is brought to you by the Association of Clinical Psychologists, the representative professional body for clinical psychologists in the UK. As a professional having a formal complain…

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Earnings wave will keep raising the tide for this market 1:02:18

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Dec Mullarkey, head of investment strategy at SLC Investments, says that the market’s earnings power is enough to keep pushing it forward, overcoming obstacles like increased tariff impacts and sticky inflation and leading to an optimistic outlook for next year while acknowledging the headline risks that have investors’ attention, Mullarkey said th…

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Gavin Kilty: Tibetan Buddhist Translator 1:11:10

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Gavin Kilty has been a full-time translator for the Institute of Tibetan Classics since 2001. Before that he lived in Dharamsala, India, for fourteen years, where he spent eight years training in the traditional Geluk monastic curriculum through the medium of class and debate at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics. He has also taught Tibetan langu…

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Strategist Yardeni: Market's 'melt-up' is consistent with the new 'Roaring '20s' 1:01:00

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Edward Yardeni, president and chief investment strategist at Yardeni Research, says "there's a lot of funky stuff going on in the labor market," and that reduced interest rates may not change conditions but could instead impact the market and contribute to a melt-up that helps the bull market roll on. While melt-ups do tend to be followed by a regr…

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Commonwealth's McMillan: 'The risk is in the Mag 7' and growth stocks 1:00:04

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Brad McMillan, chief investment officer at Commonwealth Financial Network, says that while stock market valuations look high, "they're not crazy either," because the companies are making money at levels that justify the higher prices. He says he is leaning towards value — and holding cash while waiting for buying pullbacks — and away from the bigge…

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Nedbank Greenbacks delights its clients through bank-wide loyalty (#705) 35:16

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This episode is also available in video format on www.Loyalty.TV and on our Youtube channel. South Africa is home to one of the world’s most mature and competitive loyalty markets, particularly in retail banking. In this episode, Dharmesh Bhana, Executive of Loyalty & Rewards at Nedbank shares the 20-year evolution of the Greenbacks programme,its t…

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Zacks' Blank: Risk of recession and a market correction are both way up 59:34

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John Blank, chief investment strategist and chief economist at Zacks Investment Research, says the conditions are increasingly bringing back the spectre of a recession, with the odds of a protracted economic slowdown now standing at about 50 percent. Moreover, he doesn't believe that the widely anticipated interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserv…

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"Murphy's Law or Myth" by Thomas Gery 8:00

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Anything that can go wrong, it will go wrong. The police reported it an accident; with anguish I added the word stupid. Thomas Gery, a common man with uncommon experiences lives in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He served in the U.S. Army with duty in Vietnam. As a social worker he helped children, youth, and adults in a variety of practice venues and…

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“The Place of a Knowledge of History in the Well Educated Human Person” 1:25:46

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“The Place of a Knowledge of History in the Well Educated Human Person” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & TalksBy Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks

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Veteran manager says gold remains in 'an aggressive accumulation phase' 58:14

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Adam Rozencwajg, managing partner at Goehring and Rozencwajg — a fundamental research firm that focuses on making contrarian natural resource plays — says that the rally in gold is far from over, and that "until it gets to at least the long-term average [of its value relative to the market], you are in an aggressive bull market, an aggressive accum…

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From Best Kept Secret to Industry Movement: Loyalty Methods Powering 7-Eleven, MGM, BP, and More (Ep 704) 1:00:06

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This episode is also available in video format on www.Loyalty.TV and on our Youtube channel. Loyalty Methods was last on our show almost two years in late 2023, when they described themselves as “Loyalty’s Best Kept Secret” . Right now, they are successfully powering some of the industry’s MOST engaged loyalty programs including 7-Eleven’s 7 Reward…

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Money Life at FinCon '25: Afford Anything's Paula Pant, Stacking Benjamins' Joe Saul-Sehy & much more 1:13:31

