ELEVATE YOUR DEVELOPMENT
with Proven Partners
Strategic Creativity + Commercial Insight
We work closely with developers and hospitality brands to create highly desirable real estate projects that matter. We provide feasibility and financial planning, we create a compelling brand vision, and we deliver maximum returns through strategic marketing and sales.
PROVEN EXPERTISE. PROVEN RESULTS.
Principals
The Proven team is managed by Ronan & Colin Hannan, Irish brothers with over 45 years of global experience developing award-winning real estate and resort projects. An accountant and an economist, they bring deep expertise and complementary styles, balancing creative vision and commercial results. Theyโve developed international projects from Texas to Trinidad, Canada to Colorado, Bali to Belize.
Ronan Hannan
Ronanโs international development career has been built upon a strong financial foundation. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PwC, before traveling the world for over two years, working in management positions for international corporations including Woolworths and RBC.
Leaving the corporate world behind, Ronan successfully built his own real estate investment business, before forming and managing an international property fund with over 240 investors. He oversaw the acquisition of several thousand acres of strategic land assets in international markets, and led the development of several mixed use projects in luxury destinations.
He brings a wide range of professional experience in the analysis of all types of residential and resort development, mixing his depth of development experience with a strong focus on financial feasibility, structure, and strategy.
Relied upon for his financial pragmatism and insight, he enjoys the early-stage challenges of structuring real estate development projects for optimal returns. He has visited over 65 countries globally, and lived between Ireland and New York for the last two decades, with an equal love for both sides of the Atlantic. He leads Provenโs advisory business.
Colin Hannan
With a deep understanding of international real estate development, built upon two decades of personal experience across the globe, Colin has successfully developed, launched, and repositioned residential and resort developments in Europe, North America, the Caribbean and Asia.
A respected marketing mind, Colin is known for utilizing luxury brand development and innovative marketing strategies to deliver successful sales results. He takes pride in maintaining a sharp focus on campaign objectives, and enjoys building specialized teams that bring passion and professionalism to each project. His academic background in Economics has given him a macro perspective on the entire spectrum of the sales and marketing process, and he excels in finding the right combination of inputs to optimize returns.
He has held executive and leadership roles across the spectrum of branded and boutique hotel and residential projects, living in many different countries throughout his career. He holds advisory and ownership roles in a variety of businesses, and has been featured in such international publications as The New York Times, Forbes, Fast Company and Architectural Digest. He leads Provenโs agency business.
Team
The Proven team brings an exceptional level of experience and dedication to our projects, covering the development spectrum, from project feasibility to concept design right through to marketing development.
James A. Wilson
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James has more than 35 years of international experience in resort and property development. Through his roles as CEO of Omran, CEO of Nakheel and President of IFA Hotels amongst others, he has lead the development of some of the most prestigious and recognizable real estate and tourism destinations across the EMEA region, including the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, Quinta Do Lago in Portugal, and the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa.
Anuja Madar
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With a Masters in journalism from NYU, Anuja brings extensive experience in luxury travel copywriting, including 8 years with Marriott. She has worked on a range of luxury hotel brands including Ritz Carlton, Ritz Reserve, Edition Hotels and Aman Resorts. She has written for a variety of international publications, and enjoys the challenge of exploring and defining a brandโs Tone of Voice from inception through to marketing delivery.
Jennifer Findlay
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Jennifer is the founder of Core Essence, an International Wellness Design & Consulting Firm. She has worked with some of the worldโs leading hospitality organizations, including Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Worldwide, and Starwood Hotels & Resorts. A member of the Global Wellness Instituteโs preferred consultants, Jennifer brings deep wellness expertise and insight to real estate and hospitality design and development
Dimitrios Karypidis
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Dimitrios studied Economics, has a Diploma in IFRS, and is in the process of becoming a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA). He has proven experience in hospitality, working for eight years as management accountant for a private equity hospitality company. He is an advanced financial modeler with deep expertise in development finance as well as operational management.
