Writing
Stories from
the record.
Articles about the career behind the résumé, one chapter at a time.
2006–2009 · CityCenter
CityCenter: a $9.2 billion education
Three years as Sales Contract Administrator on the largest private development of its time — and what it taught me about scale, precision, and holding the line.
September 29, 2026
1986–1997 · Research
Markets begin with the data
How a CBRE research desk and New York foreclosure tracking built the foundation for everything that followed.
September 29, 2026
1989–2005 · Operations
Hospitality from the inside
Sixteen years across Hilton, Bellagio and Waikiki built a ground-level understanding of the guest and the asset.
September 29, 2026
2005–2012 · Development
The Las Vegas development era
Rooms revenue at MGM Grand and Wynn, and the transaction discipline of CityCenter.
September 29, 2026
2012–Present · Research platform
Independent investment intelligence
From hotel brokerage and underwriting to a boutique platform for hotel real estate investment research.
September 29, 2026
Reflections · 2026
Why collaboration beats hoarding
After forty years of watching industries work, I believe the biggest problems we face are solvable — if we stop hoarding intelligence and start building together.
September 29, 2026