Thought Leaders Share Insights on Trends

The collection of interviews brings a comprehensive analysis of trends and foresight for the future. Hear from thought leaders about the social economy and life at night.

Interview Host

RHI President Jim Peters brings decades of experience in hospitality, counseling, and developing RHI's various services, publications, and events. The interview series began during COVID as a means to collect information from those facing the challenges in planning and managing the day-and-night social economy.  

In recent years, the interviews bring insights from those participating as speakers or panelists at RHI Sociable City Events.  

Michael Paul

Atlanta Names its First Night Manager

Bobby Boone

How Lifting Barriers for Small Business Owners Creates a More Vibrant Social Economy

Darrel Stephens

Policing Pioneer Darrel Stephens on the Future of Nighttime Safety

Carolina Durán

A Look Inside Bogota’s Globally Recognized Pandemic Response

Lutz Leichsenring

How Nighttime Economy Leaders are Nurturing Creative Spaces

Matt Daus

How the Pandemic Affected Transportation: A Conversation with Transportation Expert Matt Daus

Rose Burrows

Everything You Need to Know about Toronto’s New Noise Team

Sunil Sharpe

Preserving Cultural Spaces in Major Cities

Gerard Farrell

The Future of Dublin’s Nightlife Scene Post COVID

Richard Guiney

COVID Pandemic Resulting in Big Changes to Dublin’s Social Scene

Dominique Greco

Former Night Mayor Launches Local Hospitality Alliance

Robert Bookman

NYC's Nightlife Recovery: Post-COVID Opportunities and Challenges

Steve Schmidt

How Alcohol Regulators Becam eht "COVID Police" for Bars and Restaurants

Tina Lee-Vogt

Sacramento Nighttime Management Based on Partnerships

Jason Swanson

ID Scanning Tech as the Next Frontier for Verifying Age and Vaccination Status

Tom Moriarity

Main Street Will Return on Time

Michael Toscano

Cute Garnishes and Peeled Oranges: How the Consumer Drives Mixology Trends

Michael Bracy

New Ways to Access and Share Music

Kristen Barden

Mobile Music and More Creative Ideas in the Heart of DC

Jocelyn Kane

Building a Bridge Between Nightlife and Residences

Reuben Buford May

An Optimistic Vision for a More Inclusive Nightlife

Sarah Toutant

Research on Women of Color Excluded from Nightlife

Greggor Mattson

Loss of LGBT+ Bars, Clubs & Nightlife Venues

Jon Stover

Customer Patterns Predict the Future of Downtowns

Dominique Greco

What Downtowns Can Learn From Theme Parks

Paul Looker

Education First, Enforcement Second

Sara Berns

How a Hot Destination for 20-Somethings Pivoted in the Pandemic

Mirik Milan

The Man Who Started the Night Mayor Movement

Paul Seres

Nightlife as an Incubator for Creative Visionaries

Jean Homza

What it Will Take to Reopen Live Music Venues

Brian Block

How Music Will Return to Austin

Lester Jones

Trends in COVID-Era Beverage Alcohol Consumption

Danielle Robinson

How to Mix Culture into Drinks

Robert Pomplun

Security Training and Civility in Nightlife

Ariel Palitz

NYC Office of Nightlife Amplifies the Needs of Nightlife

Kathie Durbin

Flexibility in Alcohol Licensing Provides Venues with More Opportunity

Allison Harnden

What Makes a Successful Nighttime Manager

John Samuel

Impacts of COVID on Differently-Abled Communities

John Bodnovich

Alcohol Industry Trends During COVID

Shawn Townsend

Benefits of a "Night Mayor"

Robert Saltz

Alcohol and Sociability Trends During COVID

Rosa Escareño

Chicago's Inter-Agency Model to Regulate Nightlife

Philip Kolvin

Reimagining the Future of the Social Economy