Mike Elliott

I support hotels and restaurants in transition. And I can offer advice to those individuals considering temporary (task force) or permanent opportunities in the US Hotel and Restaurant industry. I am not beholden to any particular company, so my input is honest, direct and unfiltered. Currently, I am exploring and learning more about new technology and techniques and considering how they might be employed in marketing and sales efforts. I believe there is a bright future for companies and employees who truly live their core values. I enjoy assisting and advising businesses looking to grow their revenues and improve their operational efficiencies. I can also help with cost analysis, staff development and SWOT analysis. My experience and expertise is in all areas of the hotel/restaurant/hospitality industry. For the past fourteen years, I've been immersed in temporary staffing, transition management and talent sourcing. I'm leveraging what I've learned and combining the best of 'the old way' with the 'new ways' available to us now.

I returned to PHM for about a year to help with Recruiting talent and developing more business for our consultants.

I enjoy assisting and advising businesses looking to grow their revenues and improve their operational efficiencies. I can also help with cost analysis, staff development and SWOT analysis. My experience and expertise is in all areas of the hotel/restaurant/hospitality industry.

At Transformation Hospitality Solutions, I recruited both temporary Task Force and permanent hotel management talent.

When the pandemic began to wane and the hospitality sector began to recover, I began helping recruit talented hospitality managers for both permanent and temporary opportunities throughout the US. Recruiting is a very rewarding occupation, and I'm able to draw on what I've learned from over thirty years in hotel management, sales and marketing. I enjoy e-meeting professionals who are looking for their next career step. I take pride in being a candidate-focused recruiter.

I enjoy coaching and mentoring small businesspeople and managers looking to grow their businesses and improve their operational efficiencies. I've acted as a career coach, talent finder, SWOT analyst and business developer because I enjoy helping others succeed. My experience and expertise is in all areas of the hotel/restaurant/hospitality industry.

About a year after relocating from Dallas back to the Washington, DC area in mid-2018, I had the opportunity to work with PHM again, but in a new role. I worked remotely, identifying and attracting talented hotel professionals for new opportunities. In March, 2020, I was laid off due to the sudden economic downturn and it's impact on the travel industry.

I joined People Ready when I relocated from Dallas, TX. Our Branch was responsible for a large geographic region stretching from north of Baltimore, MD south to Fredericksburg, VA. We recruited and placed skilled tradesmen and skilled entry level workers in all the Construction trades. My primarily focus was on recruiting skilled and semi-skilled construction talent. Additionally, I focused on new business development, reviving dormant accounts and regaining market share from our competitors.

We work with full service hotels who want measurable improvement in their sales and marketing efforts and strong leadership in key operations and management positions. My role includes recruitment, new business development, and managing process and procedure as we continue to grow. Initially, I travelled for sales task force assignments to our key clients. I put a strong emphasis on structure and focus of the sales team to assure it matched the local market and parallelled the hotel's strengths.

Most of our successes involving the Hotel and Conference Center were due to more aggressive tactics. We increased review of Reader Boards, our outreach to fraternal organizations and a focused on Federal Government business from the Washington, DC area. The Sales team took over the responsibility of also selling the All Star Expo Center, where we greatly increased the frequency and size of National and regional Dog Shows, setting a record of twelve shows booked for 2012. We leveraged the unique indoor/outdoor spaces to host car shows and motorcycle rallies, and we attracted ad hoc events through community networking.