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Suhel Khan has spent over two decades navigating the global tech landscape. He contributes to multiple magazines on subjects that catch his fancy. He's happiest, when he's completely lost in a book that won't let him sleep, wandering through a remote village in Sri Lanka, or in a deep conversation over kahva on a houseboat drifting down the Mekong. Whether he's advising founders or working with global clients, his approach is always anchored in curiosity, asking the unconventional questions, and his forever motto, "whatever you do, never forget your hat".
27 articles
The Wall Street banker who walked away from billions to rescue forgotten American motels.
Key Takeaways: The finance-to-hospitality pivot: Seidman spent years at Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and a luxury developer overseeing $3.5 billion…
When Crisis Response Isn’t Crisis Management: What IndiGo’s Cancelled Flights Reveal About Workforce Planning
IndiGo's operational crisis resulted in over 2,100 flight cancellations across India in early December, stranding thousands of passengers at airports…
The Journalist Who Entered Hospitality at 40, Got Rejected by Every Bank, and Created the Hospitality Industry’s Most Imitated Blueprint
Key Takeaways: The journalist-turned-hotelier: Zecha spent 20 years in publishing before entering hospitality at 40 – proving the industry's most…
The Experience Architect Who Bet Billions on Property Ownership: Story of the “Magician of Merivale”
Justin Hemmes, the Chief Executive Officer of the Merivale Group, is less a hotel executive and more an architect of…
This billionaire hotelier bought a party jet and Ibiza’s legendary Pacha nightclub. Now he’s eyeing global expansion.
This Mumbai-born entrepreneur ranks number 1,626 on Forbes' 2025 World Billionaires List with a $2.2 billion net worth. His company,…
He commissioned a village to make 1.5 million bricks for one hotel. Now he’s built Bali’s first carbon-neutral resort.
When Ronald Akili needed bricks for his Katamama hotel in 2016, he didn't order from a supplier. The Jakarta-born entrepreneur…
This hotelier left Oberoi’s presidency at 40 to break every rule of luxury hotels. Now he’s winning global awards.
Most hoteliers at the peak of their careers don't walk away. Kapil Chopra did. In 2018, after five years as…