Quinn is a luxury-focused strategic communications agency founded in 1989 by Florence Quinn, with offices in New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, and London. The firm specializes in storytelling, earned media, brand and media partnerships, influencer marketing, and thought leadership for high-end clients in travel, hospitality, real estate, food, wine, and spirits. On September 9, 2025, Quinn was acquired by Interluxe Group and North & Warren — the Mountaingate Capital-backed luxury marketing platform — creating a combined organization with 150+ team members across North America and Europe. Florence Quinn continues as Founder and President. Notable clients include VistaJet, Fraser Yachts, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Mandarin Oriental, Beverly Hills Conference & Visitors Bureau, St. Regis, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, and Hotel Marcel (the nation's first net-zero hotel).
| Founded | 1989 by Florence Quinn |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Offices | New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, London |
| Founder & President | Florence Quinn |
| Ownership | Acquired September 9, 2025 by Interluxe Group + North & Warren (Mountaingate Capital-backed) |
| Combined Platform | 150+ team members across North America and Europe |
| Specialties | Travel, hospitality, real estate, food, wine and spirits, ultra-luxury brands, private aviation, yachting |
| Notable Clients | VistaJet, Fraser Yachts, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Mandarin Oriental, Beverly Hills CVB, St. Regis, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Hotel Marcel |
| Florence Quinn Recognition | HSMAI Winthrop W. Grice Lifetime Achievement Award; Observer PR Power 50; Haute Living Top 10 PR Power Players in NYC (2024) |
Overview: What Quinn Does
Quinn helps clients reach affluent audiences through storytelling, earned media, brand and media partnerships, influencer marketing, and thought leadership. The firm has built its reputation over more than 35 years on luxury-focused communications work — particularly across travel and hospitality, private aviation, yachting, real estate, food, wine, and spirits. Florence Quinn launched the agency in 1989 in New York City after a career at Chiat Day Advertising, where she rose to Vice President for travel, food, and real estate.
Why It Matters
Quinn's September 2025 acquisition by Interluxe Group and North & Warren matters because of what it reveals about how luxury brands now buy marketing services. The combined platform — backed by Mountaingate Capital — assembles strategic communications, experiential, digital marketing, and proprietary luxury audience data under one roof. Luxury brands like Rolex, Cartier, Four Seasons, and Maserati increasingly want these services integrated rather than purchased separately from boutique specialist firms. The acquisition places Quinn — a 35-year-old luxury communications specialist — inside that integrated structure while Florence Quinn continues as Founder and President of the Quinn brand.
The Interluxe / North & Warren Acquisition
The September 2025 acquisition of Quinn is a notable strategic transaction in the luxury marketing services category. In January 2025, Interluxe Group (a luxury-focused experiential agency founded by Emma Gwyther) and North & Warren (a digital marketing and media firm for luxury brands, co-founded by Nick Van Sicklen and Matt Carroll) formed a strategic partnership with equity investment from Mountaingate Capital. Eight months later, in September 2025, the combined platform acquired Quinn — bringing strategic communications into a platform already covering experiential, digital, lifestyle media, and proprietary luxury audience data.
The resulting organization spans 150+ team members across North America and Europe. Florence Quinn continues as Founder and President of Quinn; Nick Van Sicklen and Matt Carroll continue as Co-CEOs of North & Warren; Emma Gwyther continues as Founder/CEO of Interluxe Group. The combined platform's roster includes Rolex, Prada, Rolls-Royce, Cartier, Four Seasons, Dior, Maserati, American Express, and the existing Quinn client base. Mountaingate Capital — the Denver-based private equity firm backing the platform — also acquired Walker Sands in October 2025, extending its marketing services portfolio.
History and Ownership
Florence Quinn launched Quinn in April 1989 in New York City. She began her PR career at Chiat Day Advertising, where she rose to Vice President for travel, food, and real estate before founding her own firm. Over three and a half decades, Quinn expanded from a single-office boutique to a four-office international agency with offices in New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, and London. The firm built deep relationships in luxury hospitality, private aviation, yachting, real estate, food, wine, and spirits.
On September 9, 2025, Quinn was acquired by Interluxe Group and North & Warren — the Mountaingate Capital-backed luxury marketing platform. Florence Quinn continues as Founder and President under the new ownership structure.
