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GUEST CONTRIBUTORS

Rafael Micha

afael Micha M Sc, International Relations, is CMO and
Managing Partner at Grupo HABITA, which has 14
R posh lifestyle hotels located in Mexico and the US. His Jonathan
hotels and lounges have been featured in publications including:
Wallpaper*, Vogue, Condé Nast Traveler, and the New York
Times, among many others. In addition, he personally attends to
VIPS, international media, and his prestigious guests, including: Stein
Madonna, Kim Kardashian-West, Katy Perry, Bono, Viggo
Mortensen, and contemporary artists Shirin Neshat, Gabriel
Orozco, the architects Wolf Prix, and Richard Meier, among onathan Stein graduated from McMaster
many other luminaries. Micha is on numerous Art Museum University and with a combined Honors
boards and is deeply committed to the contemporary art scene. J B.A. in philosophy and Spanish while
playing varsity tennis. Stein has taught for nine
years in award-winning hotels in Mexico, the
Caribbean, Australia, Thailand and Costa Rica.
Currently the Tennis Professional at the illustrious
Las Ventanas al Paraiso, A Rosewood Resort, he
recently founded Los Cabos’ leading tennis pro
Russell Paulson company TOP 10’S, managing programs at luxury
resorts and residences. His motivational attitude

Loving Our Lives by Living Our Loves, published
modern day Renaissance Man, Russell has and philosophy are portrayed in his book LOL:
accumulated a breadth of domestic and in 2016.
A international experience in the music,
entertainment, and travel industries since his recent
graduation from the University of Southern California. After
managing a live entertainment business for six years, Russell
moved to Italy where he lived, worked, and traveled for
fourteen months. Upon his return to Los Angeles, he began
working with Element Lifestyle, as travel advisor, designing
bespoke luxury travel experiences for discerning clients.

Daniel J. Deborah

Penseyres McCormick

orn in Switzerland, Daniel J. Penseyres has lived and eborah McCormick’s wanderlust for
worked in Switzerland, the US, the UK and Monaco. far-away places led her to pursue
B A recent move from Monaco to Geneva has brought D a travel-writing career. She was
Penseyres to Harmonic SA as General Manager. From 2014 through managing editor for in-flight magazine Wild Blue
2017 he assisted his spouse, Maria Penseyres, with the growth Yonder, and then brand director working with
of her executive search firm MP Executive Consultancy. From East West Resorts. McCormick has bridged the
2011 to 2014 he was CIO of HSBC Private Bank (Monaco). Prior architect’s vision with compelling branding for
to this Penseyres was the CEO of the China Fund Management resorts including one of the top 25 spas in the world:
SA (BOCSFM Suisse) in Geneva and before that was a Managing Spa Anjali at the Westin in Beaver Creek. Under
Partner at Bedrock Alternative Asset Management. Penseyres’ the tagline “Where Nature Nurtures” McCormick
savvy financial advice, drawn from his extensive global experience, created a positioning platform intrinsically tied to
the inspiring Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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