Director, Franchise Development | Limited-Service, Extended Stay | Comfort, Sleep, Mainstay,Suburban
North Bethesda, Maryland, Us
Field-based, Director of Development responsible for the prospecting, qualifying, negotiating, and closing of new long-term franchise agreements for Choice Hotels’ signature, limited-service brands: Comfort Suites, Comfort Inn, Sleep Inn, and Dual Brand Sleep Inn/MainStay Suites concept. During this time, I gained franchise development responsibility for the Company’s extended-stay brands: MainStay Suites and Suburban Extended Stay. The Midwest Region was my focus and I covered the states of IL, IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, SD, WI. In this role, I built relationships with hotel owners, investors, and prospective developers, of a wide-range of experience, to determine the most-suitable Choice Hotels franchise option available for either the construction of a new hotel, or the rebranding of an existing hotel. In order to help my customers get their deals done, I established a network of essential hospitality specialists including: Hotel management companies, lenders, brokers for land & hotels, hotel market feasibility consultants, general contractors, city/municipality economic development commissions, and procurement supplier/vendors.