Business
Tony Rodriguez is the Director of Marketing for the Four Seasons Palm Beach. A true brand veteran, Tony’s career with Four Seasons spans nearly twenty-four years and has placed him at many notable properties. Tony is a humble leader and consistently recognized for his sharp business acumen and keen ability to inspire and develop top performing teams.Tony's Four Seasons journey started as a college recruit through the National Society of Minorities in Hospitality. His first operational role was in the Rooms Division as an Assistant Valet Parking Manager at Four Seasons Boston. Through hard work and an unrelenting obsession to learn, he progressed through the rooms division and eventually earned his first promotion as Assistant Director of Housekeeping at Four Seasons Hotel Houston. It was in Houston that Tony had his first exposure to Sales and Marketing during a temporary assignment overseeing the Reservations Department, which led to the role of Director of Revenue and Reservations. Intrigued with the Art and Science of Sales and Marketing, he transitioned to the role of Sales Manager. That led to a promotion to the Director of Sales at Four Season Philadelphia, followed by a transfer to Four Seasons Miami in the same role. The experience he garnered in each of his previous positions, led to his first Executive Committee post as the Director of Sales and Marketing in Miami. Tony then embarked on his first resort experience and moved to Four Seasons Palm Beach as the Director of Marketing.Promoted to Senior Director of Marketing in 2015, Tony has played an instrumental role in the Four Seasons brand expansion in Florida. In his expanded role, he was part of a core team, opening the iconic and historic Four Seasons Hotel and Residences at The Surf Club in Surfside, Florida. Most recently, Tony has been instrumental in paving the way for the multi-million-dollar renovation and re-positioning of the Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach. Through collaborations with some of the world’s most prestigious and notable design and culinary talent, these past years have been both professional and personal highlights in Tony’s career. Tony was the President and Founder of the University of New Hampshire Chapter of the National Society of Minorities in Hospitality (NSMH). In 1995, he became the first Hispanic person elected to National Chairperson. Fun-Fact, he was responsible for the re-branding of NSHM from the National Society of Minority Hoteliers to the National Society of Minorities in Hospitality to embrace all aspects of our industry.