steve morgan

* Corporate Sales Manager working with key accounts throughout the Midwest. * Represented Hotel at National Conventions, Conferences, Summitt Meetings, Board Meetings, Exhibits, and Trade Shows. * Hotel was #1 in revenues for entire portfolio of 28 hotels in region. Achieved yearly revenue goals in 2 of three years.

Direct the Sales and Marketing Strategies for three historic, outstanding hotels, located in Southeastern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois.

* Responsible for providing Hilton Customer Service, training, scheduling, reservations, guest assistance, general front office management responsiblities. Service being paramount. * Increased the guest service scores by providing positive interaction with my front office team.

* Website Design and Development - Booking Engine Implementation, Sales and Marketing solutions to increase hotel and resort owners revenues including SEO, PPC, and e marketing * Responsible for the East Coast and Midwest Markets * Specialties include: Internet Marketing, Branding and Independent Hotel strategies, Providing Website Analysis, * Marketing & PR campaigns, Training, Consulting, Customer Service Training * National Hotel Sales Lead Generation * Marketing Strategies to assist independent and branded hotels shift more business into their hotels via their website

* Powered by ethics and integrity as its key focal points, this premier hospitality development company is an industry leader * Lead the strategic "business development" efforts for The North Central Group Hotel Portfolio in conjunction with key brand national sales teams. * Developed and secured major accounts for 27 hotels located throughout the Midwest, Nebraska and Arizona. Many accounts being Fortune 500 firms/National companies. * Opened 15 select and limited service hotels from start up to completion including developing feasibility studies, formulating budgets, assisting with the implementation of marketing campaigns, analyzing key accounts, planning opening sales missions, in addition to recruiting, hiring, training and developing * Company grew from 11 hotels to 27 hotels in 14 year career * 2001 Distinguished Sales and Marketing Award Recipient - Sales and Marketing Executives of Madison * Over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry

* Completed Hilton Professional Development Training Program. * Trained and worked in all departments including Sales, * Marketing, Front Office, Food and Beverage, Revenue Management, Housekeeping and Engineering. * Promoted to the Hilton at Walt Disney World. Served 3 months at the Hilton Hawaiian Village assisting with Front Office Operations in an Emergency Role

* Lead the sales and marketing efforts for this 176 full service hotel * Establish profitable and cost effective marketing programs/strategies * Maximize revenues directly contributing to the profitability of the hotel * Work directly with National Sales - national accounts and marketing programs * Develop, motivate and lead Sales and Catering Team to exceed productivity goals * Aggressively pursue marketing, online advertising, and business development opportunities. * Implement an "out of the box" sales culture to continually shift market share * Participate on the Executive Management Team * 2014 TripAdvisor - Award of Excellence Hotel * AAA Diamond Rated Hotel

Activities and Societies: HSMA - Board of Directors Open House Coordinator - worked directly with Key Executives from Major Hotel Corporations