Ellen Meyer
Innovating and Renovating a Famous Hotel in a Famous Location
There’s an infamous story behind the highest floor of The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills, which was originally built as a Le Bel Age back in 1984—before West Hollywood was even a city....
Three Ways to Engender Buy-In from Employees on Sustainable Practices
Montage International founder, chairman, and chief executive officer Alan J. Fuerstman has the following suggestions for implementing and maintaining sustainable practices that engender buy-in from employees, the surrounding community, and guests.
Start with a commitment...
Four Basic Principles for Business Longevity
Mumford Company’s Senior Principal David Mumford says his company has been able
to “survive and prosper” by adhering to
these basic principles:
1. Integrity is critical.
"Integrity is critical, both in your dealings with clients and...
David Mumford Reflects on the Past 40 and Future Years
David Mumford is now senior principal of Mumford Company, the real estate brokerage firm his father George founded in Newport News, Va., in 1978. When he joined the company in 1981, he says, it...
Amplifying the Voice of the Industry: Jon Bortz Explains HotelPAC
Jon E. Bortz has served as the Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s (AHLA) Political Action Committee (PAC) since it formed in 2009 to...