Jim BurbaJim Burba and Bob Hayes have been successful life partners for more than 25 years and business partners for more than 15 years. Co-founders of Burba Hotel Network (BHN), the couple develops and produces the world's most prominent conferences for the otel investment community. BHN was founded on the principle of sharing success, and its events have generated more than US $14 million for scholarships, education and social services organizations.

In 2013, the duo formed Burba Hayes LLC, an entertainment production company. Their first film "Space Station 76," debuted in 2014 at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas and was the closing gala film at Outfest 2014 in Los Angeles. In the works are a Broadway musical, more films, and a reality TV show.

Jim Burba is a member of the International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC), and the Industry Real Estate Advisory Council (IREFAC). In 2007, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Burba to a second term on the California Travel & Tourism Commission. He received an MBA in business and marketing from UCLA, and his BA in from the School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University.

Bob Hayes is a political science graduate of California State University Fullerton, he is a past instructor for UCLA Extension in real estate investment, an award winning real estate sales professional, an entrepreneur, and an avid history buff.

Together, Burba and Hayes have contributed their expertise in articles for HOTELS' Investment Outlook, Travel Weekly, Advocate.com, Outtraveler.com, and Successful Meetings.. They are contributors and editorial board members for California Meetings and Events magazine.

For three years running, Burba and Hayes have been named by Out Magazine as one of the "20 Power Couples to Know," with such luminaries and their life partners as clothing designer Tom Ford, singer Sir Elton John, and talk show host Ellen De Generes. Read More Read Less