YOU'D BE JUBILANT, TOO, IF YOU HAD AMASSED 50 YEARS IN HOSPITALITY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPERTISEINDUSTRY PROS SEEK OUT "THE HOTEL GURU" FOR GUIDANCE IN: Buying/SellingOperations AssessmentsFeasibility StudiesLitigation SupportAnd Everything ElseKnown as "The Hotel Guru," Bob Rauch, CHA, has 50 years of hospitality-related management experience in all facets of the industry, having held nearly every position in the hotel business, including General Manager of full-service Four Diamond hotels for Hilton and Embassy Suites in Phoenix. Paired with unimpeachable integrity, his depth and breadth of knowledge make him the Go-To Hotel and Hospitality Expert. Connect with Bob at: rauch@hotelguru.com-Mr. Rauch consults, sits on boards, mentors, and frequently serves as an expert witness. -His expertise is matched only by the sheer joy he derives from problem-solving across the full spectrum of issues faced by hoteliers, executives, students, employees, and guests.-He is a relied-upon contributor to trade publications, and maintains a blog where he expounds upon insights and trends in the hospitality industry at www.hotelguru.com. Additionally, he publishes Hospitality Innsights, a monthly electronic newsletter. Mr. Rauch has served as president and on the board of numerous tourism organizations. Mr. Rauch is a recently retired faculty member at Arizona State University and taught Tourism Industry Entrepreneurship. He is widely quoted on television and radio and in numerous publications, including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Los Angeles Times. He has developed several leading brand hotels, three of which the firm still owns and manages.He has been a finalist for CEO of the year in San Diego, CA, and Phoenix, AZ.Mr. Rauch provides consulting services for various Wall Street firms and selected litigation support clients, and asset management services designed to provide hotel owners with oversight and review of potential and currently operating hotels. He also serves as Chairman and Chief Strategist of Brick Hospitality, a company formed by his management team to operate hotels in California. Mr. Rauch recently sold RAR Hospitality, a leading hospitality management firm with 20 hotels under management or development, retaining management of the three hotels he owns in San Diego.