With increasing constriction of cash flow in luxury and first class hotels and resorts, property owners must look for new means of improving asset performance. Whetstone Partners, formed by industry veterans Jonathan Crellin and Sara Glenn, is a new international hospitality asset management and consulting firm that hotel owners and investors can rely on to sharpen asset returns.

"What makes Whetstone Partners different is that our clients receive the full attention and involvement of Jon and me to cut through distractions, see issues clearly, and identify new opportunities," says Sara Glenn, Managing Director.

"Our approach is straightforward: we drive results that are meaningful to owners by asking sharp questions, finding the real answers and focusing actions," adds Jonathan Crellin, Managing Director. "Whetstone understands the challenges inherent in first class and luxury hotels and resorts and brings expertise in branded and independent properties. Through firsthand experience on both the owner and operator sides of the business, we know what it takes to drive revenues, improve cost structures and generate increased cash flow for owners."

Crellin and Glenn each bring more than twenty years of experience to this new venture. They have collaborated successfully across the owner/operator divide at hotels throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda.

Crellin established a long record of outstanding achievement in sales and marketing before transitioning in to general manager roles at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts in Boston and Bermuda and at the Forbes Five-Star Boston Harbor Hotel. He has a keen sense of how to drive revenues, add value, find efficiencies and implement change so all parties embrace and engage in the process.

Glenn began her career in hotel and resort operations with Delta Hotels & Resorts and then shifted focus to the ownership and investment side of the business. Working with Westmont Hospitality Group, Fairmont Raffles Hotels International, and RGA Hotel Asset Management, she has a proven track record of collaborative and results oriented asset management.

"My expertise in asset management, real estate transactions and capital planning, complements Jon's background in sales and marketing and on property operations," explains Glenn. "Together we bring extensive experience in repositioning, rebranding, renovating, and re-energizing operations while driving top line revenues and improving margins. Our focus is sharpening the assets of hotel owners."

Whetstone Partners, with offices in Boston and Toronto, works collaboratively with operators and lenders to drive financial performance and enhance value for owners. From operational reviews to transaction due diligence to capital planning and project management, Whetstone provides full service asset management consulting.

For more information about Whetstone Partners, please visit whetstone-partners.com.

Jonathan Crellin
Whetstone Partners/Boston
617-756-3697
Whetstone Partners