The Dreamer joining us on the podcast this week is Davonne Reaves.
Davonne Reaves is the founder and chief hospitality strategist behind The Vonne Group. She is an award-winning hotel consultant, a hotel asset manager with over 14 years of experience in the lodging industry, and a published author.
Davonne started as a hotel front desk agent. At 34, she is now one of the two youngest Black women in history to co-own property under a major hotel chain.
Davonne serves as an advisory board member for Georgia State University's Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality and is a co-founder of NextGen in Lodging.
In this episode, you will learn about:
- Davonne's journey from front desk agent to hotel owner
- Why hotels can provide good investment opportunities
- The different investment opportunities available and what to consider when looking at hotel investing
- What makes a good hotel owner or investor
- Why now is a good time to look into hotel investing
- Lessons Davonne learned from her grandmother about money
- How she plans to raise her son to be financially savvy
- The 3 biggest risks Davonne took to get to where she is
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Connect with Davonne Reaves
Website: thevonnegroup.com
Instagram: davonnereaves
Links Mentioned in this Episode:
Business Insider - Banking Black Article
Dream of Legacy Book by Anne-Lyse Wealth
Jumiino Natural Skincare
Connect with me
Instagram: thedreamers.podcast or annelysewealth
Twitter: annelysewealth
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