Yesterday, we lost one of my hero's. Tony Hsieh's work building Zappos around a deep rooted culture of respect, meaning and happiness has been my inspiration for establishing a similar value system at the Capital Hotel and other projects since my introduction to him and Zappos in 2010. His commitment to hiring only those which culturally aligned with the organization has served as my guiding light. Every culture interview I do, every talk I give, every workshop I produce is a testament to his spirit and steadfastness to the principle of "culture trumps everything".
Thank you Tony for doing work which mattered...it made a difference. We can only hope to leave such a meaningful legacy. Thank you for being a hero.