Who would have thought that two junior accounting clerks working in Food and Beverage Control (a department that doesn’t even exist anymore) would be writing a book and a Foreword for said book? Yet, here we are, with career paths that intersected through CP Hotels and Fairmont Hotels over the last forty years. David excelled in his lane and developed expertise as a leader in hotel finance and accounting, while I continued to chart my path in Sales and Marketing. Fast forward to 2007 and I had just finished my MBA when I had an opportunity to change career paths from Fairmont’s Global Vice President of Sales and Distribution to the dark side, as the Regional Vice President and General Manager.
The Palliser Hotel opened its doors in Calgary 107 years ago this month and over the last century it has become one of the city’s most storied buildings.…