June 16, 2015

Ayo Akinsete has been appointed as General Manager at Dream Hollywood

Previously the general manager of Dream Downtown, Akinsete will bring powerful leadership, invaluable hotel operations know-how and the Dream culture to the company’s new property in Los Angeles. As the general manager overseeing the debut of the brand’s first West Coast property set to open early next year, he will be paramount in supporting the day-to-day management of hotel operations. Akinsete holds an impressive track record for success, a skill set he intends to bring to his new position at Dream Hollywood. Overseeing $70 million in hotel operations at the 315-room Dream Downtown, Ayo triumphantly improved the property’s ratings and reduced staff turnover by 30 percent within one year. In addition to his tenure at Dream Downtown, Akinsete held positions at multiple properties. He was operating, supplies and equipment manager and then manager in training at the Gansevoort Park Avenue in New York, as well as hotel manager at SLS Hotel South Beach in Miami, where he received extensive training and honed his management leadership skills. Akinsete earned a Bachelor of Science degree in hospitality, retail, and sports management from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C.; and a Master of Science in hotel administration from University of Nevada Las Vegas.

Ayo Akinsete is an alumnus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) – Class of 2010.

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