Founder & Principal
Madrid-born and Swiss-trained, with more than two decades inside Michelin-starred kitchens, grand European hotels, landmark American resorts, private clubs and private terminals. CONSALT is the distillation of that journey.
My career began in Madrid, where I was born and raised, and took its shape in the old-world Swiss tradition — formally trained at the César Ritz Colleges in Brig, then at Zurich's storied Hotel Baur au Lac, one of Europe's last great family-owned five-star hotels. I later returned to academia in the United States, graduating Summa Cum Laude from Florida International University.
That foundation sent me into some of the most demanding kitchens and dining rooms anywhere — the two-Michelin-star La Broche in Madrid and Cinc Sentits in Barcelona among them — where precision, discretion and a relentless standard are simply the price of entry.
In the United States I have led food & beverage, operations and whole properties across the luxury spectrum: The Setai and Turnberry Isle in Miami, Little Palm Island in the Florida Keys, Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, Asia de Cuba in New York, and historic inns from Charleston to the Santa Ynez Valley.
More recently I directed the member experience at Boca West Country Club — one of the largest private clubs in America — and today lead a private luxury terminal at Miami International while co-owning and operating my own hospitality group. Trilingual and equally at ease with a board, an investor, a member or a line cook, I have built a career on translating vision into something a team can deliver, night after night.
A selection of the establishments that have shaped my craft, on both sides of the Atlantic.
Four principles have carried me through every room I've ever run — truth, responsibility, respect and excellence.
Honesty and transparency are always the right approach — especially when the situation is difficult. Expectations stay in alignment because nothing important goes unsaid.
Fiscal discipline, environmental stewardship and genuine care for every team member. Forecasting, scheduling and SOPs in service of a property's long-term legacy.
Leading by example, and drawing strength from the cultural and generational diversity of a team. Being trilingual helps me reach everyone, from the boardroom to the back of house.
The highest old-world service standards, trained relentlessly until the whole team — every link — gets it. A unified, consistent front is the only kind worth setting.
A sense of the operations I've been trusted to run and the results they delivered.
“My leadership style is no different than my golf game. I carry a full bag of clubs, and I select the one best suited to the shot in front of me — the situation, the pressure, the course.”
Felipe's Leadership Philosophy
César Ritz CollegesHospitality & hotel management · Switzerland
Florida International UniversitySumma Cum Laude
TrilingualFluent across international teams & members
Let's Talk
Whether you're opening, repositioning, or simply raising the standard — I'd welcome a confidential conversation.
felipe@consalt.io