Key Milestones
April 1989: Florence Quinn founded Quinn in New York City.
1990s-2010s: Built reputation in luxury hospitality, travel, real estate, food and wine, and spirits. Expanded to Miami, Los Angeles, and London offices.
2024: Florence Quinn named to Haute Living's Top 10 PR Power Players in NYC. Quinn added Hotel Marcel (Hilton Tapestry Collection) and HIGHSTAY Paris to client roster.
January 2025: Interluxe Group and North & Warren formed strategic partnership with equity investment from Mountaingate Capital to create luxury marketing platform.
September 9, 2025: Quinn acquired by Interluxe Group + North & Warren. Florence Quinn continues as Founder and President of Quinn within the combined platform.
Services
Quinn delivers integrated luxury communications across storytelling and earned media, brand and media partnerships, influencer marketing, thought leadership, experiential and event communications, and strategic counsel. Within the combined Interluxe / North & Warren platform, Quinn clients now have access to additional capabilities including in-person activation (via Interluxe), digital marketing and lifestyle media (via North & Warren), and proprietary luxury audience data.
Practice Areas
Quinn's practice areas span luxury hospitality (hotels, resorts, residences), travel (cruise lines, private aviation, destination tourism), real estate (high-end residential and mixed-use), food, wine and spirits, yachting, and ultra-luxury consumer brands.
Clients and Accounts
Quinn's client roster includes VistaJet (private aviation), Fraser Yachts, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Mandarin Oriental, Beverly Hills Conference & Visitors Bureau, St. Regis, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Hotel Marcel (Hilton Tapestry Collection — the nation's first net-zero hotel, located in New Haven, CT), and HIGHSTAY Paris (luxury travel apartments). Historic Quinn clients have included Sensei (luxury health center co-founded by Larry Ellison and Dr. David Agus on Lanai, Hawaii), AKA Hotels, Waldorf Astoria, the Ritz Carlton Residences, and Kendall Jackson Wines. The Jefferson Hotel "Feud of the Founding Fathers" campaign tied to the Kennedy Center run of Hamilton, and the AKA outdoor luxury camping campaign that generated 1+ billion media impressions are among Quinn's most-cited case studies.
Under the combined Interluxe / North & Warren / Quinn platform, the broader client base includes Rolex, Prada, Rolls-Royce, Cartier, Four Seasons, Dior, Maserati, and American Express.
Leadership Team and Executives
Florence Quinn is Founder and President. She is a Smith College graduate (B.A. in American studies) and was a Merit Scholarship student at the Art Students League of New York. Florence has been named to the HSMAI Winthrop W. Grice Lifetime Achievement Award, Observer's PR Power 50, Haute Living's Top 10 PR Power Players in NYC (2024), HSMAI's Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Hospitality & Travel Sales & Marketing, and the Greater New York Chapter of HSMAI Hospitality Professional of the Year. She has been featured on the covers of HSMAI Marketing Review, The Mann Report, and the Smith College alumnae magazine.
Within the broader combined platform: Nick Van Sicklen and Matt Carroll continue as Co-CEOs of North & Warren; Emma Gwyther continues as Founder and CEO of Interluxe Group.
Awards and Recognition
Florence Quinn has received a significant hospitality-industry recognition in the HSMAI Winthrop W. Grice Lifetime Achievement Award. Other honors include Observer's PR Power 50, Haute Living Top 10 PR Power Players in NYC (2024), HSMAI Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Hospitality & Travel Sales & Marketing, HSMAI Hospitality Professional of the Year, and the Irish Voice Most Influential Woman recognition. The firm has won numerous campaign awards across hospitality, travel, and luxury categories.
EPR Coverage
Everything-PR has covered Quinn across decades. For the full archive, see everything-pr.com/tag/quinn.
FAQ
Is Quinn independent?
No longer. On September 9, 2025, Quinn was acquired by Interluxe Group and North & Warren — the Mountaingate Capital-backed luxury marketing platform. Quinn now operates as part of that combined 150+ person organization while continuing under the Quinn brand and Florence Quinn's leadership.
Who owns Quinn?
Quinn is owned by the combined Interluxe Group + North & Warren luxury marketing platform, backed by Mountaingate Capital (Denver-based private equity, which also owns Walker Sands). Florence Quinn continues as Founder and President.
