Ihhotela le-SLS, Ihhotela Lokuqoqwa Kanokusho, eBeverly Hills wamukele u-Jake Megrikian njengomqondisi wezokuthengisa nokumaketha, kulandela ukutshalwa kwezimali kwendawo okungamaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-22 ekuklanyweni kabusha okufike ngesikhathi sokugubha iminyaka engu-10 ngo-2018. I-Megrikian izokwengamela ukukhiqizwa kwemali engenayo yezindlu zezivakashi nama-suites asanda kuthuthukiswa ehhotela; imihlangano nemicimbi yonkana 30,000 wamafidi-skwele esikhala sangaphakathi nangaphandle, okuhlanganisa ne-Garden Terrace evuselelwe; kanye nezindawo zokudlela zehhotela ezihlonishwa kakhulu, kuhlanganisa I-Bazaar ka-José Andrés futhi USomni.
“UMnu. U-Megrikian ujoyina ithimba lethu ngesikhathi sesahluko esisha sehhotela, futhi sijabule kakhulu ngokuba naye ephethe ubunikazi bethu obusha ngokunethezeka,” kusho uMphathi-Jikelele u-Christophe Thomas. “Ukuqonda kwakhe ukusebenza kwangaphakathi kwehhotela elisezingeni eliphezulu, kanye nekhono lokumaketha elizalwa nalo kuzoqhubeka nokubeka i-SLS Beverly Hills njengendawo ephambili yesimanje yedolobha evakashelwa ukunethezeka emhlabeni wonke.”
Okuhlangenwe nakho kukaMegrikian ekuphatheni izihambi kwaqala eneminyaka engu-15 ubudala, esebenza kusukela phansi eminyangweni yokudla neziphuzo kanye neyedili e-Hotel Marriott Armenia Yerevan. Phakathi neminyaka eyisishiyagalombili yokuthuthela e-United States, u-Megrikian uthole izikhundla zokuphatha ekusebenzeni kwegumbi kanye nemicimbi nokuthengisa kuyo yonke imikhiqizo ye-Marriott International ne-Hilton.
Ngo-2011, uMegrikian wajoyina i-InterContinental Los Angeles Century City Beverly Hills iqembu njengomphathi omkhulu wezokuthengisa. Njengomqondisi omncane wezokuthengisa nokumaketha kuwo wonke amahhotela nezindawo zokungcebeleka ze-InterContinental emhlabeni wonke lapho eqokwa, u-Megrikian ubonise impahla eyigugu ngokukhiqizwa kwemali engenayo okwephula irekhodi kokubili kokungcebeleka nokubhuka kwebhizinisi e-InterContinental Los Angeles. Ngokusebenzisana eduze nebhodi lezokuvakasha lase-Los Angeles nelase-California, u-Megrikian wagcizelela futhi wabeka ihhotela njengendawo yokuya ezimakethe ezinkulu zamazwe ngamazwe.
Ethola ukutuswa kaningi ngobuholi kanye nentuthuko emsebenzini wakhe wonke, u-Megrikian uthole i-SITE ka-2014 (Society for Incentive Travel Excellence) i-Kevin Forde Spirit Award futhi wasebenza njengosihlalo obambisene bohlelo lwe-SITE's Young Leaders, oluhlanganisa ndawonye abaholi bakusasa bezimboni zokukhuthaza kanye nemihlangano. . Ngo-2017, Imihlangano Namuhla Umagazini yambeka ohlwini lwe-"Meetings Trendsetters," egqamisa uthando nokuzinikela kwakhe enkonzweni esezingeni eliphezulu emihlanganweni nasemicimbini.
Izithakazelo zakhe siqu ziwukuvakasha, ukuhamba ngezindiza, kanye nokuchitha isikhathi nomndeni wakhe. Umbono we-Megrikian womhlaba wonke ugcizelelwa ukuhamba emazweni angaphezu kwama-33 kanye nekhono ngezilimi ezintathu. Njengamanje ukhonza ekomitini lezokuthengisa lamazwe ngamazwe le-Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board.
