US REBELS - Rebel Ventures

AsiaPacs Rebellious Hospitality Consultants

With a combined 60+ years global experience, the founders are uniquely placed to assist you in removing your pain points!

Duncan Craig

(CRO – Chief Rebel Officer)

With 37 Years of Hotel and Restaurant Experience throughout the Asia-Pacific Region and USA, across brands such as Four Seasons, Regent, Radisson, Hard Rock and Jamie Oliver, I am a multi faceted hospitality professional who brings a depth of knowledge and perspective to any problem or challenge……

From the early age of 15 when working a holiday job in a Wine & Spirits store, I knew my calling was the Hospitality Industry.

A chance holiday overseas at the tender age of 16 opened my eyes to the beauty of Hotels such as Raffles in Singapore and the Golden Sands in Penang, Malaysia. This solidified my desire to follow a path in Hospitality and Hotel Management.

A fortuitous start to my hospitality career at the Regent Auckland set the stage for a set of life changing experiences in the industry.

Over the following years I have worked globally in USA, Japan, India, China and South East Asia (Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Maldives, Phillippines, Bangladesh). With a solid grounding in the Hotel Industry as a F&B Director, Hotel Manager, General Manager, Corporate Director of Operations and in the Restaurant Industry as Executive Vice President (COO equivalent) of two Multi Unit/Multi Country Restaurant Companies operating globally recognized international restaurant brands. I bring a global and varied approach to all I do. With experience as a franchisor, franchisee, as part of a Hotel Management company and in JV’s/Partnerships, I have not only done the hard work, I have experienced the trials and tribulations, ups and downs, mistakes and successes of the industries I have worked within. Valuable lessons from which I draws from in my desire to assist you and your business

18 Hotel Projects (Bali, Bangkok, KL, Manilla, Beijing, Shanghai, Chennai, Bangalore, Goa, Delhi, Udaipur, Maldives)

11 F&B Concepts

6 Hotel Openings with associated F&B

8 Restaurant Openings

13 Restaurants Managed/Operated

Cornell Hotel Real Estate Investments and Asset Management

Cornell Project Management for the Hospitality Industry

Cornell Hotel Planning & Design

AHMA – Diploma Hotel & Catering Management

WSET – Level 3 Award in Wine

WSET – Level 2 Award in Spirits

Lindley Craig

(CMO – Chief Mind Officer)

I’m the “REBEL MIND” working “mind in mind” with REBEL HOSPITALITY on Communication, Mindset and Performance.

With a degree in Hospitality Management, and a career path with Four Seasons, Richey and Mobil Travel Guide, coupled with my extensive knowledge and experience as an Executive Coach & NLP Trainer, I utilize my International working experience to its greatest advantage within the human side of REBEL HOSPITALITY…

I started in the hospitality industry in my first year of university at Michigan State while studying in a different area. The owner of the management company saw something special in me and arranged a transfer to Florida International University to finish my studies in Hospitality while I worked at the Grand Bay Hotel (at the time a 5-star hotel) full time.

I was hired by Four Seasons out of University and started at the Houston property. I continued working with Four Seasons from Houston to Austin, Tokyo to Singapore.

In Singapore, I left the hotel to work with Richey and then Mobil Travel Guide doing inspections and consulting running Mobil Travel Guide’s office in Singapore.

The crash of 2008 gave me an opportunity to start working in Neuro Linguistic Programming as a coach and then trainer. I’ve had the pleasure of working with senior executives from Maersk, IBM, Shell, UPS, Snyder Electric, NCR, as well as start ups and entrepreneurs. I also have certified dozens of coaches in Asia Pacific in my intense 40-day training.

Rooms Division Manager Four Seasons Houston, Austin, Tokyo, Singapore

Richey International Inspector

Mobil Travel Guide Director, Asia

NLP Certified Trainer & Coach

HeartMath Resilience Certified Trainer, Coach and Interventions Specialist

Raise Your BAR Strategic Planning Trainer

Advanced Anxiety and Depression Training

MBIT Coach

Our Mission is to remove your pain points so your business may be the most successful it can be!

A small company with attitude, solving problems, creating strategies, developing you, your team and your business with an outside-the-box mentality

How We Do What We Do

We like getting dirty – we work in your business and on your business with a hands on approach

We’re going to disagree – You’re paying for our commitment, dedication and expertise for your business issues. We will always be respectful and we will always give you our honest opinion, even if it may be a little painful. That’s the REBEL in us!

We’re flexible – stuff changes and we’re not afraid to fail fast and move on to the next success

We think out of the box – we believe in challenging ourselves and the people we work with to achieve extraordinary success

Our Definition of Business Success

A workplace culture where people thrive and actively contribute to the success of your business…….

“Raging Fans” who promote your business…….

Financially profitable with consistent growth…….

Benefits of Working with REBEL

Straight shooters and to the point, we don’t mince words
Creative solutions based upon years of experience in multiple countries
No nonsense work ethic, we don’t muck around
Deep insight into people issues & mental strategies that lead to top performance
Real guidance on tough decisions
Stress relief – Let us clear a path & give you a light at the end of the tunnel