Edward R. Leos, CTA
Founder | THG Hospitality Index™ at The Hotel Guide
About
I'm CEO and Publisher of The Hotel Guide, and I created the THG Hospitality Index.
Experiences
- Founder | THG Hospitality Index™ at The Hotel GuidePublish a luxury travel guide seen by 24M+ a year
I created the THG Hospitality Index to measure why some luxury brands become authorities and others commodities.
- Milestone birthdayTossed the script on my 55th birthday and went live
I talked honestly about 33 years of building the business, including the doubt and the financial pressure.
- Travel TalkWon Best Podcast Feature for my weekly travel show
On Travel Talk I bring on hoteliers and travel pros each week, filmed at a studio in San Antonio.
- Results-Driven Leadership/Business Strategy Coach at Edward R. Leos (self)Coach business teams on a 'We over Me' culture
I've coached hundreds of entrepreneurs, and one financial-services business grew 415% in a year.
- Vice-Presidential Director at IDLife CorporateGrew my wellness team 683% in one year
I represent IDLife's custom nutrition products, and that year I ranked #4 overall in the company.
- 2025 LLS Visionary of the Year Candidate at The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyRan a 10-week campaign to help end blood cancer
Our group raised over half a million dollars, and my fiancée Roxann was with me start to finish.
- Ad Sales → Owner at The Hotel GuideTook a $1,000-a-month magazine job and ended up owning it
At 22 I passed on a better-paying recruiter job, with no contacts, to sell ads for the Hotel Guide of San Antonio.