Jamie Caraher was recently recognized as one of Utah's CEOs of the Year. She runs Lodging Dynamics. Owners trust her with their #hotels. And she told me, on camera, that the moment she got the call, her first thought was: do I even deserve this?

If you've ever sat in a leadership role and quietly waited for someone to figure out you don't belong there, this conversation is going to hit different. Jamie grew up in a family that couldn't afford to stay in the hotels she now runs, and she built her way up through jobs most people never think twice about. That climb left a mark on her that success hasn't erased, and she talks about it more openly than most CEOs ever would.

Some of what pulled me in:

The gut-check moment she had the second she found out she'd made the CEO of the Year list
A decision she made to walk away from a company she swore she'd retire with
A theory she has about trust that treats every owner relationship like a bank account you can overdraw
Why growth, to her, has almost nothing to do with getting bigger
What she's building inside her own company to make sure women in hospitality don't hit the ceiling she once saw

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