Eric Gordon, Founder

Eric Gordon, founder of Beyond Times Square, literally grew up in the travel industry. Prior to starting Beyond Times Square, Eric served as President of Park East-one of the leading companies in wildlife viewing safaris to Africa.

Eric's father, Harold Gordon, launched Park East and was considered a pioneer in introducing the African safari to the American traveler.

Eric began working in the family business in New York City in 1988 and took on roles of increasing importance. He oversaw the company's expansion into a broad range of nature destinations, including South and Central America and Antarctica. During that time, the company created travel programs for some of the most prestigious zoological societies, museums and educational institutions. In 1997, Eric purchased Park East from his father. To take Park East to the next level, Eric sold the business in 2000 and continued as President.

While Eric has traveled extensively (his first safari to Africa was at age 2), he was always fascinated with something closer to home: New York City. After transitioning Park East to its new owner, Eric created Beyond Times Square. He explains, "New York City is the most interesting place in the world. I've always lived and worked in and around the city. I want to share it with other people, but I want to go beyond the typical tourist spots. I want to show people the real New York-the neighborhoods where New Yorkers live, work and play." Eric's thinking led to the idea for Beyond Times Square.

Eric invites you to discover the real New York. He and the professional staff at Beyond Times Square know the ins and outs of the city-and look forward to sharing it with you. Eric lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Catherine.

Robin Bass, Operations Manager

Robin's engaging personality is shown not only from her Miss Congeniality Award she won at the Miss NH USA Pageant but also through her diverse career in the last 20 years. 

Her career began in the Fashion Industry where her customer service skills were polished, initializing the building blocks of her future.

In 1999 she began working for the Norfolk, VA Convention & Visitors Bureau, she was instantly captivated and fell in love with the Hospitality, Tour & Travel Industry.

"Everything happens for a reason" is an expression that speaks volumes for Robin.  She is more than thrilled at the opportunity to be part of the Beyond Times Square Team. With her experiences in the Sales Capacity ranging from NYC & Company, The Official Tourism & Marketing Agency of New York City, The Grand Hyatt New York to Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant in Times Square; each journey has refined her skills and given her the knowledge to provide every customer a successful and everlasting experience with Beyond Times Square.

Rowena Sahulee, Marketing Consultant

Rowena Sahulee has lived in New York State for over 20 years and 11 of them in New York City. She brings the solid marketing experience in design, interactive and strategy to Beyond Times Square. She thoroughly understands the machine that is the City of New York. She held previous marketing roles in the media industry and for Circle Line-Statue of Liberty Ferry and Harbor Experience Companies before branching out on her own to form Out of the Box Thinking.

She has lived in Astoria, Queens, Westchester County and several downtown Manhattan neighborhoods. The most important one, the East Village, where she met her husband on the roof of their apartment building the night of the 2003 NYC Blackout. New York is very dear to her for many reasons and she couldn't be happier marketing it for others to enjoy.