SPEAKERS

Craig Sullivan is the Founder of the California Lodging Investment Conference & [CLIC] Media ™. He launched [CLIC] in 2017 to create the only lodging investment conference focused exclusively on the California Hotel Market. Craig is recognized as an expert in California hospitality, lodging, investment, and in commercial real estate development. He is a popular speaker, panelist, and moderator at the leading national hospitality and investment conferences, and at local CA based conferences.

Craig was the co-host, co-creator and co-producer of ‘Check Out California®’, the only California focused hospitality, travel, and tourism radio show, airing on OCTalkRadio in 2019, and in 2020 the show was relaunched as a video travel show featuring Hotels, Restaurants, Sports & Entertainment Venues across California. Along with launching [CLIC] Connect® an online interview award winning (11 Awards starting in 2021 through 2025) show featuring leaders in the hospitality, travel, and tourism industries. The show’s engaging formats films on location or in the [CLIC] Connect Studios.
Also launched in 2019 Akira HG a hotel consulting and investment group and in 2021 Craig teamed up with Glenn Haussman to co-create & co-host Friday Night Audit an energetic 60 minute live streaming show with Guests to have a lighthearted conversation on the hotel market, mixing in some laughter, food & beverage.

Craig was also the publisher of The Hotel Report, a monthly hospitality newsletter that reached a circulation of 60,000 hotel professionals globally. Craig has served in executive positions and business development roles at CDO, Broughton Hotels, EVP, Westpark Investments, EVP, 24/7 Hotels, and VP & Manager of North American Title Company's Hotel Group that he created. Craig has helped underwrite and close 25 billion dollars in hotel transactions. His deals cover national and global hotel sales, refinancing, and construction loans, including 2.2 billion dollars’ worth of transactions in one year. Craig is a connector and advisor, and passionate about giving back to the community, advocates for women's equality, and supports charitable causes. Craig’s affiliations include AAHOA, IHI, CREW-OC, AH&LA, CLIA, ILLA,CHLA, Director Bowman Post Group Foundation and Hospitality Internships Industry Advisory Committee (IAC).