UJennie deCarrier Benzon, iphini likamongameli wemikhiqizo ehlukile ye-franchising e-Marriott International, ujoyine i-Penn State School of Hospitality Management (SHM) Ibhodi Eluleka Ngemboni.
Njengephini likamongameli wemikhiqizo ye-AC Hotels, Aloft, Element kanye ne-Moxy, i-Benzon inesibopho sokuhola imikhandlu yokweluleka ngama-franchise, ukuzuza amamethrikhi ezezimali abalulekile, ukusatshalaliswa kokukhula, kanye namamethrikhi esevisi yezivakashi.
“Ngiyazifela ngobuholi bemicabango nendlela obuthinta ngayo abafundi banamuhla nakusasa. Ngijabule ngokubamba iqhaza ekukhuleni nasekuthuthukisweni kwabaholi bakusasa embonini yezivakashi,” kusho uBenzon.
Ibhodi limema ochwepheshe bezimboni ukuthi beluleke ngamasu i-SHM ngamathrendi embonini futhi baqondise abafundi abafundela ukuphathwa kwehhotela. Amalungu angabaholi kulo mkhakha, okuhlanganisa amaphini omongameli namaphini kamongameli aphezulu ezinkampanini ezinkulu namaphini omongameli abakhulu, izikhulu eziphezulu zokusebenza nama-CEO ezinkampani ezincane.
I-Benzon inomlando wokukhula kokuthengisa, ukuthuthukisa ikhwalithi, ukweqa ukuqagela kwezezimali, kanye nokubhekana ngempumelelo namaphrojekthi anzima.
"UJennie unothando lokuphumelela ngemfundo njengoba kufakazelwa nsuku zonke emsebenzini wakhe nabathengi bemikhiqizo enika amandla kakhulu kaMarriott namuhla," kusho uDonna Quadri-Felitti, uMarvin Ashner Umqondisi wePenn State School of Hospitality Management. “Ukwengeza ulwazi lwakhe kanye namakhono akhe eqenjini lethu lochwepheshe bemboni abahlonishwayo kuwubufakazi obumangalisayo bekusasa eliqhakazile lesikole sethu. Siyajabula ukulalela nokufunda kuye.”
Ngaphambilini, uBenzon uke wasebenza njengephini likamongameli we-franchising yemikhiqizo ye-Fairfield Inn ne-Moxy, lapho ayenomthwalo wemfanelo wokusebenzisana eduze neqembu lomkhiqizo lomhlaba wonke likaMarriott ukuze kuqhutshekwe nendlela yokukhula ngokushesha kwe-Fairfield Inn futhi yethule uhlobo lwe-Moxy eNyakatho Melika.
U-Benzon uphinde wasebenza njengephini likamongameli wokulungisa nobuqotho bomkhiqizo waseMelika e-Marriott, lapho ayenomthwalo wemfanelo wokudala Isikhungo Sobuhle Bobuqotho Bomkhiqizo. Ubenesibopho sokuhlela amasu neqembu lemikhiqizo ehlukene ukuze athuthukise kokubili ukwenziwa kokuvuselela kanye nemodeli yezindleko zokuvuselela.
Uphinde wakha futhi wahola ibhodi lobuholi obuphezulu elihlanganisa umongameli waseMelika eMarriott kanye namaphini kamongameli ambalwa kanye namaphini kamongameli aphezulu.
Ngaphambi kokujoyina uMarriott, uBenzon wayengumqondisi wezokusebenza kwaMcDonald's, lapho ayebophezele khona ukuthengisa amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-770, izinhlangano zama-franchise eziyi-110 kanye nezindawo zokudlela ezingama-550. Ngesikhathi elapho, wasungula futhi wengamela umkhankaso wokukhangisa osudumile manje othi “Made For You” for the Northeastern US Lokhu kwakuhilela ukudala nokusebenzisa amasistimu okusebenza, izinhlelo zokuqeqesha, amasistimu okulandelela kanye nokulinganisa, bese ekhipha uhambo lomgwaqo ukuze alethule.
Ngo-2002, i-Benzon yaqashelwa iminyaka eminingana yokusebenza okuvelele kwaMcDonald's ngokuthola Umklomelo Womongameli onikezwe iphesenti elilodwa eliphezulu lomndeni wakwaMcDonald's global.
UBenzon unothando lokusiza abesifazane ukuthi bathuthuke emsebenzini. Uyilungu elisungula iWomen's Leadership Network eMarriott. Iqashwe ngo-2015, leli qembu ligxile ekwakheni ipayipi labaholi besifazane ngokusebenzisa inethiwekhi, ukululekwa kanye nokuthuthukiswa kochwepheshe. Ngo-2003, uthole indondo yobuholi kuMcDonald's Women's Leadership Network.
U-Benzon waphothula eNyuvesi yaseChicago eneziqu zesayensi futhi wathola iziqu zakhe zezobuciko kwezokusebenza kwengqondo eMount Holyoke College.
