The Johnson Group

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“𝘋𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘱 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵.” ~ 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯 What a privilege to help grow the next generation of talent. We’ve designed an internship program that immerses participants in meaningful work, turning classroom theories into real-world practice. Our 2024 cohort comprised 25 students from nine colleges and universities. These emerging young professionals just wrapped up three engaging months working across our family of companies – Johnson Development Associates, Inc., American Credit Acceptance, and OTO Development. Many are heading back to school now for the fall semester while some who were seniors have accepted full-time roles with us. Applications for The Johnson Group’s 2025 internship program are due October 4. Find details on our website https://lnkd.in/dEayh_G. #TheJohnsonGroup #JohnsonDevelopmentAssociates #OTODevelopment #AmericanCreditAcceptance #TJGInterns #GrowingTalent

Summertime and the livin’ is easy … but our interns sure worked hard! These emerging young professionals are part of The Johnson Group's 2024 cohort of 25 interns from nine colleges and universities, and they spent the past three months immersed in meaningful responsibilities while turning classroom theories into real-world practice. Just before everyone headed back to school — or, in some cases, moved into full-time jobs with us — we gathered ‘round for a quick Q&A. The full chat is on our news blog https://lnkd.in/e_viG9fH and here are a few of our favorite takeaways: The structured programs ensured that 𝒘𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆 and valuable experience. ~ Jacob Collins 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, which not only enhanced my learning and experience but also made my work truly impactful. ~ Jackson Crump The opportunity to work in such a supportive atmosphere 𝒈𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 to get my work done and not be afraid to ask questions. ~ Diana Fajardo 𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒅 displayed on the properties’ websites, social media, and even in the hotels themselves. ~ Taylor Gravley 𝑰 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑰 𝒈𝒐. They have had such a great impact on how I think, act, and interact with other people. ~ Carson Kneisley I was able to be part of a variety of projects, 𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒕𝒔, and understand the depth of each role within marketing. ~ Charlotte Lassiter I had the opportunity to travel to various markets across the country, which 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆. ~ Elizabeth Marshall 𝑰 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 and the inner workings of a business than I have in any class. ~ Finn Reid 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒍 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒔, learning first-hand how OTO’s hotels are run and financed. ~ Caleb Sampson This internship has 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆. ~ Ford Webb #ExcellentHotelsExceptionalPeople #OTODevelopment #TheJohnsonGroup #DevelopingNewTalent #Internships #HospitalityWorks #CareersAtOTO

CONNECTing with excellence! Delighted to announce two recent awards from Marriott International: 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 — in recognition of OTO's significant contribution to Marriott as a franchisee that participates in franchise advisory councils, pilots key initiatives, provides valuable feedback, and supports the strength of the brand by driving performance and developing new assets. 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 — in recognition of 𝐀𝐂 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚 as a property that opened with minimal punch work while also exceeding RevPAR Index, Guest Satisfaction, Occupancy, and RevPAR goals. These Marriott accolades are a powerful affirmation of OTO's commitment to executing at the highest level while connecting in meaningful ways with brand partners, third-party management clients, and, especially, our hotel guests. #ExcellentHotelsExceptionalPeople #OTODevelopment #TheJohnsonGroup #Marriott #ConnectAwards #BestHotelOpening #BestCollaborator

Our Guiding Principles are action words! Today we celebrate Crystal Arthur-Santos, general manager of Hampton Inn & Suites Ybor City, as the team member who best exemplifies #Fulfillment. When asked how she puts this Guiding Principle into practice, here’s what Crystal said: 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝑭𝒖𝒍𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝑰 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆, 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝑰 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝑰 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎. 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭.   #ExcellentHotelsExceptionalPeople #OTODevelopment #TheJohnsonGroup #HamptonInnYborCity #GuidingPrinciples #Fulfillment

“𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘣 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶.” ~ 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘌𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭, 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘕𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘌𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵   It was a privilege to support the recent Converse Women’s Leadership Conference, where current and future leaders from across our community gathered to share knowledge, success stories, and strategies for advancement.   Our own Sarah Keim, director of sales at AC Hotel Spartanburg, sat on a panel discussing Career Change & Transitions, and several of our company’s emerging and established leaders were in attendance.   Thank you Converse University for hosting such an impactful event!   #LeadershipMatters

Our Guiding Principles are action words! Today we celebrate Amy Holleman (Anderson), our Florida Keys area director of sales, as the team member who best exemplifies #Initiative. When asked how she puts this Guiding Principle into practice, here’s what Amy said: 𝑰𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆, 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝑶𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔’ 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 — “𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑪𝒂𝒏 𝑾𝒆 𝑫𝒐 𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓?” — 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏. 𝘐𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥. 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘖𝘛𝘖 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. #ExcellentHotelsExceptionalPeople #OTODevelopment #TheJohnsonGroup #GuidingPrinciples #Initiative

Before kids go back to school, we go back to United Way of the Piedmont to help Stuff the Bus! This annual school supply drive is about more than filling backpacks with pencils, pads, markers, and calculators — it’s about setting every student up for success, no matter their family’s financial situation. #Fulfillment #CommunityService #StuffTheBus

Friendly shout-out! Kudos to District General Manager Nina Shirk, Hotel Manager Justin Ness, and their stellar team at 𝐇𝐲𝐚𝐭𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭, recently celebrated by Tripadvisor for providing an exceptional, family-friendly guest experience. #HyattHouseUniversalOrlandoResort received Tripadvisor’s 2024 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, earning a spot among the 15 most family-friendly properties in the United States. Only the top 1% of accommodations are tapped for #BestOfTheBest each year by tally of above-and-beyond reviews received from real people sharing real opinions about the places they stay. Check out the full list of Tripadvisor’s 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲-𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐬: https://lnkd.in/eP6kCWVY #ExcellentHotelsExceptionalPeople #OTODevelopment #TheJohnsonGroup #Tripadvisor #TravelersChoice #FamilyFriendly #HyattHouse #ElevatedExtendedStay

JDA is pleased to announce that Mid-Pinellas Logistics Center is 50% leased! Totaling 110,700 SF, this Class A warehouse is located in the heart of Tampa Bay’s Pinellas County, the most densely populated county in Florida. The remaining 55,350 SF space is move-in ready and offers 32’ clear height, +/-1,950 SF spec office space, (9) dock doors with (2) 40K lb mechanical levelers, (1) 14’x16’ drive-in door, (14) trailer and (94) auto parks, ample power, and 25 FC LED warehouse lighting on 15’ whips. We’d like to thank Robyn Hurrell, SIOR with Colliers for helping us lease half of the building and look forward to working with her to lease the balance! https://lnkd.in/gNMfH-Dv For more details, please contact our broker Colliers: Robyn Hurrell, SIOR +1 813.226.7540 robyn.hurrell@colliers.com