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the natural leader
Bill Walshe
CEO
Viceroy Hotel Group
Soon aſt er the pandemic asserted itself, Bill Walshe, CEO of Los Angeles-based
Viceroy Hotel Group, organized a Formula 1 racing-inspired Pole Position
program, aiming to " bring as many furloughed colleagues back to continuous
employment as fast as we possibly could, " he says. The activation date for this reemployment
program was postponed until this year, but Walshe's mindset hasn't
shiſt ed: " I won't rest until everyone has been given the opportunity to return. "
At Viceroy's core is an ideology that begins with the company's commitment to
serving as hosts. " Every word remained true to purpose, but the interpretation had
to change " in 2020, Walshe says. Instead of nourishing guests at buzzy F&B spaces,
for example, safety became the priority, leading the brand to implement some 223
processes and practices across its portfolio.
Walshe, a former CEO of the Doyle Collection who also worked at Jumeirah
Group and Kempinski Hotels & Resorts, joined Viceroy in 2012. In the almost
decade he's been with the company, he has helped shape Viceroy into a lifestyle
and luxury hospitality giant with an approachable sensibility. This year, he was
inspired to reimagine what that means. Luxury, he says, " has gone from hightouch
to low-touch. "
During these trying times, Walshe was also candid with his colleagues,
holding senior leadership meetings three times a week and then continuing
those discussions with his respective teams. " Our culture is rock solid as a
result of the pandemic, probably bett er than it would have been had the past
year not happened, " he says. Asking for help, including for himself, " is the
greatest demonstration of strength in our organization, " he explains. " I've
reached out to many of my career mentors over the past year to say, 'I woke up
this morning with a particular issue that I have no idea how to address.' "
EDG installed quirky touches in the recently
renovated Viceroy Santa Monica, like Andy Warhol
paintings that flank public area seating niches
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contents
from the editor
sketchbook
project breakdown: biodome
Interview: collaborations
interview: on our radar
interview: influential people
hd expo preview
from the show director
conference highlights
products
profile: emerging designers
hardware
casegoods
lighting
change agents
the new icons: william harris, kristina o'neal, adam farmerie, + greg bradshaw
the big thinkers: piero lissoni + stefano giussani
the curators: carrie + alex vik
the investor: kendra plummer
the design advocate: michael k. chen
the storyteller: lukas rungger
the hotelitarian: euan mcglashan
the inventors: v. mitch mcewen + amina blacksher
the disruptor: charlie macgregor
the materialist: frida escobedo
the natural leader: bill walshe
the humanist: jeremy bull
the rebel designer: paula scher
the empathetic hotelier: phil hospod
ad index
back space: markus schreyer
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - Intro
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - Cover1
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - Cover2
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - contents
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - from the editor
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - sketchbook
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - project breakdown: biodome
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - Interview: collaborations
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 32A
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 32B
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 32C
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 32D
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - interview: on our radar
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - interview: influential people
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 49
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 50
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - hd expo preview
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - from the show director
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 53
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - conference highlights
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 55
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 56
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 57
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 58
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - products
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 63
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 64
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - profile: emerging designers
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 66
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 67
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 68
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 72
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - hardware
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 74
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - casegoods
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 76
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 77
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 78
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - lighting
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 85
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 88
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - change agents
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the new icons: william harris, kristina o'neal, adam farmerie, + greg bradshaw
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 91
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 92
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 93
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 94
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 95
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the big thinkers: piero lissoni + stefano giussani
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 97
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the curators: carrie + alex vik
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 99
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 100
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the investor: kendra plummer
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the design advocate: michael k. chen
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 103
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 104
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 105
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the storyteller: lukas rungger
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 107
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 108
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 109
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the hotelitarian: euan mcglashan
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 111
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the inventors: v. mitch mcewen + amina blacksher
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 113
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the disruptor: charlie macgregor
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 115
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the materialist: frida escobedo
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 117
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the natural leader: bill walshe
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 119
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the humanist: jeremy bull
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 121
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the rebel designer: paula scher
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 123
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the empathetic hotelier: phil hospod
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 125
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - ad index
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 127
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - back space: markus schreyer
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - Cover3
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