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8th Floor was founded by a team of industry experts with over 100 years of combined experience in global, regional and on-property sales, marketing & revenue. 8th Floor is not just another hotel representation company - rather than focusing on one market or one country we cover all market segments with a European and Global reach, offering unique insights.  Along with an unmatched diverse database, 8th Floor delivers tangible ROI in line with hotel expectations

DANI LABI
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DANI LABI
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MANAGING PARTNER

Dani has un-paralleled global contacts and is a true extension of your sales team

Recent Experience

  • Running a successful Hotel consultancy business for the past 15 years

  • Ambassador for LE Miami

  • Traveller Made Award Winner

 

 

Key Skills and Experiences

  • Entertainment, Luxury Leisure, FIT, OTA, Media PR/Events, Corporate, Hotel Openings

  • Global Entertainment Contacts London, Europe & USA

  • Regional Sales (Los Angeles based for three years)

BEN COULDRIDGE
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BEN COULDRIDGE
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MANAGING PARTNER

Ben has extensive experience in openings, setting strategies and multi-segment sales

Recent Experience

  • Director of Sales & Marketing Andaz London (Hyatt) 3 yrs – London

  • Director of Sales W Verbier (Starwood) – 2 yrs – Switzerland

  • Global Account Director Starwood Hotels – 5 yrs – London

 

Key Skills and Experiences

  • Hotel Openings, MICE, Corporate, Entertainment, Luxury Leisure, FIT, Airlines & Ski market

  • Global MICE & Corporate Contacts London, Europe & USA

  • Sales & Marketing Strategy & Hotel task force projects to improve sales performance

Gioia Valentina Peruzzo
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DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL SALES UK

Gioia is based in the UK and has extensive experience in High-end Leisure, Corporate and setting strategies.

Recent Experience

  • Director of Sales for The Langham, London – 3.5 yrs

  • Assistant Director of Sales for Grosvenor House Suites by Jumeirah Living – 3 yrs

  • Accounts Director for UK, Europe, US & Asia for The Savoy – 3.5 yrs

 

Key Skills and Experiences

  • Luxury leisure, FIT and Corporate

  • USA, UK & European high end client contacts

  • Hotel openings & set up of Sales and Marketing strategies

SEMRIN WADWA
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MANAGING PARTNER

Semrin has extensive expertise in leadership and management of global multi-segment sales strategies

Recent Experience

  • Executive Director TLC Lions for 2 years

  • Hyatt Global Sales Force – leading 3rd party & sports strategy for EMEA for 5 years
     

Key Skills and Experiences

  • Global sales, on-property & regional sales experience

  • Exceptional leadership prowess in steering teams towards success

  • Leading strategy for organizations culture change 

 

CAROLINA PICONE
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CAROLINA PICONE 
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DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL SALES EUROPE

Carolina is based between France and Italy and has extensive experience in High-end Leisure, MICE, Corporate and Entertainment

Recent Experience

  • Global Account Director Europe for the Oetker Collection Properties – 4 years

  • Account Director Europe, CIS, LATAM and Entertainment at Raffles hotel Paris – 3 years

  • Account Director UK and LATAM for 5 Starwood hotels in Paris – 5 years

 

Key Skills and Experiences

  • Luxury Leisure, MICE, Corporate, Entertainment, FIT

  • Global Leisure, MICE Contacts in Europe, LATAM and CIS 

  • Hotel openings & set up of Sales and Marketing strategies

 

MICHELLE TOLL
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MICHELLE TOLL
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GLOBAL SALES EXECUTIVE

Based in UK & has extensive experience in Entertainment & Tour Operators

 

Key Skills and Experiences

  • On property & GSO for Savoy & Fairmont

  • Entertainment travel agent for many years

  • Specialist tour operator account management

 

LEILA MICHELE
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LEILA MICHELE 
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DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATION

Based in UK our Social Media Director & Executive Assistant

Key Skills and Experiences

  • Creating & implementing social media; email & content marketing strategies

  • Content strategy, marketing & management

  • Hotel openings & set up of Sales & Marketing strategies

 

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