Our Team

Type-A personalities across the board when it comes to specific areas of expertise. Pure collaborators every step of the way that are experts in their field, on the ball, and always looking for ways to improve the world around us.

Our Mission

To be the leading innovator in hospitality brand elevation, enriching the guest experience by creating powerful emotional connections.

Core Values

We WOW the guest
We are customer service obsessed
We are authentic to your brand DNA
We tell stories through the senses
We see what others don’t


Colin Cowie
Chief Experiential Officer

Colin Cowie, the founder of Colin Cowie Lifestyle is at the top of the industry when it comes to creating bespoke luxury experiences. CCL is the gold standard in events, hospitality and catering. For more than 30 years Colin and his team of world-class producers have taken creative, all-encompassing experiences to new heights, setting trends that have transformed the world of events, customer service and entertaining. As one of today’s most recognizable and sought-after lifestyle impresarios, Colin Cowie’s stylish expertise and relatable sophistication have made him a favorite of society, celebrities and media around the globe. Whether designing weddings, milestone celebrations, corporate events, galas or charitable functions, our unmatched creativity and precision event planning will give you a truly meaningful, memorable and magical experience.

Thrive Hospitality provides a library of services to organizations interested in not just improving the overall customer experience in all areas of hospitality, but in creating the experience that helps define and distinguish their brand.

  • Stephan Baroni
    President/COO

  • Stuart Brownstein
    New Development

  • Marisa Denver
    Finance Director
  • Alia Wilcox
    Creative Director

  • Marc Schwarz
    Director of Service

  • Rob Senzon
    IT & Operations


  • Carolina Barbagallo
    Designer

  • Sophie Landry
    Designer

  • Laine Sutten
    Project Manager

  • Krista Cremidan
    Project Manager

  • Heather Mueger
    Administration