Adela Sloupenska
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Adela is an experienced digital marketer adept at crafting compelling narratives and optimizing customer journeys, leveraging real estate-specific expertise to plan campaigns. Holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Edinburgh.
Laura Merizalde
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Laura is a multidisciplinary designer and art director who specializes in travel and lifestyle brands. Born in Colombia, she moved to the US at a young age and holds a Bachelor's in Fine Arts from Florida State and a Master's in Creative Direction from Barcelonaโs ELISAVA, where she lived for two years. She has led brand development projects for a variety of international lifestyle brands.
Jennifer Martin
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Jennifer has worked right across the spectrum of social media management and marketing. After working with interior design and architecture firms in London and Dubai, she focused exclusively on the hospitality, real estate and travel industries. She covers all angles, from strategy, analytics and content development through to influencer marketing and ad promotions.
Sean Flint
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Sean studied Economics at The University of Manchester, before managing international SEO and content marketing campaigns for several blue chip companies. He subsequently led digital strategy for a wide variety of start-ups. He has deep expertise across the digital spectrum with a particular passion for SEO.
Joreld Dhamo
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Joreld is an accomplished graphic designer and art director with a BA in Civil Engineering and over ten years of design experience working across a variety of industries. He has worked for a variety of clients including TEDx and the United Nations amongst others. His design focuses range from brand identity creation through to web design development.
Amila Omerika
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Amila is a veteran marketer, storyteller, and project manager. She has an MBA with a Major in Economics, speaks 5 languages, and spent many years of her career bringing order and systems to projects with excellent problem-solving skills. She has managed people and projects in various industries for many years, with a focus on managing a cross-functional team of designers, developers, and copywriters to ensure the timely delivery of the project. Amilaโs project managementโrelated passions include frequent communication, Gantt charts, and automated reminder systems.
Rachel Verheul
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With eight years of experience, Rachel is a top-performing Real Estate Manager known for her exceptional sales achievements and strong client relationships. Specializing in luxury properties, she has earned multiple sales awards, demonstrating her outstanding performance and dedication. She is passionate about guiding clients through the buying process, ensuring a seamless and rewarding experience every step of the way.
Sandeep Munasinghe
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Sandeep is a skilled researcher with 8 years of experience in Market Research and Management Consulting. He holds an MBA and a BSc with a major in Business Management. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies, Conglomerates, and SMEs across a variety of industries including real estate and hospitality.
Ima Sultana Iqbal
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Ima is a goal-oriented market researcher and technical writer with 12 years of experience in sales and marketing. She holds an MBA with a major in Marketing and an MBS with a major in Management. As a data-driven market researcher, she has completed numerous projects related to international luxury real estate markets focusing on the North American, Asian, Oceanian, and European markets.
Our Values
We approach each project with a focus on representing our core values. As a team, we are:
Constantly Learning
We remain aware of all that we donโt know. This keeps us grounded, realistic, pragmatic and humble.
Transparent
We are realists. Direct and to the point. We believe in honest, transparent action and communication.
Entrepreneurial
We are creative, persistent and tenacious. We take a businesslike approach to all that we do.
Adaptably Stable
By being comfortable with constant growth and change, we can stay true to our values and purpose in any environment.
Detail-Oriented
We take a rigorous approach in all that we do. We expect the highest standards and continually strive for excellence.
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Our Services
We understand real estate challenges and partner with project leadership throughout the development process to offer seasoned guidance on commercial and creative, including concept creation, brand development, collateral design and digital marketing right through to sales activation.
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Investing in concept development maximises your projectโs emotional resonance and positions you to be both desirable and profitable.
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A cohesive, cross-channel marketing strategy builds your brand story, enhances your brand mission, increases awareness and drives sales.
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Our north star is to drive faster pace of sales at stronger premiums. From strategy to lead generation, we drive stronger sales.
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