Ellen Meyer
Takeoff Strategies: PM Hotel Group President Joseph Bojanowski on His Path and Plans
LODGING spoke with PM Hotel Group President Joe Bojanowski on a Friday afternoon, as he was wrapping up the past week and planning for the next one before taking off for the weekend “at...
Not Wasting Away: What Can Be Done to Reduce Refuse in Hotels
Hotels got the memo a couple of years ago. The detritus of modern life—including those omnipresent plastic water bottles and miniature soaps and lotions found in guest bathrooms—were threatening our oceans and marine life...
Pleasure to Serve: Rob Blood of Lark Hotels on Hospitality as a Lifestyle as...
Lark Hotels founder Robert Blood wears many hats now. In addition to serving as president of the boutique hotel brand and management company he founded in 2012, he’s principal of the design firm Elder...
Delivering the California Dream: Kirkwood Collection CEO Leverages His Film Industry Experience
When LODGING spoke to Alex Kirkwood, founder & CEO of the eponymous Kirkwood Collection, he was “in chaos mode in escrow closing on two deals” for his fast-growing luxury boutique hotel investment, development, and...
Legacy Leading: C&W President Mark Williams on Taking Care of Family Business
President of Coakley & Williams (C&W) Hotel Management Company Mark Williams is at the helm of the business that has been in his family since its founding in 1961 with a handshake between his...