Hotelier: Jennifer Worden, GM, Toronto Marriott Markham
By Rosanna Caira
Jennifer Worden found her happy place in the hotel industry. The GM of the Toronto Marriott Markham never imagined she’d be a hotelier, but when...
Hotelier: Trina White, GM, Parkside Hotel & Spa, Victoria
By Rosanna Caira
As a native of Cowichan, B.C., Trina White’s original dream was to work in forestry ― fitting given her upbringing and her passion for the...
Hoteliers: Paula McFarlane and Jake Tayler, Hotel Julie, Stratford, Ont.
As the husband-and-wife rookie hoteliers of Stratford’s Hotel Julie, Paula McFarlane and Jake Tayler share many similarities. The duo both grew up in Lambton County in southwestern...
Hotelier: Bai Bunpanya, Toronto’s King Blue Hotel
The role of GM may be all encompassing, but for Bai Bunpanya, GM of Toronto’s King Blue Hotel, his mission is laser focused: “Foster an environment where...
Hotelier, Sarah Cruse, Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge, B.C.
Sarah Cruse always wanted to be the GM of a hotel resort. With that specific focus guiding her, she graduated from college as a golf-course superintendent, securing...
Hotelier: Hiren Prabhakar, St. Regis Toronto
Ever since he was a young child growing up in India, the hotel industry has fascinated Hiren Prabhakar. The love affair was fuelled by his parents who...
Hotelier: David McBean, Watermark Beach Resort, Osoyoos, B.C.
Throughout his extensive career as a hotelier, David McBean has been able to transition seamlessly between global brands and independent properties, while bringing passion and talent to...
Hotelier: Ajay Harjani, GM of Hilton Garden Inn
When Ajay Harjani was a young child, he had a dream of becoming a pilot. But that dream gave way to another reality when his dad opened...
Hotelier: Alex Kassatly, GM of Auberge Saint-Antoine, Quebec City
The love of hospitality was embedded in Alex Kassatly from a young age. “As part of a Middle Eastern family, I always enjoyed my parents’ hospitality, the...
Hotelier, Jennifer Belanger, Bruce Hotel
Jennifer Belanger never set out to be in the hotel industry. Having studied journalism at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson), her dream was to write, but after...