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Selected Research and Analysis
- Developed a brand identity and Brand Book for Sky Line Lodge in Cashiers, NC
- Strategic advisory services on a portfolio of 42 distressed hotels
- Participant in branding identity think tank for studied boutique projects
- Advice on hospitality strategies specific to gentrifying rural downtowns
- Comparable market studies to benchmark independent boutique performance
- Dual-branding analysis
- Lodging product improvement and quality control recommendations for a resort municipality following a large-scale evaluation of multiple Florida resort markets
- Analysis of development opportunity for luxury independent boutique hotel collection
- Bi-annual analysis specific to the Southeast for lender
- Market, financial and investment analyses for a portfolio of premium brand select service hotels
- Market analysis support in development of a forecasting model to evaluate the potential return on investment from branding a portfolio of luxury hotels
- Market research and analysis for brand development of economy and mid-price extended-stay hotels in Canada
- Target market identification and evaluation for full-service hotel development of Embassy Suites
- Estimated revenue loss on a group of hotels as a result of highway construction
- Return on investment analysis following completion of a brand mandated product improvement plan
Publications and Speaking Engagements
- Guest Speaker – The Lifestyle/Boutique Hotels Investor Conference, Miami, 2012
- Guest Lecturer – Georgia Tech University, Atlanta
- Panel Moderator – “Should you Outsource your F&B” – LBHDC, Miami 2013
- Panelist – “Boutique Hotels: Alternatives in Traditional Positioning” – Hotel Data Conference, Nashville 2014
- Panel Moderator – “Development in Secondary & Tertiary Markets” – NATHIC, Chicago 2014
- Facilitative Speaker – Hotel Owners/GMs-Cultural Exchange Vignettes – BLLA, Las Vegas 2013
- Speaker – “What’s in the Pipeline” – AAHOA, San Antonio, 2017
- Panelist – “Un-branding the Brands” – Southern Lodging Summit, Memphis, 2019
- Panel Moderator – “What about the new hip brands” – Meet the Money, Los Angeles 2017
- Panel Moderator – “Pay Attention to the Bottom Line” – Hotel Data Conference, Nashville 2018
- Annual speaker – “Owning and Operating Boutique Hotels” – Hunter Investment Conference, Atlanta 2016-2023
- Panelist – “Boutique Hotels and the Wellness Sector” – Meet the Money, Los Angeles 2019
- Panel Moderator – “Making Sense of Segmentation” – Hotel Data Conference, Nashville 2023
- Keynote Speaker – “State of the Market” – ILC Confab, Chicago, 2025
- Publisher – Boutique Hotel Report 2016 – 2026
- Publisher – Mid-Year Boutique Hotel Report 2023-2025