About

CEO, Creative Class Group
Best-selling author, Upgrade, Taking Your Work and Life from Ordinary to Extraordinary
Author, Simply Jordanian and Creative Entertaining
Writer on Business and Entrepreneurship for the Huffington Post and Fast Company
Writer on Entertaining and Food for HGTV and FoodTV
Cultural Curator, Le Meridien, Starwood Hotels

Areas of Expertise

As CEO of the Creative Class Group, Rana Florida manages new business development, marketing, consulting, research & global operations serving such diverse clients as BMW, Converse, IBM, Cirque du Soleil, Audi, Zappos, and Johnson & Johnson – to name just a few. She brings to this leadership role more than two decades of experience in corporate strategy, communications, & marketing, having directed global strategic communications for HMSHost, the world’s largest airport developer.

Professional Affiliations

She is also involved in philanthropic work. A former board member for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, a co-chair for the Design-Exchange, and ambassador for Girls E Mentoring, she lent her expertise to the Boards of the Airports Council International in Washington, D.C., the Council for International Visitors, the The Founders Junior Council of the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Isabella Blow Foundation Committee, which supports aspiring art and fashion students.