Engineering a Role in Hospitality
Sloan Dean wasn’t ever a “rambling wreck” by anyone’s definition, but after graduating from the prestigious Georgia Institute of Technology—aka, Georgia Tech—with an industrial...
CHMWarnick CEO Capitalizes on Disruption
More than 20 years ago, on the Monday before Thanksgiving in 1990, Chad Crandell found himself unemployed, along with roughly 3,000 other employees who...
How Cobblestone Hotels’ President Built His Own Brand
Less humble leaders may have a hard time caring about the “little people.” For Brian Wogernese, no voice is too small. Though the cofounder...
Texas Hotelier Reenters Best Western’s System Under the SureStay Flag
In 2000, hotelier Dilbag (Tony) Singh opened a Best Western hotel in Mission, Texas. The 54-room, new-build property remained under the Best Western flag...
Focusing on a Niche: Maki Nakamura Bara
The daughter of an architect-turned-residential real estate developer, Maki Nakamura Bara likes to describe the “aha moment” when she decided to focus on the...