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A Personal Touch | Hospitality Connector

Grey Matter Hospitality is a creative, boutique hospitality consulting firm dedicated to delivering quality service to meet each client’s precise needs and goals. Owner and Managing Director, Kelley (Siefert) Shaw has 20+ years of experience in hospitality. She is well-connected and a strategic partner with strong links to a variety of trusted brands, resorts and vendors, which plays into making her a leader in hotel sales and corporate meeting sourcing. Her specialties lie in positively positioning and selling luxury accommodations and boutique hotels, as well as creating a platform for programs that cater to the needs of high-touch clients searching for an elevated group travel experience.

Kelley believes in building authentic relationships based on real and transparent interactions. Time and again, she is trusted by her clients to not only do right by them, but to also deliver beyond expectations. She genuinely loves group travel and helping others to refine the experience for their teams. The personal service you receive when working with her is second to none and trusted by Fortune 500 companies throughout the country.

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Kelley Shaw

Managing Director

Site Selection

Sales Solutions

Our Services

Site Selection

Take the guesswork out of site selection. Partner with us to find and secure a hotel that’s just right for your event needs.

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Sales Solutions

Beyond sourcing, Grey Matter Hospitality is a trusted partner for hotels, restaurants and hospitality suppliers to enlist for world-class sales solutions and representation. We specialize in group sales for luxury resorts and hotels.

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Benefits of working with us

Planners

Or those coordinating a meeting or event

  • Are you stumped by where to hold the next-best-event for your company? Don’t have the time to research multiple options in multiple cities to determine capacities, availability, rate and more? Dread the thought of negotiating to land the best overall package for your needs?

    • Executive assistants or other team members who are tasked with planning meetings and offsite events, who do not consider themselves ‘planners’ (ie it’s not your day job)
    • Board members or executives who can manage the details of an intimate getaway, but need inspiration to find the perfect location for the retreat
    • Experienced meeting planners who can benefit from an extra set of (industry-knowledgeable) hands to deliver on-time and on-budget…all while exceeding expectations, of course!

Suppliers

Those looking for support or direction on all or part of the group sales process

    • Luxury hotel or resorts who may not have a sales team in place but find a need for more sales direction
    • Properties looking to create a group sales presence where one currently does not exist (ie small property without an established sales department, who may not currently have the volume to employ a full time DOS)
    • New or smaller resorts needing a director of sales, but not yet with sales volume to justify the position
    • Sales teams with intermittent task force needs, such as covering for Maternity leave

Clients

  • Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa
  • Washington Schoolhouse Hotel
  • CIVANA Wellness Resort & Spa
  • Catalina Island Company
  • Stein Eriksen Lodge
  • The Chateaux Deer Valley
  • Running Y Resort
  • Riverhorse
  • Children’s Museum of Phoenix
  • Cigar World
  • VU Limited
  • G5
  • Buckingham Security
  • AIX Group

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