My wife started out in life as a clothing designer and then became a very talented interior designer, and she is very well put together. I always have a book going.įavorite dive: This is interesting. I am a big Simon Sinek fan, and a big Malcolm Gladwell fan – “Blink” and “Outliers,” and what was the first one he did? About epidemics? “The Tipping Point.” Right now I’m reading “Work Rules!,” the book by Laszlo Bock, the vice president of people operations for Google, about how they are innovating human resources. On your nightstand: I read a lot of nonfiction. There’s probably one or two guitars in my office right now that my wife doesn’t know about, because if I take them home she’ll go, “I told you not to buy another guitar!” It’s north of a dozen and south of two dozen. My wife says I have a problem and need to go through a program because when people ask me how many guitars I have, I can’t answer the question. That’s why I’m here.Īnd I have to say, I got here a year and a half ago and am still waiting for winter.įender or Les Paul?: Oooh.
I’m in a point in my career because I need a job, I take a job because it’s what I want to do it’s what I believe in. I need your help.” The company is something I believe in they’re not just bottom-line driven. Our first one will be in San Diego’s Gaslamp District, much more a lifestyle brand. Last year Montage went from three properties to five properties, and we are launching a new brand next year called Pendry. We have been talking for about eight years about working together. He and I, our beliefs are very parallel in the hospitality business, in the philanthropic area, in the level of quality and luxury we believe in.
Montage hotel laguna beach manager professional#
The professional side is that Alan Fuerstman, our founder and CEO, I have known for over 20 years. Her family is here, and my daughter lives in LA and my son in Santa Barbara, so that’s the personal side. There are a couple reasons we wanted to come here. Why I live here: My wife, Carrie, is from Southern California. A five-minute walk from the front door of the hotel up the hill behind the shopping center. What his illustrious bio doesn’t tell you though, but what he’s happy to volunteer, is how he got his start in the business: “As a bellboy. He began his career at Hyatt Hotels Corp., where he spent 18 years in management positions. Before that, Riess was president and CEO of the PlumpJack Group, where he oversaw resorts, wineries, restaurants, retail and real estate development. He’s spent 38 years in the industry, joining Montage from Georgia’s Sea Island, where he was managing director. The family moved back to the South, where Riess was raised and went to college.Īn illustrious career in the luxury hospitality industry? Why yes, that’s more than accurate. “James Bond stuff? No,” Riess says with a laugh. True, he says, his dad was a spy, but really that meant he was an Army sergeant who spent his days in an office listening in to boring phone conversations. The son of a spy, born in Panama while his father was on assignment, who goes on to a career managing some of the world’s finest luxury properties – when you hear these details about Rick Riess, “glamorous” might be the word that pops to mind.īut in person, Riess, who took the reins as managing director of Montage Laguna Beach in August 2014, is more appropriately described as “welcoming” and “warm,” with more than a hint of an Alabama accent still flavoring his speech.
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