Cayuga Hospitality Consultants
John Berndt is a seasoned hospitality executive with extensive experience in managing and developing hotel operations. Currently serving as Managing Director at Hotel Sorrento since August 2023, John has led efforts to enhance sales, profitability, guest loyalty, and employee engagement at Seattle's iconic boutique hotel. As President of Funder One Capital since January 2020, John contributes to the world-leading digital asset exchange leveraging blockchain technology for global traders. John has also been an Associate at Cayuga Hospitality Advisors since 2010, providing consultancy services to various stakeholders in the hospitality sector. Past leadership roles include President at Cipriani Hotels and Resorts, VP Operations & Development at Marco Polo Hotel Group, and General Manager at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. John holds a B.S. in Hotel Administration from Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management.
Cayuga Hospitality Consultants
Cayuga Hospitality Consultants is an International Network of Senior Executives Counseling the Hotel, Resort, Club, Casino and Foodservice Industries. Cayuga Hospitality Consultants are located in 10 nations and the majority of our hospitality consultants are graduates of the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. All members have an average of 25-years of hands-on hospitality industry experience, which translates into extraordinary expertise in all areas of the hospitality and related industries providing an unequaled network committed to researching and solving any challenges for its clients. A primary difference between Cayuga and other major hospitality industry consulting organizations is that Cayuga is composed solely of senior level executives who have been where our customers are, and who perform the consulting services personally from contract through implementation. Because of the wide variety of experience and expertise readily available within our organization, our hospitality consultants provide practical, profit-oriented advisory services, often putting our recommendations into action by assisting in their implementation. Our members are located throughout the United States and around the globe and, when necessary, can be quickly assembled into a multi-disciplinary, multi-lingual task force to effectively tackle any industry-related problems.