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It's a wrap on FinCon '25 from Portland, but not before what Chuck describes as the "single best day of interviews [he has] done at any FinCon that Money Life has attended." Here's the lineup: — Paul Merriman is a long-time financial advisor, author and retirement columnist — he was writing for MarketWatch before Chuck got there in 2003 and still w…

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Money Life at FinCon '25: online leases, alternatives in IRAs and 'everyday money heroes' 1:04:05

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It's the second day of interviews from FinCon '25, the annual event for financial podcasters, bloggers and content creators being held in Portland, Ore., and Chuck is chatting up fintech entrepreneurs, financial coaches, retire-early advocates and much more. Today's show includes: — Ravi Wadan, the founder of DriveMatch.com, discusses pre-negotiate…

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"Why Do We Need Questions?" 52:48

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Opening lecture at Thomas Aquinas College, California, for 2025-26: "Why Do We Need Questions," by Dr. Sean CollinsBy Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks

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Money Life at FinCon '25: College savings, medical bills and Chuck's wildest interview ever 1:08:38

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Money Life begins the first of three days of interviews from FinCon 2025, the annual gathering of financial content creators, which this year is in Portland, Ore., and which lets Chuck showcase a wide range of subjects. Today, those subjects include: — college savings and the changing landscape of consumers paying off college debt with Robert Farri…

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Marriott Bonvoy Leads the Way in Global Hospitality Loyalty (#703) 44:34

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This episode is also available in video format on www.Loyalty.TV and on our Youtube channel. Jitendra Jain is VP PRISMA EMEA for Marriott Bonvoy. PRISMA stands for Partnerships, Revenue Operations, Insights, Strategy Marriott Bonvoy & Analytics. Marriott Bonvoy is the largest hospitality loyalty brand in the world with 248 million members. Two out …

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Jillian Johnsrud: 'Why retire once when you can retire often?' 1:03:26

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Jillian Johnsrud, the podcaster behind "Retire Often," and the author of a new book out this week that goes by the same title, says that a lot of people mess up their retirement lifestyle by not preparing for it with smaller retirements — lasting a month or more — during their prime working years. Not only do these smaller times allow people to rec…

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"Motif B32 - A Saturday in August" by Jamie Cheshire 8:13

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Something had happened and the farm knew it. Rooster Cogburn was a burly, jewel-toned arrogance of teals, reds, deeper reds, and blues shot through with lances of yellow and purple. Fascinated with every big and little thing, Jamie Cheshire has long been an avid student of design and structure. Having worked together with giants, he has had the ext…

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Small-cap manager Doenges on why tiny stocks have struggled while market has peaked 52:09

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Conrad Doenges, chief investment officer at Ranger Investment Management — manager of the Ranger Small Cap and Ranger Micro Cap funds — says that smaller companies have suffered as an asset class because corporate earnings have struggled to meet growth expectations. While there is an expectation that small companies will benefit from a cut in inter…

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Breaking the Fourth Wall with Isaac Butler 50:32

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Isaac Butler is an author, critic, theater director, and professor known for his books The Method: How The Twentieth Century Learned to Act and The World Only Spins Forward: The Ascent of Angels in America, co-written with Dan Kois. Butler’s writing has appeared in numerous publications such as New York magazine, The Guardian, the Los Angeles Revie…

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SAS Group in Scandinavia - Global Alliance Strategy and an Award-Winning Campaign (#702) 39:43

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This episode is available in audio format on our Let’s Talk Loyalty podcast and in video format on www.Loyalty.TV. This republished episode features the SAS Group, the Swedish airline holding company originally formed in 1946 after the merger of the three Scandinavian flag carriers serving Sweden, Denmark and Norway. It is now Scandinavia’s leading…

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Why this star stock-picker now loves bonds, hates Tesla and foreign stocks 57:38

