{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftech-bites.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F69ef11fe-69ef11fe","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 148: Solution Sprint to #ReimagineHospitality","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/1072b3/1072b3f0-f4a0-4b09-a432-a68449412b79/cc3147ce-370d-4486-8236-1cffdb29e47f/1534436678artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/cc3147ce-370d-4486-8236-1cffdb29e47f\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 148: Solution Sprint to #ReimagineHospitality\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Do you have a ground-breaking idea on how to build a better, more equitable restaurant industry? A first-of-its-kind initiative, the Solution Sprint is a one-day, crowdsourced event designed to drive resources, expertise, and attention to solving community-identified challenges in the restaurant and hospitality industry. Inspired by the collective problem solving in the tech and design fields, the Solution Sprint uses a hackathon approach. Teams will be developed in advance, and each team will work on a pre-selected project. The Solution Sprint is the first initiative from Women in Hospitality United (@womeninhospitalityunited), born of the #MeToo movement and the belief that there is an urgent need for evolution in the hospitality industry. WiHU co-founder Elizabeth Meltz (@elizabethmeltz), joins us in-studio to talk about the state-of-the-industry and the WiHU Solution Sprint. For more information, visit WomenInHospilalityUnited.org. Application deadline is August 24th, and selected projects will be announced on September 10th. "}