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Marc Kassouf
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Journalist and Editor, Freelance
Las Vegas
Beats
Biography
Marc's recent experience includes increasing executive director, chairperson and committee leadership roles spanning over a decade of private family companies and NGO corporate board service. In addition to Strategy & Governance, his core specialties include a scaling deep understanding of Digital Transformation of, Cyber disruptors to, and Risk mitigation programming for organizations at all stages from startup to publicly listed. Kassouf currently serves as chairperson of Pink Prism Fund and director of the California Association of Boutique and Breakfast Inns (CABBI). He previously served as CEO and chair of privately held STAY Idyllwild group of hospitality assets, Chair of CABBI's executive board and served on the California Hotel and Lodging Association board. Concurrent to his state lodging service, Kassouf served as the premier Chairperson of the newly merged international Association of Lodging Professionals (ALP). He co-chaired the Merger Special Committee and drafted the merger blueprints of two rival national associations, then shepherded the nascent organization towards new leadership and stable growth opportunities. Prior to his tenure in the boardroom and executive roles, Marc worked extensively with small to medium private and small to large public companies as an advisory consultant to C-suite executives, board members stakeholders and operational management. Kassouf's industry specializations are focused primarily on Hotel, Cruise, Non-gambling Gaming, Shared Ownership, Travel & Journalism, Banking and Financial Services. His primary GICS sector expertise spans Consumer Discretionary and Financials. Strategic specialties intersecting operations include: Digital transformation, cyber & risk analysis and audit, and oversight of complex information systems. Deep understanding of complex analytical, financial, or rules based operations and controls. Strategic, operational and process governance. Risk review, quantification and mitigation programming. Marc is a Qualified Financial Expert QFE due to CEO, financial structuring and cyber auditor prior experience (CISA). Kassouf holds or has held several governance, risk management, and cyber related certifications. Marc owned a full-service travel agency, holds numerous IT certifications, tourism awards, and is an award-winning leisure travel author. Having traveled to nearly four dozen countries and sailed on over a hundred cruises, Marc's articles ran the gamut from service pieces helping travel agents to experiential narratives from around the world. His work has been awarded several North American Travel Journalist Association (NATJA) Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.
Travel, RPG, Hospitality , LGBTQ+, TTRPG, Luxury Travel , Multiple Nationalities, Gay, Living Abroad , Expatriate, Training, Cruise , Destinations , Trade Audiences, Gaming, Exotic
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Company Info
Freelance
De Pere, Wisconsin, United States