Columbia Hospitality Claimed Company
OUR ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT
IS ALIVE AND WELL
We'll try just about anything once. This entrepreneurial spirit is how Columbia Hospitality got its start. As a trusted partner of the Port of Seattle, having planned and executed many events for them, they asked Columbia CEO and Founder, John Oppenheimer, if he knew anyone who would be a good operator for the soon-to-be-built Bell Harbor International Conference Center. Having no management experience, naturally, John said, “Yes, US!” When asked why, his response was, “Because we’ve never done it before, but no one knows what your clients want better than us!”
We got the job, and we still have that job decades later.
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Columbia Hospitality Awards
Columbia Hospitality won 1 award in 2025 and 5 awards in 2024. In 2025, Columbia Hospitality won for Best Company for Women 2025. In 2024, Columbia Hospitality won for Best Company Work-Life Balance, Best Company Perks & Benefits, Happiest Employees, Best Career Growth 2024 and Best Company Outlook 2024. Based on 5,944 ratings and 224 participants, employees at Columbia Hospitality are very satisfied with their work experience. The overall culture score, 85/100 or A+, incorporates employee ratings based on their feedback on the Work Culture, Team, Diversity and more.
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Best Company for Women 2025 (Large Companies)Columbia HospitalityBest Company for Women 2025
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