James Smith

James currently serves as CEO of InvitedHome having joined in 2013.

He was instrumental in InvitedHome's Mountain Resort Destination focus; guiding strategy, leadership and supporting sustainable and controlled growth resulting in the Brand becoming a preeminent player in the ultra luxury vacation rental market.

James' 25 years of experience include luxury hospitality, board of director roles for private companies, non profits and NASDAQ listed companies, capital raising & M&A (both within the Vacation Rental Industry as well as software and venture backed companies) for early & high growth companies, hedge funds, public accounting and large multinational corporations in the USA, Australia, New Zealand and abroad.

Born in Wellington, New Zealand, he lives in Boulder & Telluride Colorado with his wife & children. He has his Bachelors in Commerce & Bachelors in Business Management from the University of Queensland and a Diploma in Financial Markets from The Financial Services Institute of Australasia.

InvitedHome:

InvitedHome is a Luxury Hospitality, Homecare and Villa Management Company with core vacation destinations located in ski towns in the Colorado & Utah Rocky Mountains. Markets include Vail, Telluride, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Park City, Jackson Hole, Alta, Aspen & Deer Valley. InvitedHome currently manages about US $1.6B in luxury mountain resort lodges and villas. InvitedHome was 28th in the Inc 5000 in 2015 and the fastest growing company in hospitality that year.