Andrew Swerdloff, Founder

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”

  1. Co-Founder, Builder & Operator of Venture-Backed Stay Open Hotels
  2. Co-Developer & PM for $135M LAX Hyatt Hotel Conversion
  3. $150M Mezz Investor in Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills
  4. Owner/Manager of ~500 Apartments in Denver, St. Louis, and Santa Fe

Doug Higgins, Founder

“Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, grace and power in it.”

  1. Designed Hilton’s Global Underwriting Model
  2. Managed Large Scale Entitlement Teams for Multiple Developments
  3. Built Tilal Liwa Resort in Nine (9) Months
  4. Founded Multiple Successful Companies

Jeff Manno, Founder

“The very cave you are afraid to enter turns out to be the source of what you are looking for.”

  1. Creator, Director, Producer of 45+ Progressive Hospitality Ventures
  2. Developed & Implemented Operating Playbook for 30 Businesses
  3. Investor & Advisor to Three Startups
  4. Surfer, Yogi, Explorer