Her Story
About Laini
Laini Davis serves as a partner in hospitality operations at Vitality Management Operations, where she has worked for approximately nine years at the intersection of marketing and operations within real estate asset management and property management. Her professional focus includes experiential marketing operations, hospitality operations, and experience design aimed at creating consistent, intentional environments that foster connection. Davis began her career in human resources at a Fortune 50 manufacturing company, where she led engagement initiatives, before pivoting to weddings and venue management and ultimately operationalizing hospitality businesses. She attributes her success to the leaders she has worked with across boutique hotels, real estate investment trusts, and fund managers, including an early internship at the m, Virginia. Davis is a member of the National Alumni Association for Stalton College, where she participates in mentorship programs for current students, and she volunteers with youth ministries at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Laini
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to every leader I've ever had the opportunity to work with. One of my first breaks into hospitality was an internship at the Wolf Trap Foundation in Alexandria, Virginia. From there I kept pivoting and seeking new opportunities, working with leaders across boutique hotels to real estate investment trusts and fund managers, picking up gems along the way. I'm really just grateful for every experience.
02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Don't shy away from finding ways to merge multiple passions. Just because the job doesn't exist doesn't mean that it's not needed, and sometimes we do our best work by finding ways to combine our experiences over time to lend themselves to an industry that we probably weren't anticipating being a part of. Finding ways to merge multiple gifts to create opportunities in front of you allows more opportunities to show up. So just because it doesn't exist doesn't mean you can't create it.
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