Kevin King, Chief Operating Officer at Shiji Group speaks with André Baljeu, Founder at techtalk.travel and shares exclusive insights about his very own background, his career highs and lows, what sets Shiji Group apart and much more. // Scroll down for timestamps.02:17 - Kevin's Background09:50 - Kevin's Career Highs & Lows13:11 - Shiji's Difference - what sets the company apart.16:22 - What keeps Kevin King up at night?18:13 - Current challenges22:47 - Selling StayNTouch27:26 - Could it happen again?29:20 - Applying Historical Learnings32:21 - Hotels Hesitation with Technology36:04 - What do you look for in Talent?38:27 - Merging Company Cultures40:01 - Too many Brands, or not enough?41:37 - What is Kevin's favourite Hotel and why? Shiji Group provides software solutions and services for the hospitality, food service, retail and entertainment industries, ranging from hotel management solutions, to food and beverage and retail systems, payment gateways, data management, online distribution and more.Founded in 1998 as a network solutions provider for hotels, and later changed to a software provider for the whole consumer market, Shiji Group today comprises 5,000 employees in 70+ subsidiaries and brands, serving over 74,000 hotels, 200,000 restaurants and 600,000 retail outlets.Website: https://www.shijigroup.com.