Marcia Davisson

As Director of Restaurants & Bars for CoralTree Hospitality, Marcia Davisson leads and supports restaurant and bar teams across the portfolio, ensuring every guest experience feels exceptional and every team member feels empowered. Based out of the Denver home office and frequently on the road she sets high service standards, creates engaging learning programs, and fosters leadership development that elevates operations and inspires excellence.

For Marcia, hospitality is all about the magic of those small, intentional moments that make people feel seen, welcomed, and valued. She discovered that magic early in her career as a jazz singer and cocktail server, where she learned that hospitality is its own kind of performance: showing up fully, setting the stage, and creating something unforgettable for those in front of you. Guided by her longtime mentor of nearly 30 years, she embraces the idea that we are “always on stage” not for applause, but to create presence, joy, and connection.

Marcia’s career highlights are woven from countless success stories. She has watched bussers grow into confident leaders, supported supervisors who have risen to corporate leadership roles, and created curriculum for emerging food entrepreneurs. Beyond hospitality, she’s taught etiquette and leadership to young people and even had the honor of serving tea to Duchess Sarah Ferguson. For her, the most meaningful moments are those where she’s inspired growth, empowered leadership, and helped others find their voice.

Her passion for global connection runs deep Marcia has lived and worked across Asia, Europe, and Canada, experiences that have shaped her leadership philosophy. She believes “Travel is Good for Your Soul” because it opens the heart, fosters curiosity, and teaches the beauty of difference. Whether guiding teams at CoralTree or exploring a new city, she carries a spirit of cultural awareness and wonder into everything she does.

Of CoralTree’s values, Empowering Experience resonates most. She believes that when people are given the tools, trust, and confidence to grow, they create experiences that last far beyond a single interaction. It’s a principle she lives daily, both in her career and her personal life.

One of her favorite travel memories happened in Shanghai, where a wrong turn in search of coffee led her to a centuries-old temple. The unexpected stillness and beauty of that moment reminded her that sometimes the detour is the true destination, a lesson she continues to carry with her into every journey.