Damilola has long been a hotel and travel enthusiast, fusing her strong interests in these fields with her professional experience. She graduated from Hunter College of the City University of New York, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.

Her first professional position as a project accountant at Marriott International essentially opened the path to a career in the hospitality industry. After gaining solid accounting experience at Marriott and subsequently, Tishman Speyer, Damilola obtained an MBA in Hospitality Management from ESSEC Business School, Paris. ESSEC’s hospitality program is a prestigious, business-focused curriculum, that has roots as a joint venture with Cornell University in the U.S.

With a concentration in real estate development, Damilola was well prepared for subsequent positions in hotel investment analysis & advisory, hotel asset management and hospitality business development. Her relevant industry experience includes five years in hotel investment advisory at W Hospitality Group where she advised in more than 25 African markets, hotel investment analysis with a major US hotel REIT, and business development with a travel tech startup.

With her extensive industry knowledge and experience working in various African hotel markets, Damilola is a great resource for potential or existing investors and developers of hotels and other hospitality businesses in these markets. She specializes in market research, feasibility studies, investment analysis and strategic planning for potential and existing hospitality businesses.

Initeme Adukeh is a passionate hospitality professional with a strong interest in improving the service delivery in African markets. Upon initially enrolling in law at the University of Plymouth, U.K., a chance hospitality and tourism lecture quickly effected a change of majors. She subsequently obtained a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Business and Tourism.

Initeme has over nine years of professional experience in the U.K. and Nigeria. She has held operational roles for brands such as Hilton, Mandarin Oriental and Le Meridien. She also worked as a hospitality consultant at W Hospitality Group, a leading hotel investment advisor for the Sub-Saharan African markets that engages in hotel market research and analysis, project feasibility studies, and hotel operator selection. Initeme has graduate level academic experience in hospitality. She obtained Masters’ degrees from Cesar Ritz University, Switzerland and Derby University, U.K. She has also conducted recruitment and training for hospitality establishments in Nigeria.

Initeme is a lover of food, travel and hotels, which fuses well with her career. She aspires to help grow the industry to its full potential starting with her home country, Nigeria. At Hausse Hospitality, she specializes in recruitment, service training, and strategic turnaround implementation.