About

Valley of the Moon Partners has been several years in the making. The idea emerged from my recognition that the hospitality industry is amid significant change, which will require new ideas and completely new ways of meeting that change. Yet I knew the mission of a Hotelier; to “provide shelter and enchantment with impeccable service” should not be lost in a post-pandemic haze. Technology is always with us, but timeless service is forever. VOMP was conceived by the principals not only as a traditional consultancy, but as advisors that have the interests of clients at heart, not just their own. We stay with a project or initiative for clients as long or short a time as is strictly necessary, no “overtime” or “undertime”. The principals have earned their stripes working for well recognized and respected organizations and have experience in balancing the multiple priorities hotels face, the constituents of staff, guests, and stakeholders while operating properties in a radically changed world. The mission of Valley of the Moon Partners is to meet our clients where they are, listen to understand where they want to be, and with great care define a path to success they can walk on.

Alain opened the 1500 room San Francisco Marriott Marquis during an earthquake, without skipping a beat, so I knew he was resilient, and I could work with him. His love of wine has always been legendary and here in Sonoma no less so. We collaborated on the idea of applying technology solutions for the hotel industry, particularly in tracking fine wine consumption for the many points of sale on properties. “Beverage Metrics” was a smashing success at this, using QR codes before they were anywhere. From there Alain thought of other ideas for application to lodging processes, and I applied them. Valley of the Moon Partners, LLC was formed in a place famous for that name. It symbolizes the romance and history of this wonderful wine country and a “partnership” with our clients, and for me the technology that is evolving before us. We look forward to serving you.

Consulting is both an art and science, there is data, there are metrics, but a truly great consultancy is invisible and gives credit to the client for success. There is an old joke about the definition of consultants: “A consultant is one who borrows your watch to tell you what time it is.” Which is fundamentally true. What I find many times is the fundamental flaw of a great client is they forgot to look at their watch. After several years on my own, when Alain invited me to join VOMP I was thrilled. We have collaborated on demanding, successful projects in our history. We make a good fit and Valley of the Moon Partners will reflect that synergy for our clients. We stand ready.