Work With Us

SHM is a continuously growing and developing team of highly skilled, talented professionals, all of whom intelligently integrate their efforts with a singular commitment to your success. Work with us and you'll discover that we value our relationship with you almost as much as the results we produce for your investments. That means that we anticipate, accommodate and accelerate all our efforts to bring you the satisfaction of an investment that delivers superior performance. Guaranteed.

Our Leadership Team

Evan Studer - Executive Vice President

Evan joined SHM in October, 1996 as Vice President of Sales and Marketing and in November 1999 was named to his current position. With over 30 years of experience in the Hotel and Hospitality Industries, Evan has served in nearly every property-level position and has supervised the opening of countless hotels.

Formerly the Regional Vice President of Operations and Sales/Marketing for Vista Host, a Houston-based hotel management company, Studer began his career with Winegardner & Hammons, Inc., a hotel franchisee and operating company and earned a B.S. degree in mathematics from Eastern Kentucky University.

John Elston - Executive Vice President

Since 2000, John has had direct responsibility for the Sales & Marketing efforts at SHM. With 28 years of experience in the hotel industry he has earned the reputation as a creative outside the lines entrepreneur. John has a proven track record for delivering results and outperforming his competitors. John's vision and competitive spirit have allowed him to formulate winning business plans and accomplish goals.

Owners and developers lean on John's experience to grow their properties to the next level of success.

Our Commitment

We don't just "work" for your success. We drive your success with a full range of services, including:

Regional Oversight
Revenue Management
Brand Marketing
eCommerce
Accounting Services
Human Resources
Information Technology
Budgeting & Forecasting
Risk Management
Hotel Openings

We are totally immersed in all the processes of maximizing your net operating income, lifting your RevPAR and improving your compset standing. We measure your success, not with vague, subjective standards, but with concrete, verifiable numbers.

Our goal is to be far more than responsive. We consciously anticipate every operational contingency. We maintain 12-month room revenue forecasts by day, by market segment, on a weekly basis — all so you can focus on growing your portfolio, while we grow your business.