Joel Goldman
Director
Small Luxury Hotels of the World

Joel Goldman, BSc(Hons) MA FIH FHOSPA, began his hospitality career as a food and beverage trainee for CHIC in 1987, the then UK master franchisee of Holiday Inn. 24 years on, he remains dedicated to the sector and is a recognised practitioner and technician in hotel brokerage and new development.

Joel is a graduate of a UK hotel school, a Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality and Hospitality Professionals Association. He is a frequent participant in industry conferences and a guest lecturer at several undergraduate programmes. In 2009, he completed the Cornell University Certificate in Real Estate, Development and Hotel Investment. Joel has written and delivered a 3-day workshop on hotel investment and development for hospitality and real estate professionals in Johannesburg, Hong Kong and Singapore in 2011.

Joels career has shadowed the evolution in the ownership structure of hotel assets, the growth of brand operators and an explosion of specialist advisors to the industry. In a near 20 year track record as a senior specialist in Cushman and Wakefield, Chesterton International and Christie & Co, he has been involved in over 60 acquisitions, 15 new build projects, 100s of valuation and market/feasibility studies. He has magnificent experience from being at the interface between all the stakeholders of the hotel investment process for over two decades. His portfolio of experience has taken him throughout the UK, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, South Africa, Russia & CIS, Japan and New Zealand.

In January 2011, Joel joined a luxury boutique management company as the hotel development executive. In this role, he seeks management contract opportunities for properties that are to be branded Small Luxury Hotels of the World. In a development role that focuses upon sourcing and closing on management contracts for the UK and Ireland, he also seeks franchise management partners globally.