aka design inc

About

Alisa O’Banion, RID – President/CEO

Alisa O’Banion, Principal of AKA Design, is a Registered Interior Designer in Texas and has over 35 years experience in the interior design industry; 20 of those exclusively in the hospitality industry. She is an accomplished professional with extensive design, business development and project management experience for hospitality and commercial/luxury real estate. She provides leadership and direction for daily operations and project deliverables. As Senior VP Design & Branding for ClubCorp, Inc., Alisa O’Banion was responsible for developing key ROI capital investments for KSl Capital Partners/ClubCorp, a 170 property private club company. She worked with cross-functional teams of architects, designers and contractors for many projects in the hospitality and restaurant design field. Alisa administered financial and budgeting reports, job costs, construction progress and forecast for project closeout. Instrumental in the design and execution of environments from casual grille/bar dining, luxury sports, fitness, and spa facilities, clubhouse meeting space and luxury golf resort guestrooms such as Pinehurst Country Club and the Homestead Club, West Virginia. With Bristol Hotel & Resorts as VP Design & Construction, she led the multi-million dollar re-flagging and re-positioning of over 100 hotels for Felcor Lodging and Trust. Alisa has been recognized with awards including The Year’s Best Design by Lodging Hospitality Magazine, Winner – Gold Award by Institute of Business Design, Winner – American Society of Interior Designers Design Ovation Award, Winner – Avid Golf Magazine & “Best Of” Country Club Design. Her work has been published in Private Clubs Magazine & Dallas Modern Luxury Magazine on numerous occasions.