Our Team

Julian Mazili
Founder & CEO
Julian A. Mazili is the president and executive officer of Mazili Hotel Group. Julian has extensive experience in the Hotel brokerage industry that spans for over 30 years. Julian’s personal experience covers all facets of the hospitality industry ranging from owning and managing hotels to consulting and advising potential hotel investors His product knowledge and experience allows him to play a major role in the decision making, be it hotel acquisition or development. Julian is well respected in the hospitality industry community and clients lean on his opinion and advise before making that acquisition or development decision. He has also built strong relationships with major brands development teams like Hilton, Marriott, Wyndham and Choice Hotels. He has built a team of talented brokers and advisors to serve clients in all aspects of the industry including brokerage, financial analysis, feasibility study reports and development. He also helped bring the company to a national level by expanding to key markets in the US and abroad.
Julian’s opinion and insights on the hotel transaction health and status is always sought by major hotel publications like Hotel Business and Hotel management magazines. He has been featured multiple times in the industry’s top publications.
Mazili Hotel Group has been named among the top hotel brokers in the US for the 10th year running.
Our team

Michael Cherry
Los Angele, CA Office
Managing Director
Email: mcherry@mazilihotelgroup.com Tel: 1 562-842-6553

Ahmed Bouanani
Orland, FL Office
Managing Director
Ahmed Bouanani is our hotel lead specialist in the Orlando, Office. Ahmed has been with the company for over 10 years and brings in a wealth of knowledge in the brokerage and transactional business. Ahmed focuses on both single asset and portfolio transactions in hotels and resorts. He is actively involved in all aspects of the company’s hotel brokerage and advisory services. He is also our lead overseas advisor working with real estate funds clients in Europe and Dubai.
Email: abouanani@mazilihotelgroup.com Tel: 813-868-1880

Ashish Lall
TAMPA, FL Office
Senior Hotel Advisor
Ashish Lall is our lead advisor in the Florida Southwest Market . He brings over 20 years of experience in real estate advisory and consulting services. Previously, Ashish was an Investment Banker at Cantor Fitzgerald where he was responsible for over $1 billion in transactional volume. Ashish graduated with a BA in Economics and Psychology from Johns Hopkins University, earned an MBA from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business and received a JD from Concord Law School.
Email: alall@mazilihotelgroup.com Tel: 1 716-796-8439

Jeanne blomster
San ANtoni, TX Office
Managing Director
Jeanne Blomster is our regional managing broker in the San Antonio , Texas Office. Jeanne has extensive experience in commercial real estate and in hospitality. She also practices real estate law and is familiar with complex real estate transactions.
Email: jblomster@mazilihotelgroup.com Tel: 1 210-559-2909

Sam Patel
Jacksonville, FL Office
Senior Hotel Advisor
Sam Patel covers our Northeast market of Florida and South Georgia, Sam is a former hotelier and a seasoned hospitality professional with over 20 years experience in hotel ownership and management. Sam brings a wealth of knowledge in operational and transactional expertise. Sam is responsible of brokering transactions and advising clients with acquisitions and development.
Email: spatel@mazilihotelgroup.com Tel: 1 904-333-8572

Valerie Garcia
Tamp, FL Office
Senior Investment Associate
Valerie Garcia represents our Central Florida market. She is an experienced, results‐oriented sales professional with over 15 years of experience in Hospitality Management and Operations with the top international brands. As a real estate acquisitions expert, she has acquired more than 120 properties in the past year for individual investors and large hedge funds. Fluent in English and Spanish and connections in LATAM she’s set on providing to all her clients exceptional service.
Email: vgarcia@mazilihotelgroup.com Tel: 1 813-613-2713

Heather Pessoa
Charlotte, NC Office
Managing Director
Heather is our licensed Managing director out of our Charlotte, NC office, as well as, our company’s lead broker for the state of South Carolina. She has been in the real estate acquisition industry for 20+ years. Heather specializes in hospitality sales and is passionate about identifying the latest opportunities in real estate, finance and marketing trends which enables her to provide up-to-date information to her specialized clientele.
Email: hpessoa@mazilihotelgroup.com Tel: 1 704-777-3443

Bryon Ruben
Raleigh, NC Office
Senior Investment Associate
Bryon joined the company as a Senior Investment Associate. He brings with him over 20 years in commercial real estate brokerage and consulting services. Bryon covers the Raleigh sub market and the west part of the state. He is responsible for overseeing and assisting with the execution of single asset and portfolio hospitality transactions on behalf of our private and institunial clients.
Email: bruben@mazilihotelgroup.com Tel: 1 919-698-8195

Nilesh Patel
Tampa Office
Executive Consultant
Nilesh Patel is the company’s main consultant and advisor to current and potential investors. Nilesh is a current hotel owner and hotel developer. He joined Mazili Hotel Group as a senior consultant and Advisor to the leadership and assist the company in bridging the gap between potential and new clients and the brokerage team. Nilesh has over 30 years of hospitality experience and is a great asset to the company
Email: Npatel@mazilihotelgroup.com Tel: 1 863-698-8342

Trishul Kumar
tampa Office
Senior Investment Associate
Trishul first joined Mazili Hotel Group as an intern in 2007. during his time working with the company, he acquired knowledge and skills about the hospitality industry and brokerage in particular. He is currently one of our leading hotel consultant and advisor working with investors and developers to assist with expanding their portfolios. He brings over 15 years of experience in the real estate industry and has vast knowledge of the hospitality industry.
Email: Tkumar@mazilihotelgroup.com Tel: 1 727-505-7008

Btissam Jaafar
tampa Office
Office Manager
Btissam serves as the company’s administrator and office manager. She is responsible for day today management, director of operations and a lead marketing strategist for the company. prior to joining the firm, Btissam held a position with Charles Schwab as an associate portfolio consultant.
Email: admin@mazilihotelgroup.com Tel: 1 813-868-1880

Brian Gray
Miami Office
Senior Hotel Advisor
Brian Gray is our lead advisor in the Florida Southeast Market covering the Miami and Fort Lauderdale sub markets. He brings over 20 years of experience in real estate advisory and consulting services. Brian is a former business and real estate counsel representing a multitude of clients ranging from individual investors to large corporations.
Email: bgray@mazilihotelgroup.com Tel: 1 954-736-6553