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How Keo Hornbostel Turned an Accreditation Crisis Into a Stronger Safari West
🎙️ From Five-Star Hotels to an African Savanna in Wine Country: Keo Hornbostel’s Second Act at Safari West
Keo Hornbostel, executive director of Safari West, spent nearly 30 years rising through the Hyatt system — from Denver to Grand Cayman to Maui to Kauai — before a referral and the right moment led him to a 400-acre wildlife preserve in Sonoma County. What looked like a dramatic career pivot turned out to share more with luxury hospitality than anyone expected, and the leadership skills he’d spent decades building were exactly what Safari West needed.
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