Influencer Marketing in the Hospitality Industry

Casey Barks is the Corporate Director of Marketing at Staypineapple Hotels, based out of the company's corporate HQ office located in Bellevue, WA.

The product of a journalist mother, he is no stranger to storytelling and the power of the written word. Casey's college years were spent taking communications and marketing courses by day while serving tables in fine dining restaurants by night, all in hopes of one day combining these two passions into a career. 15 years, six cities (San Francisco to Seattle to Austin to Vancouver to Salem to Bellevue) and various in-house and agency roles later, Casey is now the Corporate Director of Marketing at Staypineapple Hotels, where he has the opportunity to share Staypineapple's fun and playful brand with the world.

Casey's love of hospitality combined with his deep connection to the communications industry continue to drive his need to find new and exciting ways to share experiences through visual and written storytelling.