Andy Masi is an American

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real estate developer Real estate development, or property development, is a business process, encompassing activities that range from the renovation and re-lease of existing buildings to the purchase of raw land and the sale of developed land or parcels to others. R ...

, and

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. With

Andrew Sasson Andrew Jacques Sasson (born 1970 in Walton-on-Thames, England)Garrahan, Matthew"Man who put a shine on Sin City" ''Financial Times''. July 22, 2008. is a British-American entrepreneur, hotelier, and real estate developer. With Andy Masi, he is the ...

, he co-founded

The Light Group Andrew Jacques Sasson (born 1970 in Walton-on-Thames, England)Garrahan, Matthew"Man who put a shine on Sin City" ''Financial Times''. July 22, 2008. is a British-American entrepreneur, hotelier, and real estate developer. With Andy Masi, he is the ...

, which was sold to the Hakkasan Group in 2014. In 2015, he founded Clique Hospitality, another hospitality and entertainment management firm. The company operates numerous bars,

clubs Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea'' Brands and enterprises ...

, and

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, most of which are located in

hotels A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a ref ...

. Masi first started in the hospitality business in 1999, opening the House of Blues in the

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hotel,

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. In 2001, he co-founded The Light Group with Andrew Sasson. The group partnered with

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and was responsible for the operation of a variety of bars, clubs, and restaurants in hotels on the

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including, Mist, Fix, Jet, Stack, and Bare. During his tenure as CEO of The Light Group, Masi oversaw a total of 26 venues. In 2014, The Light Group was acquired by the Hakkasan Group. In 2015, Masi co-founded Clique Hospitality. One of its first venues was a lounge called Clique located in the

Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas (commonly referred to simply as The Cosmopolitan or The Cosmo) is a resort casino and hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The resort opened on December 15, 2010, and is located just south of the B ...

. By the following year, the group was operating clubs, restaurants, and bars in a variety of new hotels including the

Red Rock Resort Red Rock Resort is a hotel and casino in Summerlin South, Nevada, located in the Las Vegas Valley. It is owned and operated by Station Casinos on located in the Downtown Summerlin neighborhood. It is Station Casinos' flagship property, and the ...

The Mirage The Mirage is a casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, Paradise, Nevada, United States. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Hard Rock International. The 65-acre property includes a casino and 3,044 rooms. Mirage R ...

, and

Green Valley Ranch Green Valley Ranch is a hotel and casino located within the eponymous community in Henderson, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Station Casinos, and includes a casino. The resort was initially proposed by American Nevada Corporation, which rec ...

. It began operating 3 venues in the Pendry Hotel in

San Diego San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the List of United States cities by population, eigh ...

Gaslamp Quarter The Gaslamp Quarter is a 16½-block neighborhood in the downtown area of San Diego, California. It extends from Broadway to Harbor Drive, and from 4th to 6th Avenue. Listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places as ...

in early 2017.

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