James Robert Danz is a dynamic highly accomplished and innovative executive with 23 years key domestic and international experience in penetrating new markets, expanding existing business revenue and boosting profits. He has exceptional success in conceiving, planning, developing, and executing strategic and tactical sales, marketing and operational initiatives that drive top-line performance and bottom-line results.

He is an expert in partnering corporate alliances with enterprise strategies, initiatives and objectives. He is characterized as a rare visionary, strategist, and tactician. Jim has been a consistent originator of bold, innovative business strategies that have extraordinary results on growth, revenue, operational performance and profitability. Heavy transactions background including startup platforms, industry roll up, merger, acquisition and sale.

Diverse industry and situational experience including public and private; small and Fortune 500; startup, rapid growth, turnaround, post-IPO, post-acquisition integration, bankruptcy-consulting services, real estate, hospitality, resort/vacation property, travel companies doing business in highly regulated industries in U.S., European and global arenas. In 2009, Jim with partner Bill Tsao has formed Trident Business Management, an operationally centric, performance based group of professionals who are widely acknowledged as successful business executives and respected authorities in their area of expertise.

Jim’s professional experience has included equity partnerships, senior-level executive and consultancy roles for Diamond Resorts International®, Princeton Resorts Group, Starwood Hotels, Conrad Hilton International, Vistana Resorts, ACCOR Vacation Club and Success Companies Inc. to name a few. Jim has held Board of Director seats for the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) and is the current Chairman of the Meetings Council and the Sales and Marketing Forum. He also sits on the Board of the American Tele-Services Association (ATA) and is the current Chairman of the Political Action Committee (PAC).

Jim is also a 5-Time Gold ARDY winner and has provided numerous lectures on project management, marketing and sales strategies, negotiation and performance improvement. Jim has been published in the majority of industry communications and publications. He has a proven career track record in operating multi-site, multi-national projects simultaneously and has just recently surpassed $1 billion in net sales volume.