Hi, I’m Katie. Thanks for visiting.

I moved back to my native New York three years ago, after spending nearly six years living abroad in the U.K. (where my daughter was born) with my husband and our anxiety-ridden pup, Jack Daniels. London is my happy place, and we were able to live and work there (untethered to corporate visas) thanks to my dual citizenship with Ireland. We now live back in Astoria, Queens, and when I’m not exploring the best borough, you can probably find me at Trout Landing, near Lake George; Gallant Fox, in Saratoga Springs; or The Lazy Oar in the Finger Lakes—three vacation homes that all pay for themselves in upstate New York.

I’m the founder of Second Home First™, which includes a highly-rated podcast (top 25!), a premium Academy course, a popular weekly newsletter, and a passionate community.

I’m also the host of the Skift podcast, Suite Success: Masters of Hospitality. Every week, I interview the brightest, most impressive minds in the space—hotel executives, hospitality leaders and industry innovators—in order to uncover the strategies and secrets behind the world’s best brands.

Professionally, I’m an award-winning publicist who has led global communications for hospitality icons such as The Ritz-Carlton, W Hotels, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, JW Marriott and Le Méridien in both New York and London.

I’m a seasoned speaker at key conferences around the world, a frequent guest on top podcasts, and a featured expert in A-list publications such as The New York Times, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Realtor.com, Yahoo!, MSN, The Everymom and more.

When I’m not spending time at my vacation homes, I can probably be found trying a new restaurant in Astoria, NYC with my husband; schooling my British-born toddler on the magnificence of New York bagels; or researching my next investment property while snuggling my one-year-old son.