Gregory has over 30 years of experience in hospitality and other corporate Industries. He served in senior Management roles in the Operations, Sales, Catering, and Event Services in properties such as The Ritz´- Carlton, LLC, JW Marriott, The Peninsula Hotel, Kimpton Group, Wolfgang Puck Catering, and the InterContinental Hotel Group.
As General Manager/Director of Operations, Gregory oversaw all aspects of Ops/Sales/Marketing/Large-Scale Luxury Red Carpet, and Pre & Post Film & TV Production Events. Greg successfully transformed operations along with all food and beverage outlets, as well as organized catering events and all service aspects of the newly contracted Wolfgang Puck catering Management at NBCUniversal Media Studios.
Gregory served as Chief Operation Officer in the Cashmere Hotel Group, providing CEOs and private hotel investors, new property start-ups, and development partners with hospitality foundation, building, implementation, and management services with this Palm Desert-based international hotel and wellness development firm.
Expertise in solving these types of problems:
- F&B Operations (Restaurants, Catering & Beverage)
- US and international expertise
- Leveraging sales in support of revenue optimization.
- Macro-ops and their impact
- Positioning/repositioning
- Associate acquisition, recruitment, training, and retention.
- SOP development implementation, adherence