Austin Watkins
Relentless Pursuit of Excellence & Fostering Employee Experience - My Path to Success
- Role
- Director of Sales and Marketing at Mauna Lani, Auberge Collection
- Location
- Kawaihae, HI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Austin Watkins
Senior luxury hospitality executive with 20+ years of global leadership experience across iconic brands including Four Seasons, Rosewood, Auberge, Ritz-Carlton, and Timbers Resorts. Proven record of opening and repositioning world-class resorts, driving outsized revenue growth, building institutional commercial platforms, and leading high-performance cultures. Trusted partner to owners, boards, and investors with experience spanning resort operations, portfolio strategy, and acquisition support.
Experience
Director of Sales and Marketing
Mauna Lani, Auberge Collection
Sep 2023 — Present · Big Island, HI, US
Education
Fox School of Business at Temple University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
2014 — 2015
University of Phoenix
Bachelor's, Business Administration
2001 — 2005
Skills
- Rooms Division
- Marketing Strategy
- Social Media Marketing
- Tourism
- Yield Management
- Property Management Systems
- Sales
- Market Planning
- Digital Marketing
- Revenue Analysis
- Pre-Opening
- Food & Beverage
- Hospitality
- Customer Service
- Hotel Management
- Opening Hotels
- Meeting Planning
- Hotels
- Video Editing
- Photography
- Convention Services
- Front Office
- Resorts
- Trade Shows
- Hospitality Industry
- Marketing
- Hospitality Management
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