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GUEST CONTRIBUTORS

Rafael
Micha
R
afael Micha M Sc, Deborah
International Relations,
is CMO and Managing
Partner at Grupo HABITA, which
has 14 posh lifestyle hotels located
in Mexico and the US. His hotels McCormick
and lounges have been featured in
publications including: Wallpaper*,
Vogue, Condé Nast Traveler, and the D
New York Times, among many others. eborah McCormick’s
wanderlust for far-away places
In addition, he personally attends led her to pursue a travel-
to VIPS, international media, and
his prestigious guests, including: writing career. She was managing editor
for in-flight magazine Wild Blue Yonder,
Madonna, Kim Kardashian-West, and then brand director working with East
Katy Perry, Bono, Viggo Mortensen,
and contemporary artists Shirin West Resorts. McCormick has bridged
the architect’s vision with compelling
Neshat, Gabriel Orozco, the architects branding for resorts including one of
Wolf Prix, and Richard Meier, among
many other luminaries. Micha is on the top 25 spas in the world: Spa Anjali
at the Westin in Beaver Creek. Under
numerous Art Museum boards and is the tagline “Where Nature Nurtures”
deeply committed to the contemporary
art scene. McCormick created a positioning
platform intrinsically tied to the inspiring
Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Michael Albanese
M
ichael Albanese is co-founder of Element Lifestyle based in Los
Angeles. Originally from Marietta, Georgia, he moved to New
York City to pursue his writing career and was delightfully
sidetracked by his discovery of art, travel, food (+ coffee)
and unique experiences. Having opened several boutique downtown hotels
and learning the unique power of leveraging relationships on behalf of others,
he brought those passions and experience to Los Angeles to help serve a unique
group of discerning clients.

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