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David Giroux, chief investment officer at T. Rowe Price — named Morningstar's Outstanding Portfolio Manager for 2025 for his work at T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation — says his allocation fund is holding near its highest levels ever of bonds, specifically intermediate fixed-income, largely because he thinks stocks are overvalued and real growth w…

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“Liberal Education and its Rivals” 1:09:55

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Dr. Sean Cunningham's opening lecture for the 2025-26 Academic Year at Thomas Aquinas College, New England: “Liberal Education and its Rivals”By Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks

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MacroTides' Welsh expects economic slowdown and a long, nasty market drop 1:02:46

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Jim Welsh, author of “Macro Tides” and the “Weekly Technical Review,” says he thinks the stock market "is reaching an inflection point," saying that the next time the Standard & Poor's 500 makes new records but without support from the highs in the advance-decline line, he will take it as a sign that the stock market is about to roll over. Welsh sa…

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You didn't win the lottery last night; what now? 59:59

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The Powerball jackpot that went unclaimed on Wednesday night will top $1.7 billion for its next drawing this weekend, and will mark the 13th time in less than a decade that the big prize has been north of $1 billion. Chuck talks about why jackpots have grown this large, how you might use the lottery as a personal finance tool — even if, like him, y…

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Inside Travelex Plus: Chris Frost on Personalisation and Customer Experience (#701) 44:43

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In this episode Charlie Hills is delighted to interview Chris Frost, the Senior Product Manager for Customer Experience & Loyalty for Travelex. Chris is a Senior Product Manager specialising in customer experience, personalisation, and loyalty at Travelex, where he leads the development of martech and CRM platforms to unlock customer data and drive…

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The 'best time ever' to invest in the energy sector, but a recession in beer 57:30

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Rob Thummel, senior portfolio manager at Tortoise Capital — manager of the firm's energy infrastructure funds as well as its new AI Infrastructure ETF — says that in a three-decade career, he has never seen a better time to be looking at the energy sector, thanks to being the world's largest energy producer with opportunities to remain the global l…

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"Boundary Crossing" by Jane Satchell McAllister 7:25

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I still feel the chills run down my spine. After all, D-O-G is truly the perfect reflection of G-O-D. Jane Satchell McAllister spent fifteen years as a corporate banker before returning to school for a master’s degree in library science and going to work at her local public library. She is grateful to have been chosen to lead the library as directo…

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Chuck was hacked and robbed; here's how he's fighting back 58:17

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Chuck warned listeners a few weeks ago that he had been hit by a computer virus, and that they should not open a spam e-mail that was being sent from one of his accounts. But that was the beginning of his online misadventures, because he hadn't just gotten a virus, he was hacked. Thieves have stolen nearly $4,000 from an online bank account, and th…

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Moby - Summer Staff Picks 52:00

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Our summer tradition at Here’s the Thing continues, as staff members choose their favorite conversations from the archives for our Summer Staff Pick series. This week, we revisit Alec’s interview with Moby, who reflects on the unexpected success of his 1999 album Play—a record that transformed him from playing gigs in record stores to international…

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How Metcash is Redefining Loyalty with the Relaunched IGA Rewards Program (#700) 33:11

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In this episode of Let’s Talk Loyalty and Loyalty TV, Carly Neubauer speaks with Claudia van de Tonnekreek, Head of the relaunched IGA Rewards program at Metcash. With over a decade of experience leading the American Express rewards program, Claudia brings deep expertise in creating customer-centric loyalty strategies. She shares how IGA is focusin…

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"Proper Punishment for an Old Offender" by Paula Teem Levi 7:27

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– “The inmates here are an army of forgotten men.” He accepted the rejections and focused on making a successful transition from his rogue, racketeering life. Paula Teem Levi is a retired Registered Nurse living in Clover, South Carolina. She is a member of several genealogical societies. Her stories have appeared in six previous anthologies of the…

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Graham Scarr: BioTensegrity 1:09:35

