Category Archives: Conferences

Downtown Orlando AAHOAcon24

Entire GRP Capital Team coming to AAHOAcon24

Our entire team is excited to attend the AAHOAcon24, to be held in Orlando, Florida from April 2nd through April 5th. We are thrilled to be in our own Sunshine State to network and celebrate with all of you.

What makes the AAHOA conference so important to us?

Making Connections with Clients

We love talking on the phone and emailing our clients and lending partners. We even learn from each other on Zoom and conference calls. But AAHOACon24 lets us see each other face to face. We have the opportunity to hang out with our clients, to hear about their successes and challenges and their dreams. We find the time to get to know our clients better and figure out how we can help these entrepreneurs realize their aspirations.

Building our Lender Network 

We also strengthen our connections with lenders. Lenders typically love our business model. What’s not to love? We partner with fabulous clients, pre-package their loans and do the bulk of the document collection during underwriting. Because we know the lenders’ wishlist for loans (size, geographic area, debt coverage, what types of hospitality properties, other industry loans), we only bring them what they are looking for. Adding to our lender network benefits everyone, providing more options for a variety of financing.

Learning Together

There is much to learn from many experts. We can take away a ton of knowledge from attending the huge variety of educational opportunities at the AAHOA conference. Even more important, our learning is enhanced by being surrounded by our peers and mentors, clients and lending partners, old friends and new acquaintances.

GRP Capital President Rick Patel notes, “Our entire team will again be at AAHOA Convention; it’s an important time in the hospitality industry and we want to make sure that we all meet and get to know the people who can use our assistance. It’s the highlight of our year in many ways.”

Are you wanting some one-on-one time or free business consulting during the conference? Make connections with our GRP Capital team members now and we can reserve time to explore your business concerns and future solutions.

Entire GRP Capital Team coming to AAHOAcon23

Our entire team is excited to attend the AAHOAcon23, to be held in Los Angeles April 11-14th. California, here we come!

What makes the AAHOA conference so important to us?

Making Connections with Clients

We love talking on the phone and emailing our clients and lending partners. We even learn from each other on Zoom and conference calls. But AAHOACon23 lets us see each other face to face. We have the opportunity to hang out with our clients, to hear about their successes and challenges and their dreams. We find the time to get to know our clients better and figure out how we can help these entrepreneurs realize their aspirations.

Building our Lender Network 

We also strengthen our connections with lenders. Lenders typically love our business model. What’s not to love? We partner with fabulous clients, pre-package their loans and do the bulk of the document collection during underwriting. Because we know the lenders’ wishlist for loans (size, geographic area, debt coverage, what types of hospitality properties, other industry loans), we only bring them what they are looking for. Adding to our lender network benefits everyone, providing more options for a variety of financing.

Learning Together

There is much to learn from many experts. We can take away a ton of knowledge from attending the huge variety of educational opportunities at the AAHOA conference. Even more important, our learning is enhanced by being surrounded by our peers and mentors, clients and lending partners, old friends and new acquaintances.

GRP Capital President Rick Patel notes, “Our entire team will be at AAHOA Convention; it’s an important time in the hospitality industry and we want to make sure that we all meet and get to know the people who can use our assistance. It’s the highlight of our year in many ways.”

Are you wanting some one-on-one time or free business consulting during the conference? Make connections with our GRP Capital team members now and we can reserve time to explore your business concerns and future solutions.

Why the AAHOA Conference is important to us

We are coming to the AAHOA (Asian American Hotel Owners Association) Conference! The entire GRP team is excited to attend the 21st annual AAHOA Conference, to be held in Dallas in just a few weeks.

What makes the AAHOA conference so important to us?

Making Connections

We love talking on the phone and emailing our clients and lending partners. We even learn from each other on Zoom and conference calls. But AAHOACon is for us, being in “the room where it happens”. We have the opportunity to see our clients face to face, to hear about their successes and challenges and their dreams. We find the time to get to know our clients better and figure out how we can help these entrepreneurs realize their dreams.

Finding Strength 

It is no secret that the hospitality industry has borne the brunt of COVID-19 economically. Owners and funders alike have seen revenues drop to unheard of lows. Finally, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. However, it has been two years since our organization convened. During this time, it was easy to feel isolated or even disheartened. It will be exciting to envision progress and prosperity with a large group of like-minded people who are ready to be back in business. GRP Capital President Rick Patel notes, “Our entire team will be at AAHOA Convention; it’s an important time in the hospitality industry and we want to make sure that we all meet and get to know the people who can use our assistance.”

Learning Together

There is much to learn from many experts. We can take away a ton of knowledge from attending the huge variety of educational opportunities at the AAHOA conference. Even more important, our learning is enhanced by being surrounded by our peers and mentors, clients and lending partners, old friends and new acquaintances.

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Meet us in San Diego at AAHOACON!

Have you registered for the AAHOA 2019 Convention and Trade Show?

We have! Our whole team will be at Booth #1830 right in the middle of the action.

The trade show, held in San Diego from April 24th-April 27th, is an excellent opportunity for hoteliers and families alike. We recommend attendance at trade shows for all of our clients in the hospitality industry—spending your travel and marketing budget dollars on high-quality trade shows is a wise move given the vast array of educational seminars and access to the best vendors in the business.

What’s in it for you?

• Connections: You will be able to meet and network with a huge variety of vendors of furniture, equipment, and suppliers as well as professionals in finance and construction. Whether you attend one of the myriads of education sessions or get a chance to run some ideas by one of the many exhibitors, your vision of your property will be enhanced, and you will discover many ways to grow and improve your business.

• Expert Advice: People at the top of their game who can provide invaluable insight will gather in one giant convention center. They will help you more clearly understand and manage some of the issues that are specific to the hospitality industry. There are sessions on financing construction, making your lobby work for you, how to serve your customers with disabilities and what project improvements are the most important.

• A New Spark: We know that you work hard every day and it can be difficult to pull away from your property. But you can get yourself in a rut. We find that the AAHOA is not only fun (who doesn’t love San Diego?); the convention also helps us think outside of the box, encounter other people who have great ideas and are implementing them and gives us the time to be with others who have similar concerns and work issues.

We look forward to seeing you at Booth #1830! To schedule a consultation, please contact a member of our team.

Ryan Dumas                                       
Senior Associate
rdumas@grpcapital.com
727.729.2647

Shannon Graham
Associate
shannongraham@grpcapital.com
239.294.1664

Shail Madhav
Associate
smadhav@grpcaptital.com
772.285.7817

Vijal Suther
Associate of Cal. Region
vsuthar@grpcapital.com
951.317.5493

Krishan R. Patel
Director of Operations
kpatel@grpcapital.com
239.294.1663

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