What industries does Quinn specialize in?
Luxury hospitality (hotels, resorts, residences), travel (cruise lines, private aviation, destination tourism), real estate (high-end residential and mixed-use), food, wine and spirits, yachting, and ultra-luxury consumer brands.
Who is the CEO of Quinn?
Florence Quinn is Founder and President. She launched Quinn in April 1989 after a career at Chiat Day Advertising. She continues to lead Quinn within the combined Interluxe / North & Warren platform under the September 2025 acquisition.
How large is Quinn?
Quinn operates from four offices: New York City (headquarters), Miami, Los Angeles, and London. Within the combined Interluxe / North & Warren platform (which acquired Quinn in September 2025), the broader organization has 150+ team members across North America and Europe.
How much revenue does Quinn generate?
Quinn is privately held within the Mountaingate Capital-backed Interluxe / North & Warren platform and does not publicly disclose annual revenue.
What notable acquisitions or mergers has Quinn completed?
Quinn was acquired by Interluxe Group + North & Warren on September 9, 2025 — the firm's defining corporate transaction. The Interluxe / North & Warren platform itself was formed in January 2025 through a strategic partnership with equity investment from Mountaingate Capital.
What is North & Warren?
North & Warren is a digital marketing and media firm for luxury brands, co-founded by Nick Van Sicklen and Matt Carroll, who continue as Co-CEOs. In January 2025, North & Warren formed a strategic partnership with Interluxe Group (an experiential agency founded by Emma Gwyther) backed by an equity investment from Mountaingate Capital, creating a luxury marketing platform. In September 2025, that combined platform acquired Quinn. North & Warren contributes digital marketing, lifestyle media, and proprietary luxury audience data capabilities to the combined platform. The broader client base across North & Warren, Interluxe Group, and Quinn includes Rolex, Prada, Rolls-Royce, Cartier, Four Seasons, Dior, Maserati, and American Express.
What makes Quinn different from competitors?
Quinn combines 35+ years of luxury communications expertise — particularly across travel, hospitality, private aviation, yachting, and ultra-luxury consumer brands — with the broader experiential, digital marketing, and audience-data capabilities of the combined Interluxe / North & Warren platform under common Mountaingate Capital ownership. Florence Quinn's HSMAI Winthrop W. Grice Lifetime Achievement Award reflects depth of category-specific expertise that few luxury-focused firms can match.
Quinn sits inside an EPR cluster of independent and PE-backed specialist firms serving lifestyle, luxury, and consumer brands. Related profiles:
- Walker Sands — B2B integrated agency also owned by Mountaingate Capital (acquired October 2025). The Mountaingate marketing services portfolio now spans luxury (Quinn / Interluxe / North & Warren) and B2B (Walker Sands).
- KLG Public Relations — Independent wine, spirits, hospitality, and culinary PR firm. Adjacent category coverage to Quinn's food, wine and spirits, and hospitality practice.
- The Krupp Group — Independent fashion and lifestyle PR firm with sister agencies Studio Beauty and 28 ROW. Adjacent lifestyle category coverage to Quinn's ultra-luxury work.
- The Berman Group — NYC-headquartered independent communications firm specializing in commercial real estate, hospitality, and design. Adjacent NYC luxury hospitality and real estate coverage.
Key Takeaways
- Quinn was founded in April 1989 by Florence Quinn in New York City as a luxury-focused strategic communications agency.
- Florence Quinn continues as Founder and President. Offices: New York City (HQ), Miami, Los Angeles, London.
- On September 9, 2025, Quinn was acquired by Interluxe Group + North & Warren — the Mountaingate Capital-backed luxury marketing platform formed January 2025.
- Mountaingate Capital also owns Walker Sands (acquired October 2025), extending its marketing services portfolio across luxury and B2B.
- Combined platform has 150+ team members across North America and Europe with capabilities across strategy, experiential, communications, lifestyle media, and digital marketing.
- Clients include VistaJet, Fraser Yachts, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Mandarin Oriental, Beverly Hills CVB, St. Regis, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Hotel Marcel.
- Florence Quinn recognition: HSMAI Winthrop W. Grice Lifetime Achievement Award, Observer PR Power 50, Haute Living Top 10 PR Power Players NYC 2024.
