As a Service Hero Award Winner and former Franchisee with Choice Hotels International, I began my hotel career in 2004. Since then, I have worked my way up to single handedly operating a hotel and training new talent in maintenance, housekeeping, management, revenue management and renovations for which I was rewarded with several awards from Choice Hotels International including:- 2012 Service Hero Award in Management- 2015 Platinum Hospitality Award (recognized in the top 3% of the brand nationwide)- 2016 Gold Hospitality Award Winner (recognized in the to 10% of the brand nationwide)- 2017 Gold Hospitality Award Winner (recognized in the to 10% of the brand nationwide)- 2018 Ring of Honor (recognized in the top 1% of the brand nationwide)- 2018 Best Of Choice recipient (recognized as the #1 hotel in the nation under its brand)- 2019 Ring of Honor (recognized in the top 1% of the brand nationwide)- Promoted to managing partner under which I acquired, remodeled, re-branded and became themanaging partner of another hotel through corporate expansion.