Innovative Leader Redefines High-End Vacation Experiences in Travel Industry
**Neil Jacobs Launches Wild Origins: A New Venture Embracing Sustainable and Purposeful Luxury**
After a transformative 13-year tenure as CEO of Six Senses, Neil Jacobs has embarked on a new journey with the launch of Wild Origins. This purpose-driven advisory collective and creative studio aims to foster soulful, sustainable, and regenerative hospitality, wellness, and lifestyle projects.
Wild Origins, rooted in the same values that guided Jacobs' career at Six Senses, is committed to "waste less, wonder more, and build with reverence—for the land, for the people, and for the future." The company offers a range of strategic services, including asset management, financial assessment, operational analysis, brand and marketing strategy, sustainability planning, and comprehensive pre-opening planning.
Jacobs' new venture seeks to support founders, developers, and visionaries by transforming ambitious ideas into ventures that matter, across hospitality, residential, retail, and wellness markets.
In line with Jacobs' legacy at Six Senses, Wild Origins prioritizes sustainability and regeneration, experience-driven design, purpose over profit, and a collaborative, instinct-led approach. The company is also focused on projects that are bold, meaningful, and deeply grounded in purpose.
Wild Origins marks a strategic evolution for Jacobs, shifting his influence upstream to help conceive, finance, and launch new brands and concepts across multiple sectors, not just hospitality. Early partnerships, such as his advisory roles with Capella Hotel Group and Desa Potato Head, demonstrate a commitment to guiding the next generation of visionary brands.
Industry insiders have praised Jacobs' approach to leadership, with Chris Norton, CEO of Equinox Hotels, stating that he proves that integrity, generosity, and resilience are the real drivers of achievement. Stacy Fischer-Rosenthal, president of Fischer Travel, echoed the sentiment, calling Jacobs a visionary and a trusted partner in the industry.
With Wild Origins, Jacobs believes the future of luxury travel lies in transformational experiences with depth and value. As he embarks on this new venture, Jacobs continues to champion his philosophy of sustainable and experiential travel, aiming to catalyze a new wave of meaningful, sustainable ventures.
- The future of luxury travel, as envisioned by Neil Jacobs through Wild Origins, is centered on transformational experiences that offer depth and value.
- Wild Origins, a new advisory collective and creative studio founded by Neil Jacobs, provides strategic services focusing on sustainability, brand strategy, and pre-opening planning, to foster soulful and regenerative projects in various sectors including hospitality, wellness, lifestyle, residential, and retail markets.
- Neil Jacobs, in his new role with Wild Origins, is broadening his influence from the hospitality sector to finance, guiding the conception, funding, and launch of innovative brands and concepts across multiple industries, such as Capella Hotel Group and Desa Potato Head, while upholding his commitment to purpose-driven, sustainable travel and hospitality.
