Meet Thomas G. Hamp.

Location: Lansing, MI
Employer: Hamp Business Coaching, Inc.
Title: Owner/President

How will this course help individuals step up in their career?
This course will give students a flavor of the hospitality industry. It exposes areas of the business that many people in the business currently would just not have access to. From the front of the house to the back of the house, the course touches on so many things, it gives those folks that attend and great sense of what goes on inside of a business in the hospitality industry.

 What advice do you have for others in the hospitality industry who are looking for ways to grow in their career?
This is the right course to enroll in as it will give the students great exposure to the many facets of the hospitality industry.
 
What is your favorite part of teaching the HTIM business management course?
My favorite part of teaching the HTIM business management course is the feedback from the students on the projects that they have prepared for the class as well as some of the creative ways and things that they do for guests and employees.
 
How long have you been working in the industry?
I have worked in the hospitality industry since 2000.
 
What was your first job in hospitality? How did you get into this industry?
My first job in the hospitality industry was as a banquet server. I was hired by my sister-in-law that was the banquet manager. My wife and I were interested in making some extra money on the side and it turned into a 23-year engagement.

Can you share more background on your current role?
I am currently a Transformational Business Coach. Hamp Business Coaching empowers owners of private and family-owned businesses to reach their personal and entrepreneurial goals successfully and efficiently. As a nationally recognized coaching and advising firm, we use proven strategies and techniques to guide our clients to realize their vision and transform their current business.
 
Interesting and fun fact:
As I close in on my 60th birthday, I still play full court basketball with the guys, 1 to 2 times a week. I still play baseball in an over 50 league in the summer and I still like to find time as a gamer.

I have been married for 26 years, this June, to my beautiful bride Julie. We have had 4 children, Kelsey, Nate, Evan and Derek. They are all adulting and doing great!

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