In his book, he credits learning "the art of leadership and relationship building" from J. W. Marriott, Jr., William Shaw, Al Le Faivre, Paul Reed, Bill Tiefel, Sergeant James, his Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity brothers at Boston University, and the many individuals he served beside in the U.S. Army.
He is a regular contributor to Forbes Online[REF] where his semi-monthly blogs[REF][REF][REF][REF][REF][REF][REF][REF][REF]focus on business trends in Asia, the global lodging industry and social commentary; and contributes quarterly to Global Hotel Network on hotel industry trends.