Let's Make a Deal

Who in their right mind would start up a meeting industry Web site in today's economy? Charlie Robinson, for one. A 28-year hotel sales and marketing veteran, most recently with Starwood's Washington, D.C., National Sales Office, Robinson says the idea came to him when he was sitting in the back yard with his wife shooting around some ideas. He said, “A Web site for hot dates/hot rates?” She said, “Bingo.”