UJennie deCarrier Benzon, usekela mongameli weemveliso ezahlukeneyo ze-franchising kwi-Marriott International, ujoyine i-Penn State School of Hospitality Management (SHM) IBhodi yeeNgcebiso kuShishino.
Njengosekela mongameli wee-brand AC Hotels, Aloft, Element kunye ne-Moxy, i-Benzon inoxanduva lokukhokela amabhunga eengcebiso ze-franchise, ukuphumeza iimetriki eziphambili zemali, ukusabalalisa ukukhula, kunye nemveliso kunye neemetriki zenkonzo yeendwendwe.
“Ndinomdla kubunkokeli bengcinga kunye nendlela obuchaphazela ngayo abafundi banamhlanje nangomso. Kuyandichulumancisa ukudlala indima ekukhuleni nasekuphuhliseni iinkokeli zexesha elizayo kushishino lokwamkela iindwendwe,” utshilo uBenzon.
Ibhodi imema iingcali zeshishini ukuba zicebise ngobuchule i-SHM malunga nentsingiselo yeshishini kwaye bakhokele abafundi abafunda ulawulo lokwamkela iindwendwe. Amalungu aziinkokeli kulo mmandla, kubandakanywa oosekela mongameli kunye nosekela-mongameli abaphezulu beenkampani ezinkulu kunye noosekela mongameli, amagosa asebenzayo kunye nee-CEO zeenkampani ezincinci.
I-Benzon inerekhodi yokunyusa intengiso, ukuphucula umgangatho, ukudlula uqikelelo lwemali, kunye nokujongana ngempumelelo neeprojekthi ezinzima.
“UJennie unomdla wokuphumelela ngemfundo njengoko kungqinwa mihla le kumsebenzi wakhe kunye nabathengi bemveliso yeMarriott enika amandla namhlanje,” utshilo uDonna Quadri-Felitti, uMarvin Ashner uMlawuli wePenn State School of Hospitality Management. “Ukongeza ulwazi lwakhe kunye neetalente zakhe kwiqela lethu leengcaphephe ezibekekileyo kushishino luncomelo olukhulu lwekamva eliqaqambileyo lesikolo sethu. Kuyasivuyisa ukumamela nokufunda kuye.”
Ngaphambili, uBenzon wayesebenza njengosekela mongameli we-franchising ye-Fairfield Inn kunye ne-Moxy brand, apho wayenoxanduva lokusebenza ngokusondeleyo neqela le-brand yehlabathi ye-Marriott ukuqhubeka nokukhula ngokukhawuleza kwe-Fairfield Inn kunye nokusungula uphawu lwe-Moxy eMntla Melika.
UBenzon wayesebenza ngaphambili njengosekela mongameli wokulungiswa kunye nokuthembeka kwemveliso yaseMelika eMarriott, apho wayenoxanduva lokudala iZiko lokuGqwesa kwiMveliso yeMveliso. Wayenoxanduva lokuqulunqa isicwangciso kunye neqela le-brand-brand ukuphucula zombini ukwenziwa ngokutsha kunye nemodeli yeendleko zokulungisa.
Ukwadale kwaye wakhokela ibhodi yobunkokheli equka umongameli waseMelika eMarriott kunye nosekela mongameli abaliqela kunye nosekela mongameli abaphezulu.
Phambi kokujoyina uMarriott, uBenzon wayengumlawuli wezokusebenza eMcDonald's, apho wayenoxanduva lokuthengisa iidola ezingama-770 ezigidi, imibutho ye-110 kunye neendawo zokutyela ezingama-550. Ngelixa elapho, waphuhlisa kwaye wongamela iphulo lokukhangisa ngoku elidumileyo elithi "Yenzelwe Wena" kuMntla-mpuma we-US Oku kubandakanya ukudala kunye nokuphumeza iinkqubo zokusebenza, iinkqubo zoqeqesho, ukulandelela kunye neenkqubo zokulinganisa, kwaye emva koko ukhuphe ukhenketho lwendlela ukuyazisa.
Ngo-2002, uBenzon wamkelwa iminyaka eliqela yokusebenza okugqwesileyo kwaMcDonald's ngokufumana imbasa kaMongameli enikwe ipesenti enye yosapho lukaMcDonald's lwehlabathi.
UBenzon unomdla wokunceda abafazi ukuba baqhubele phambili emsebenzini. Ulilungu eliseka iNethiwekhi yobuNkokheli babaseTyhini eMarriott. I-Chartered ngo-2015, iqela ligxile ekwakheni umbhobho weenkokheli zabasetyhini ngokusebenzisa uthungelwano, ukuqeqeshwa kunye nophuhliso lobungcali. Ngo-2003, wafumana iMbasa yobuNkokheli kwiNethiwekhi yobuNkokheli yabaseTyhini baseMcDonald.
UBenzon uphumelele kwiYunivesithi yaseChicago enenkosi yesayensi kwaye wafumana isidanga sakhe sobugcisa kwisayikholoji kwiKholeji yaseMount Holyoke.