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Graham Scarr is a biologist and retired osteopath with interest in structural biology. Scarr’s interest in biotensegrity started after reading articles by Stephen Levin, an orthopedic surgeon who recognized the importance of biotensegrity to living organisms. A life-long interest in natural geometry and a thorough grounding in anatomy have enabled …

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Veteran trader sees rally, rate cuts pushing gold to $4k within a year 59:34

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Dana Samuelson, president of American Gold Exchange — a former president of the Professional Numismatists Guild — sees "a meaningful rally in gold" coming once the Federal Reserve makes multiple rate cuts, but adds that turmoil over Fed leadership and concerns that government data could be compromised or less transparent would build "a better bed f…

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Does your savings rate measure up to the average American? 1:01:35

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Jeff Clark, head of defined contribution research at Vanguard, says the firm's latest "How America Saves" report for 2025 shows that consumers are doing a better job of setting money aside for their future, helped by rules that have made it easier for employers to help. The average total savings rate — including both worker contributions plus emplo…

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Visa’s Andy Chalcroft: Co-Brands, Loyalty Programs, and Engaging the Next Generation (#699) 48:58

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This episode is also available on Loyalty TV. In this episode Charlie is delighted to welcome Andy Chalcroft, the Vice President, Head of North America Co-brand and Global Center of Excellence for VISA. Andy leads the co-brand program development across US and Canada, and supports globally. He helps in market, regional and global teams deliver worl…

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How to generate a lifetime of savings for a newborn 59:15

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Chuck became a grandfather for the first time on Sunday and has been planning how he will help his grandson financially for years, but today he chats with financial adviser and author Chris Carosa, author of "From Cradle to Retirement," about "Child IRAs," and how he plans to create an income for the baby and then invest that money into a Roth IRA …

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"Close Call" by Erika Hoffman 7:45

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– “This isn’t a timeshare. Our program’s based on points.” A presentation by a Dolly Parton doppelganger, so charming she could sell a bald man a comb! Erika Hoffman is a happy and long-time resident of beautiful North Carolina. She’s a member of three writing clans: North Carolina Writers Network; The Triangle Area Freelancers; and Carteret Writer…

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"A Posture of Receptivity" 9:08

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"A Posture of Receptivity" by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & TalksBy Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks

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"The Wisdom of the Cross" 7:36

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"The Wisdom of the Cross" by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & TalksBy Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks

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“We Need to Look at Jesus” 13:54

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Fr. Giertych’s Homily at the Convocation Mass of the Holy SpiritBy Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks

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“That All May Grasp and Rightly Understand” 17:25

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Fr. Giertych’s Matriculation Remarks at New England ConvocationBy Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks

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Address to the TAC Class of 2029 11:34

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Address to the TAC Class of 2029 by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & TalksBy Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks

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ProShares' Hyman: Recession is unlikely, but so are big gains from here 1:02:20

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Simeon Hyman, global investment strategist at ProShares, says that with inflation running above the Federal Reserve's targets — forcing both the Fed funds 10-year Treasury rates higher — there's room for the Fed to cut rates but not much room for the market to respond to it. As a result, he's saying the market has room to broaden out, with small ca…

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David Letterman - Summer Staff Picks 44:35

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Our summer tradition at Here’s the Thing continues, as staff members choose their favorite conversations from the archives for our Summer Staff Pick series. This week, we revisit Alec’s conversation with David Letterman, who began his Late Night gig as a self-described “gap-toothed, unknown smart ass.” Three decades later, Letterman reflects on how…

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Fidelización a escala global en hotelería: el caso MeliáRewards (Spanish Episode) #698 48:19

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This episode of Let's Talk Loyalty & Loyalty TV is in Spanish. En el nuevo episodio de Let’s Talk Loyalty en Español conversé con María Romero Panizo, de MeliáRewards (Hoteles Meliá). Hablamos de cómo está diseñado el programa, cómo se opera en la red global de hoteles, y del rol de la data y del apoyo C-level para convertir la lealtad en una verda…