Rip Patel is growing the brand
The foundation for Rip Patel’s interest in hotel franchise development was laid in his teen years. Patel, appointed in January as G6 Hospitality’s vice...
Mit Shah’s story worth repeating
Mit Shah today is CEO of Atlanta-based Noble Investment Group, a multi-billion dollar company founded in his lifetime of experience growing up in the...
The adventure of her life
Like many others, Lisa Checchio’s family took summer vacations when she was a child. For Checchio, however, the experience led to a love for...
Blake tells the story of AAHOA
From the courtroom to the halls of Congress, Laura Lee Blake has been representing AAHOA in some capacity for more than a decade now....
Sporting spirit, heritage guide DISH EVP
As a young man, Amir Ahmed was more interested in sports than in the career in medicine his family wanted for him. However, he...
Vision Hospitality Group’s Mitch Patel finds his passion
A quarter century ago, Mitch Patel made a choice to follow his passion by founding Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Vision Hospitality Group. He shared the story...
Ballotti: ‘We support being here’
Amid the turmoil of the 2023 AAHOA Convention & Trade Show in April, Geoff Ballotti, president and CEO of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, fit...
AAHOA focusing on being ‘member centric’
ON THE CUSP of his transition to chairman of AAHOA, Bharat Patel was ready to take the reigns of the association at a time...
Choice’s Pacious addresses AAHOA rift in Leadership Series
In our exclusive Leadership Series interview, Pat Pacious, president and CEO of Choice Hotels International, reflects on his organization’s relationship with AAHOA, his opposition...
All with a smile on his face, Red Roof CDO joins Leadership Series
Matthew Hostetler, chief development officer at Red Roof, has been operating outside his wheelhouse for about 18 years now. In this installment of Asian...
