About Charles Givens

logo-componetCharlie has focused on the development and growth of Hotel ZaZa Houston over the past couple of years, researching market and hospitality trends for the business and leisure traveler. Along with his partner in Hotel ZaZa, Jeff Records, the team has created a new hotel concept for Dallas and Houston.
He has homes in both Dallas and Oklahoma City where he resides with his wife, Laurie, and his five children. Mr. and Mrs. Givens are active in several charitable and civic associations including the Oklahoma Medical Research Center, Lyric Theater, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Casady School, Oklahoma Museum of Art, Oklahoma City Beautiful, Oklahoma City Zoological Society, Oklahoma City Junior League, Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund and the Oklahoma Bureau of Tourism.