Summary of Achievements47- year hospitality executive, entrepreneur and current business owner with extensive sales/operations management and ownership experience.Owner of Summit Performance Group, LLC and connectUNIVERSAL.Douglas Wheeler has more than 45 years experience in the hospitality and travel industry. In 2003, Wheeler founded Summit Performance Group, LLC as a leading national incentive travel and meeting management company. Today, SPG is recognized as one of the finest providers of top-notch, custom tailored programs for associations and large and small companies. Prior to forming SPG, Wheeler operated San Diego’s Conference Locators International, LLC (CLI) for eight years. CLI was a leading boutique firm that provided clients with comprehensive meeting planning services, including locating and securing group conference space and accommodations, arranging travel and transportation, team building, speakers, sports and recreational activities and conference management services. Prior to forming CLI, LLC, Wheeler held a number of national sales and marketing executive positions with L’Auberge Del Mar Resort and Spa in Del Mar, CA; Grande Colonial Inn in La Jolla, CA; Rancho Valencia Resort in Rancho Santa Fe, CA; La Costa Resort and Spa in La Costa, CA; Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts on Hilton Head Island, SC; Westin Hotels and Resorts in Atlanta, GA; and Boca Raton Resort and Club in Boca Raton, FL.connectUNIVERSAL provides a bucket list "concierge-travel" service for individuals, families and groups. "Travel Today..Tomorrow's Too Late."Specialties: Sales/Marketing/Small Business Consulting; Speaking; Areas of Expertise in Hotel and Resort Sales and Marketing; Event Planning including incentive travel and solutions, meeting planning, tradeshows, event registration and sports hospitality and event management.