Management Team

Steven J. Belmonte, President / CEO  Profile
From becoming, at the age of 18, the youngest general manager in the history of Holiday Inn (and later buying the hotel where he started his career) to holding the title of longest standing President of a national franchise-hotel company while at the helm of the Ramada chain, Steven J. Belmonte brings new meaning to the phrase “from the mailroom to the Boardroom.” 
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Brent D. Rohde,  Executive Vice President / Chief Operating Officer Profile
Brent D. Rohde grew up in Dallas, Texas.  He was a graduate from the Texas Tech University in Lubbock with a degree in finance and marketing.  Brent is extraordinarily knowledgeable and understanding in the issues and problems surrounding the franchisee/franchisor relationship.  He serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Hospitality Solutions LLC and has a vast wealth of knowledge and experience in the hospitality industry as can be viewed under his profile.

Lee Dushoff, Vice President Profile
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Dushoff was instrumental in starting the Asian American Hotel Owners Assn. (AAHOA) in 1987, an accomplishment that Dushoff ranks as one of the most important of his career.

Is it time to invest in improving your hotel? Industry vet Steven Belmonte says you’d be crazy not to. Here’s why.

WINDERMERE, FLA. — FEBRUARY 11, 2010 — “Are product upgrades and renovations really needed during hard economic times?”

That’s a question I used to get asked a lot. But, as always, things change—and, obviously, not for the better, at least economically speaking these days. And so the question has changed. In these almost unprecedented hard economic times, the question isn’t so much whether a renovation is needed—rather, it’s whether a renovation is, first, viable and, second, whether it’s a smart thing to do.