Priya Shah

Founder + Principal, ShahSquared Consulting

Denver

Priya has spent the last ten years developing and executing strategic campaigns for a wide-range of hotel companies, restaurant groups, and corporate consumer brands garnering substantial results. Priya’s passion for hotels and restaurants began at a young age. As the daughter of Marriott International’s first Asian American franchisee, her dedication to the hospitality industry was innate. Not keen on operations, Priya sought a career that blended her love of the written with her adventurous palate, hospitality expertise, and entrepreneurial spirit.

Throughout her tenure, she gained valuable managerial skills and business acumen working for Edelman, FleishmanHillard, The Reynolds Group (now Phase3), Green Olive Media, and the Arby’s Foundation. Priya has a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Mass Communications along with a minor in Hospitality Management from Iowa State University, a culinary arts degree, and a Master of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy from Boston University.