Stake Concepts
Managing director
Jon is a senior hospitality professional, with significant board experience at strategic and operational levels combining over 25 years’ experience across the wider hospitality and leisure sectors of hotels, restaurants, bars, clubs and casinos.
Most recently as a founding partner of The ONE Group Europe Jon was instrumental
in securing, developing and operating the company’s flagship F&B operations at
ME Hotels London & Milan and The Hippodrome Casino London headlined by the international brand STK.
Having worked in corporate, entrepreneurial and NASDAQ listed organisations, Jon brings a wealth of sector experience, specialising in business planning, fundraising, site selection, conceptualisation, licensing, operations, development and launch alongside strong commercial acumen and in-depth operational understanding.
Currently Jon operates Stake Concepts, a boutique advisory firm specialising in Hotel F&B and is currently advising a range of hotel developers and operators across the UK and Europe on their F&B strategies.
Jon also has extensive recent experience working as a strategic advisor and Non Executive Director with listed and private equity backed leisure businesses spanning both national and London centric estates successfully supporting executive management teams in realising their corporate ambitions, within both private businesses and PLCs on medium term projects.
“A relaxed, informative, stimulating and fruitful event, delivered with professionalism.
Hilary Lancaster, managing director, Fusion Interiors Group
What's been happening?
Posted on Saturday, May 4 2019
UK: The shortlisted hotels for the 2019 BoHos - the Boutique Hotel Guest Experience Awards - have been revealed.
Posted on Saturday, May 4 2019
US: Following a 2018 home rentals trial, Marriott has launched Homes & Villas by Marriott International.
Posted on Saturday, May 4 2019
US: Hilton’s lifestyle brand Canopy has announced new signings in Washington DC, Paris, Bordeaux, Portland (Maine) and Venice, Italy.
Posted on Saturday, May 4 2019
UK: The European NoMad hotel will open in summer 2020 at the former Bow Street Magistrates Court in London.
Posted on Saturday, May 4 2019
US: Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants has announced it will open Hotel Arras in Asheville, North Carolina, this summer.
Posted on Saturday, May 4 2019
Ireland: Red Carnation Hotel Group is set to convert Hatch Hall in Dublin into its third hotel in Ireland.