TEAM
Our Team.
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
Dani has un-paralleled global contacts and is a true extension of your sales team
Recent Experience
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Running a successful Hotel consultancy business for the past 15 years
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Ambassador for LE Miami
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Traveller Made Award Winner
Key Skills and Experiences
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Entertainment, Luxury Leisure, FIT, OTA, Media PR/Events, Corporate, Hotel Openings
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Global Entertainment Contacts London, Europe & USA
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Regional Sales (Los Angeles based for three years)
BEN COULDRIDGE
Ben has extensive experience in openings, setting strategies and multi-segment sales
Recent Experience
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Director of Sales & Marketing Andaz London (Hyatt) 3 yrs – London
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Director of Sales W Verbier (Starwood) – 2 yrs – Switzerland
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Global Account Director Starwood Hotels – 5 yrs – London
Key Skills and Experiences
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Hotel Openings, MICE, Corporate, Entertainment, Luxury Leisure, FIT, Airlines & Ski market
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Global MICE & Corporate Contacts London, Europe & USA
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Sales & Marketing Strategy & Hotel task force projects to improve sales performance
VICKI TAYLOR
Vicki has extensive experience in multi-segment sales & marketing
Recent Experience
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Hotel Consultant Dani Labi Consulting – 1 year to present
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Independent Sales & Marketing Specialist – 5 yrs
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Regional Director of Sales Rosewood Hotels & Resorts – 7 yrs
Key Skills and Experiences
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Vicki brings with her over 15 years of hotel Sales experience working within all market sectors: - Leisure, Corporate, Luxury Travel Consortia and MICE
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FIT & Luxury Leisure Contacts London, Europe & USA
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Headed up the European Sales office for Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
MARIA PEREZ
Maria has successfully opened 3 iconic 5* hotels in London and has Global Sales for several international hotel groups
Recent Experience
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Director Sales (Nobu Hotels) 2 yrs – London
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Head of Sales (The Curtain) 3 yrs – London
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Regional Director of Sales - Europe (Rocco Forte Head Office) 3 yrs – London
Key Skills and Experiences
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Corporate Sales, hotel openings, MICE, Luxury Leisure, FIT
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Global and Regional sales experienced for UK and Europe
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Multisegment contacts in South America, Italy and Spain
AURELIEN HACAULT
Aurelien is based between France and Italy and has extensive MICE, Corporate and Leisure experience
Recent Experience
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Director of Sales for the 5 Starwood Hotels in Paris for 5 years
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Managed the European and US MICE and Leisure sales for Starwood Hotels
Key Skills and Experiences
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MICE sales from Europe and USA
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Pre-opening and running sales teams
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Corporate & Leisure sales from Europe and USA
CAROLINA PICONE
Carolina is based between France and Italy and has extensive experience in High-end Leisure, MICE, Corporate and Entertainment
Recent Experience
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Global Account Director Europe for the Oetker Collection Properties – 4 years
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Account Director Europe, CIS, LATAM and Entertainment at Raffles hotel Paris – 3 years
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Account Director UK and LATAM for 5 Starwood hotels in Paris – 5 years
Key Skills and Experiences
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Luxury Leisure, MICE, Corporate, Entertainment, FIT
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Global Leisure, MICE Contacts in Europe, LATAM and CIS
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Hotel openings & set up of Sales and Marketing strategies
EMILY KEOGH
Emily is an expert in integrated PR, Marketing and Digital
Recent Experience
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Director of PR & Marketing for independent and luxury hotels
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Social Media, Digital marketing and PR campaigns and strategic development
Key Skills and Experiences
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Data-led campaigns, utilising both traditional and digital PR to drive real-world, quantifiable results
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Press event strategy, management and conversion
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Bespoke social media visuals and videography