A passion for creativity has always driven Vicki Castellanos. She started her college career in a quest for a journalism degree but while still in college she realized she had a passion for creating perfect stays in the hotel business. Bartending at Teddy’s Flame Room in the Holiday Inn was her first role. While working at the club, Vicki realized she truly enjoyed the hotel industry. She made a conscious decision to learn all she could…specifically food and beverage. Within one year she was promoted to Beverage Manager. During her leadership, she, and her team, brought Teddy’s from a position of 22nd in the city to being one of the top 5 clubs within El Paso. She also helped create her pride and joy – “El Agave Tequileria” featuring over 120 tequilas and focusing on the motto “Good Friends toast the good life – True Friends toast with tequila!”
Vicki knows the definition of “True Friend” and lives it every day by listening empathically, coaching others, sharing knowledge and caring. She models The Journey culture, projecting the unspoken sentence, “Look at me and what I can and have accomplished. If I can do it… anyone can. Let me help.” She teaches and mentors the company’s cultural pillars all throughout the company, continually learning herself and returning home to apply what she has learned.
Her proudest achievement isn’t in the form of the perfect shot of rare tequila, nor her promotion to Food and Beverage Director. She is a mom to 19-year-old Christopher and in his eyes she sees all that is wonderful about life. |
