ATLANTA—The Hunter Resort Funding Convention, Noble Funding Group, and Cecil B. Day College of Hospitality Administration, Georgia State College introduced Geoff Ballotti, President and CEO of Wyndham Resorts & Resorts, will be a part of Mit Shah, CEO of Noble, for the ninth annual Bharat Shah Management Speaker Sequence.
Beginning his skilled journey as a dishwasher, Geoff Ballotti is now CEO of Wyndham with 24 manufacturers, over 6,000 homeowners, and greater than 9,100 motels throughout 95 nations. His story is a testomony to working laborious with a powerful resolve. Ballotti is the 2023 recipient of the Arne Sorenson Social Influence Management Award for his extraordinary efforts to advance constructive societal change.
“Geoff leads a life that issues to so many. From his modest upbringing to his formative profession as an operator, representing our {industry} as AH&LA Chairman, and his deep roots as a humanitarian, he embodies the very definition of the American Dream,” stated Mit Shah.
The Bharat Shah Management Speaker Sequence was established in honor of Dr. Bharat Shah at Georgia State’s Cecil B. Day College of Hospitality Administration within the J. Mack Robinson School of Enterprise.
“At HUNTER, we try to share essential voices and impactful insights that present nice worth to our colleagues and our {industry},” stated Lee Hunter, convention chair. “Whereas many are used to listening to Geoff converse on industry-related subjects, few have had the privilege of studying about his private story of hardship and failure on his street to success. Geoff will be a part of the unbelievable historical past of Bharat Shah Management Speaker Sequence company who’ve impressed our hospitality leaders of tomorrow.”
Through the years, Mit Shah has spoken along with his father, Bharat Shah; the late Mark Elliott, president of Hodges Ward Elliott; Mark Hoplamazian, president and CEO of Hyatt Resorts Company; Tom Baltimore, president, chairman, and CEO of Park Resorts & Resorts; the late Arne Sorenson, president and CEO of Marriott Worldwide; Chris Nassetta, president and CEO of Hilton; Vince Carter and Grant Hill, NBA and NCAA basketball gamers, enterprise leaders, and philanthropists; and Sara Blakely, founder and government chairwoman of SPANX; and Jesse Itzler, writer, and entrepreneur.
Ballotti and Mit Shah will take the primary stage of the HUNTER Convention on Thursday, March 23, 2023, on the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.