Ukubuyela emuva ku-InterContinental u-Mark Hopkins ulethela uMphathi-Jikelele u-Michael Pace cishe iminyaka engamashumi amathathu embuthanweni ogcwele we-hospitality. “Umsebenzi wami wokuqala wasehhotela eMelika kwaba uMphathi Wezinsizakalo Zomhlangano eMark Hopkins futhi indlu yami yokuqala yayiqhelelene ngamabhuloki ayishumi,” kusho uPace. "Ngilithanda kakhulu ihhotela nomakhelwane - kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi ngikwazi ukubuyela lapho ngiqale khona eMelika."
I-InterContinental Mark Hopkins e-San Francisco imemezele u-Pace njengoMphathi-Jikelele omusha wehhotela. UPace phambilini ubeyiMenenja Jikelele Yendawo yamahhotela e-Sonesta, azinze e-The Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel, eSan Francisco.
Nakuba uPace engakwazi ukukhomba okuhlangenwe nakho okuqondile okwamholela ekubeni aphishekele umsebenzi wokungenisa izihambi, wayazi ukuthi wayefuna ukukhonza nokwenza abantu bajabule. Ufunde esikoleni samahhotela eBournemouth University eNgilandi waqala umsebenzi wakhe e-Italy. Kamuva wachitha iminyaka eyisikhombisa ezikhundleni ezihlukahlukene zokuphatha emahhotela eNgilandi, eFrance, eJalimane nasezweni lakubo iMalta ngaphambi kokuthuthela e-United States nomkakhe.
UPace ekuqaleni uzibophezele ekusebenzeni iminyaka emibili e-States. Kodwa-ke useyibiza ngekhaya njengoba esewamukele amasiko nomphakathi wakuleli dolobha. Kuyo yonke le minyaka engu-20 edlule e-San Francisco, usebenze namanye amahhotela aphambili kanye nezinkampani zokungenisa izihambi ezihlanganisa iqembu lamahhotela e-Kimpton, i-W Hotel, i-Evolution Hospitality, i-CLIFT Hotel, i-sbe Group, ne-Sonesta Hotels.
Ngaphezu kokuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe okuhlukahlukene kokuphatha kanye nokusebenza, u-Pace ube ngumholi emizamweni yokusimama kuzo zonke izakhiwo zehhotela lase-San Francisco, okokuqala ekudaleni ngokubambisana nasekuthuleni uhlelo lwe-“Earthcare” e-Kimpton futhi kamuva waqhuba imizamo yokusimama ye-W San Francisco. Lezi zinhlelo zibeke izinga lokusimama embonini yezokuvakasha kude nakude. Ngomsebenzi wakhe ne-W Hotel, u-Pace wathola i-Starwood's Sustainability Leader Award ngo-2010 eqaphela imizamo yakhe yokusiza ihhotela libe indawo yesi-7 emhlabeni wonke ukuze lizuze isimo se-LEED EB Silver.
Njengomholi owine umklomelo wokungenisa izihambi nocabangayo, u-Pace uvame ukumenywa ukuthi akhulume emihlanganweni kazwelonke yezemvelo. Ngentshisekelo ejulile ekusimameni, ekufundiseni nasekukhulumeni izivakashi, ubambe iqhaza elikhulu emphakathini wendawo. Njengamanje uPace usebenza njengomongameli weHotel & Restaurant Foundation lapho engamele khona ukunikezwa kwemali engaphezu kuka-$200,000 ngonyaka ezifundweni kulo lonke elaseCalifornia futhi unguSihlalo Webhodi Labaqondisi leCalifornia Hotel and Lodging Association futhi usebhodini loMkhandlu Wamahhotela. yaseSan Francisco.
“Ngibheka umsebenzi wami njengale ndlela ethuthukayo ehlanganisa izibopho zami zobungcweti nezomuntu siqu. Kimina akukhona nje ukuphatha ibhizinisi - kumayelana nokubuyisela emphakathini. Ngiye ngaba nenjabulo yokuphatha amahhotela kodwa futhi ngithola injabulo enkulu ekukhuthazeni isizukulwane esilandelayo sochwepheshe bezokwamukela izihambi nokufuna izindlela zokwenza ibhizinisi lethu libe nomthwalo wemfanelo emphakathini. Kungumsebenzi wami ukubuyisela ngangokunokwenzeka.”
Ongowokuzalwa eMalta, uPace ukhuluma kahle isiMaltese, isiJalimane, isiNtaliyane, isiFulentshi nesiNgisi. Uma engekho e-InterContinental Mark Hopkins, uthanda ingadi, ukuhamba ngebhayisikili ezintabeni, nokuchitha isikhathi nomndeni wakhe e-Novato, CA.
