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Jeff Lococo

President of Lococo Company LLC. Began career with the Marriott Corporation theme park division, progressed through middle management to General Manager level in 1990 with Funtime Inc. Spent six years in various executive vice president level positions with the Six Flags Inc. Joined Great Wolf Resorts Inc. in March of 2000 as General Manager of Great Wolf Lodge Sandusky, Ohio, later promoted to Corporate V.P. of Resort Operations for all Great Wolf Lodge Resorts. Overall Thirty years of experience in the theme/water park, entertainment and hospitality industry. Read More.  

Tom Pientka

Tom focuses on business development where his passion for understanding our client's business is an asset to any project. Our clients further benefit from his engineering background along with his extensive knowledge of construction techniques, architectural design and detailing, and project soft costs. His experience is invaluable in confirming the feasibility of project concepts and selecting systems and materials. Tom's participation in the project's conceptual stage ensures that the client's vision is transformed into reality. Read More.

Jeff Coy and Bill Haralson

Jeff Coy is president of JLC Hospitality Consulting based in Cave CreekAZ. Bill Haralson is the founder and president of William L. Haralson & Associates. Read More.  

David Sangree

David J. Sangree, MAI, CPA, ISHC, formed Hotel & Leisure Advisors (H&LA) in 2005 in Cleveland, Ohio. After more than twenty-five years in the hospitality and appraisal industry, he wished to form a company focused exclusively on the needs of clients in hotel and leisure real estate. Read More.

Dan Martin

Dan has directed more than 250 ERA assignments principally in the areas of visitor attractions, resorts, and parks and recreation projects. Within these categories he has developed specific areas of expertise in the market and financial analysis for museums, zoos, aquariums, themed attractions, waterparks resorts, sports facilities, and master plans for each of these categories and tourism development strategies that can involve some or all of them. Read More

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""At the same time, our occupancy showed that 40+% came for the waterslide (Super Squirt), resulting in $500K of additional revenue" "

- Alnoor Nanji, Multiple property owner
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