My business experience encompasses management in restaurant, lodging and consumer goods. As CEO and Chairman, I provide strategic leadership, best practices and core values to the operation and its associates. I am known in the restaurant industry as one of its strongest operators – able to gain the support and trust of the field management and to very quickly get them focused on extracting profit from the sales realized.StepStone Hospitality exists solely to enhance the value of our clients’ assets. My team and I achieve this goal through a steadfast commitment to the owner, our brand partners, our guests and our employees. We operate for the owner, implementing operating strategies to complement investment strategies. With over 200 years combined experience, StepStone Hospitality’s world-class leadership team embraces the company’s core commitment of maintaining the lowest ratio of hotels per regional team in the industry. We have a reputation for delivering exceptional results for our owners, no matter what the economic cycle, and our steadfast commitment to maintaining the lowest number of hotels per regional team member allows our leadership teams to provide an unparalleled level of attention on each asset in our management portfolio.I have been a keynote speaker at industry conferences including: Cheers Beverage Conference, International Foodservice Manufacturing Association (IFMA), the International Foodservice Distributor Association (IFDA) and Multi Unit Foodservice Operators (MUFSO).Keywords that have been used to describe me include: Inspiring, Outgoing, Motivated, Innovative, Respected, Hard Worker, Overachiever, Entrepreneurial, Problem Solver, Unparalleled Closer, Proven Skills/Results, all with Demonstrated Leadership.