Ignite Your Hotel
Our Team
Michael O’Young
Principal
Global executive with over 20 years of experience. At Marriott International, led teams in corporate finance, real estate finance, brand management, operations, F&B, business integration, IT, procurement and data science. Experience in hotel development, acquisitions and dispositions. Registered Architect with deep design and construction knowledge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Science in Real Estate Development (MSRED)
Cornell University
Master of Business Administration
Rhode Island School of Design
Bachelor of Architecture
Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Concentration in Art History
Registered Architect Massachusetts, USA, Member of RAIC, LEED AP and PMI-ACP
Don Lougheed
Senior Consultant
Dynamic and influential leader with over 25 year record of outperforming revenue and operational key measures at hotel, regional and corporate levels. Recognized as a people-driven leader and mentor, experienced in leading solutions focused on top-line strategy and operational optimization
McMaster University
Ryerson University
Humber College of Applied Arts
John Whitwell
Senior Consultant
Close to 40 years experience in operations across every hotel department and regional / area teams. Distinguished corporate career culminating in responsibility for the design and delivery of operational programing for customer experience, brand recognition and owner alignment delivered to over 4,300 select service Marriott hotels consisting of +500,000 rooms across 12 brands
Cornell University
PMP Certification (Project Management Professional)
