Passionate hospitality professional with 35+ years experience and a proven track record of leading successful operations. Highly skilled in Branding | Experiential | Training | Community building.
First person appointed as Guest Experience Director for the brand. Personally handled all key VIPs as part of brand'g growth strategy. Assisted in opening and training of guest experience team for all subsequent properties to ensure brand integrity. Assisted in creating FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS program and successfully optimized my network and that of the Company’s key connectors to create an entirely newbusiness vertical comprised of creative class companies and their respective influencers.
• Grew business to represent 10% of total hotel room revenue across the company
• Personally delivered $5mm+ annual revenue as a direct result of my VIP relationships
Managed the entire Front of House operations from Reservations, Front Desk, Guest Relations, Valet and Bell services. Reported directly to General Manager and Head of Sales and Marketing before the role of Hotel Manager and other department heads were established.