Experience

Amansala Tulum Wellness Resort

• Mexico
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • Feb 2002 - Present

  After moving to Tulum, Mexico after 9/11, Melissa started her journey to build Amansala. The brand began as a health & wellness retreat on Tulum Beach, which Melissa built room by room to what is now one of the largest properties in Tulum and with over 120 rooms, including three properties: - Amansala Grande Beach Resort with 52 rooms - Amansala Chica with 26 rooms - Amansala Pueblo or Tulum Townhouse with 10 rooms After moving to Tulum, Mexico after 9/11, Melissa started her journey to build Amansala. The brand began as a health & wellness retreat on Tulum Beach, which Melissa built room by room to what is now one of the largest properties in Tulum and with over 120 rooms, including three properties: - Amansala Grande Beach Resort with 52 rooms - Amansala Chica with 26 rooms - Amansala Pueblo or Tulum Townhouse with 10 rooms



GITANO

• Mexico
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Global hospitality brand including: - Gitano Jungle: The place to see and be seen in Tulum - Gitano Beach: Restaurant & bar located in a spectacular private white sand cove - Meze Tulum: Upscale Aegean Taverna - Gitano Garden of Love, New York City: a 24,000sqft tropical jungle oasis restaurant & bar located in Hudson Square - Gitano Miami Beach: Restaurant, terraces, bar & jungle roof located in Casa Faena Global hospitality brand including: - Gitano Jungle: The place to see and be seen in Tulum - Gitano Beach: Restaurant & bar located in a spectacular private white sand cove - Meze Tulum: Upscale Aegean Taverna - Gitano Garden of Love, New York City: a 24,000sqft tropical jungle oasis restaurant & bar located in Hudson Square - Gitano Miami Beach: Restaurant, terraces, bar & jungle roof located in Casa Faena



Bkini Bootcamp

• Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico

• Founder

  • Feb 2002 - Present

  A mind-body-spirit tuneup that encompasses yoga, fitness, healthy eating, pampering with like-minded people to send guests home looking and feeling better than when they arrived. A mind-body-spirit tuneup that encompasses yoga, fitness, healthy eating, pampering with like-minded people to send guests home looking and feeling better than when they arrived.



Bodhi Heart

• Phoenix, Arizona, United States

• Co-Founder

  • Jan 1991 - Dec 2002

  A nonprofit dedicated to bettering the lives of the Tibetan community in exile. A nonprofit dedicated to bettering the lives of the Tibetan community in exile.