About

Susan Barry began her hospitality career running an off-premise catering company in Tallahassee, FL.  Susan made the shift to luxury hotels in 1999, and spent the next ten years leading sales and marketing for hotels in Denver, CO; Washington, DC; and Atlanta, GA.  After opening two hotels in three years, Susan started Hive Marketing in Spring 2009.

Hive Marketing provides creative marketing strategy and tactical implementation for hotels and other businesses.  Clients have included Wyndham Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Starwood, Poem Cellars, Passport Hotel Group, The Westin Verasa Napa, PG Hospitality Consulting, Dolce Hotels, FranNet, and Kidville. Susan has given talks on the subjects of social media and creative marketing for groups like Lincolnshire International and the California Lodging Industry Association, and she’s been featured in eHotelier, Glamour, Foundation Studio, and Get on the Map for Facebook.

Susan also writes The Frugal Hostess, an irreverent food blog about entertaining on the cheap.