Flo Sander

Founder at Hydra Ventures
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(386) 825-5501
Location
SG

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Credentials

  • EMBA
    HEC Paris Executive MBA
    Jun, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • Viral Marketing and How to Craft Contagious Content
    Coursera
    Mar, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • BS
    EHL
    Jul, 2001
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • Hong Kong
    • Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Founder
      • Jun 2022 - Present

      A platform for Innovators and Investors to grow sustainable, scalable and software enabled businesses. Our investments and advisory services focus on hospitality related IT businesses that can enable companies to automate redundant processes and run better, leaner and more efficient operations while freeing up capacity to focus on client services and customer experiences. A platform for Innovators and Investors to grow sustainable, scalable and software enabled businesses. Our investments and advisory services focus on hospitality related IT businesses that can enable companies to automate redundant processes and run better, leaner and more efficient operations while freeing up capacity to focus on client services and customer experiences.

    • Hong Kong
    • Hospitality
    • Founder & Managing Partner
      • Aug 2015 - Present

      Bringing innovative hospitality concepts, designs and advisory services to the south-east Asian region.

    • Founder & Managing Director
      • Apr 2009 - Oct 2022

      Planning, creating, conceptualising, designing and building new hospitality products with passionate clients, fantastic partners and world-class operators.

    • Singapore
    • Hospitality
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Advisor - Luxury and Special Projects
      • Sep 2020 - Jul 2022

      Working with senior leadership of the Development and Projects teams at the Marina Bay Sands integrated resort on positioning, concepts, blueprints and scopes of the $4.5b Luxury Tower 4 & multi-purpose entertainment Arena developments. Further scope included the existing Integrated Resort's rooms renovations and the development of curated luxury lifestyle experiences for the company's top tier clients. Working with senior leadership of the Development and Projects teams at the Marina Bay Sands integrated resort on positioning, concepts, blueprints and scopes of the $4.5b Luxury Tower 4 & multi-purpose entertainment Arena developments. Further scope included the existing Integrated Resort's rooms renovations and the development of curated luxury lifestyle experiences for the company's top tier clients.

    • United States
    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Vice President, Head of Hospitality and Event Marketing, Asia ex-Japan
      • May 2007 - Jan 2009

      Heading Corporate Marketing and Events as well as in-house hospitality in 8 offices across Asia. Heading Corporate Marketing and Events as well as in-house hospitality in 8 offices across Asia.

    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Director, Food & Beverage
      • Aug 2004 - May 2007

      Overseeing the Food and Beverage division at the Hong Kong Jockey Club's racecourses for race-day operations, non-race day events, box renovations, system implementation and new projects such as adrenaline and the Racing Club. I was the Chairman of the Club's Fine Wine Purchasing Group, ensuring that the club's cellar of 30,000 bottles was well balanced with rare and fine wines from the world's best producers. Overseeing the Food and Beverage division at the Hong Kong Jockey Club's racecourses for race-day operations, non-race day events, box renovations, system implementation and new projects such as adrenaline and the Racing Club. I was the Chairman of the Club's Fine Wine Purchasing Group, ensuring that the club's cellar of 30,000 bottles was well balanced with rare and fine wines from the world's best producers.

    • Singapore
    • Hospitality
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Pre-opening and Opening Manager
      • Jun 2003 - Jul 2004

      Pre-opening planning, project management and opening of Cy'an, MetBar, Glow restaurants at The Metropolitan Bangkok Pre-opening planning, project management and opening of Cy'an, MetBar, Glow restaurants at The Metropolitan Bangkok

    • Thailand
    • Hospitality
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Pre-opening and Opening Manager
      • 2002 - 2003

      Pre-opening planning, project management and opening of La Scala. Pre-opening planning, project management and opening of La Scala.

    • United Kingdom
    • Hospitality
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Graduate Management Trainee
      • 2001 - 2002

    • Hospitality
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Management Trainee
      • Jul 1998 - Feb 1999

      Management Trainee in charge of running the Garden Cafe at The Kitano (today's Jazz at Kitano). Management Trainee in charge of running the Garden Cafe at The Kitano (today's Jazz at Kitano).

Education

  • HEC Paris
    Executive MBA, Luxury & Digital Transformation
    2021 - 2022
  • Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne
    Bachelor of Science (Hons), International Hospitality Management, Corporate and Real Estate Finance
    1997 - 2001

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