75: Using Tourism to Empower Communities with Jason Dunn

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We have the great pleasure of speaking to an amazing leader in our industry today! Jason Dunn is the Vice President of Diversity Sales and Inclusion for the Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau. He is also the former Chairman of the Board of the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals and the current Co-chair of the Equity Task Force of the Global Events Industry Council.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Jason shares his insight and some very concrete ideas regarding necessary conversations for our industry. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We hope you enjoy listening to our insightful conversation with Jason Dunn today!</span></p> <p><strong>Jason Dunn’s bio:</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jason Dunn has been a change-maker in Cincinnati and within the national hospitality industry for almost two decades. He feels driven to redefine how the industry thinks about multicultural and diversity meetings and their impact on the destinations. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Since joining the CVB in 2004, Jason has led efforts to deliver significant new convention business and forged inroads with the national multicultural & diverse meetings market. During his tenure, the number of multicultural/diverse meetings in Cincinnati has represented more than one-third of all CVB new business from 2008-18, with a direct visitor spend of $200 million. Jason brings deep perspective and a successful track record in connecting communities of all backgrounds to Cincinnati. As the first supplier to be elected as Chairman of the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP), Dunn found intersections between his role as GVP in Cincinnati and Chairman of NCBMP. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Under Dunn’s leadership, the partnership with global industry organizations including Meetings Professional International, Destination International, Events