Today, when you’re marketing a brand, you can’t try to appeal to everybody. You should speak to a group of people and create them as loyalists. – Barry Sternlicht
I went to Brown University, but my mom said I couldn’t be an artist because I would starve. – Barry Sternlicht
The best advice is often the compliments received, and they are often about an associate who did something exceptional. I tell my teams that it’s the random acts of kindness, the unexpected, that people remember most. – Barry Sternlicht
Booking windows are shrinking, and customers are going mobile: trends which position HotelTonight perfectly for the future. – Barry Sternlicht
I’ve been down to the Ecolodge in Panama, but there really are only a handful of real green hotels in the U.S. – Barry Sternlicht
If I had high-ticker 10 percent financing, which would probably be the market rate, I would have to dump stuff. The interest payments would be killing me. – Barry Sternlicht
There’s more single-family homes rented in the United States then there are apartments. – Barry Sternlicht
Pay attention to the big themes because that’s what will help you earn ten times your money. – Barry Sternlicht
You can learn everything that there is to know about the industry or the player from the company that is performing better or worse. – Barry Sternlicht
I see Baccarat in major gateway cities like Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong and exotic resort locations. – Barry Sternlicht
I suppose I was a frustrated artist. I like fitting things together, and there are plenty of different ways to do that with real estate. – Barry Sternlicht
I’ve been a supporter of green initiatives for years. I’ve been paying more and more attention to it, you know, with three kids. I thought it was tragic when the Kyoto Protocol was killed by the U.S. It was sort of a call to action. – Barry Sternlicht
Properties have different characteristics, like companies, and the market throws up more opportunities because it is inefficient. – Barry Sternlicht
It is very important that a leader in the hotel industry be both creative, I think, and compassionate. – Barry Sternlicht
There has to be a way to live the life you’re accustomed to and not sacrifice things. Americans are not very good about sacrificing. – Barry Sternlicht
As the facts change, change your thesis. Don’t be a stubborn mule, or you’ll get killed. – Barry Sternlicht
