Where Sisterhood Meets Strategy: 5 Takeaways from AAHOA HerOwnership 2025
5 lessons from AAHOA’s HerOwnership Conference: build your board, show up before perfect, lean on strengths, choose partners wisely, broaden the table.
Sep 15, 2025


Finalists Announced for the 2025 She Has a Deal (SHaD) Pitch Competition: Women Entrepreneurs Competing for $100,000 in Hotel Investment Equity
Eight women entrepreneurs are competing for $100K in equity at the 2025 SHaDPitch competition on May 1st. We reveal the finalists!
Apr 4, 2025


How to Work with Your (Romantic) Partner: Tely and Jim Nagle, Owners, The Drake Oak Brook
Tely and Jim Nagle share how they balance marriage and business, reviving The Drake Oak Brook Hotel with passion, teamwork, and innovation.
Oct 16, 2024


On the Scene: Insights from AAHOACON24
It was the biggest AAHOA CON ever!! With more than 6,500 attendees, a new program for college students, and more! We have the scoop!
Apr 17, 2024


Making Black History in Hotel Ownership with Davonne Reaves
Serial entrepreneur Davonne Reaves gets real on hotel ownership, goal setting and balancing work with being a single mom.
Feb 10, 2024


Red Roof's Lina Patel Recognized by AHLA as a "Trailblazer" at the 2024 'Stars of the Industry' Awards at ALIS
Well deserved recognition from AHLA for Lina Patel, who has made helping women become hotel owners a hallmark of her career.
Jan 24, 2024


Red Roof Adds Another Women-Owned Franchise with the Addition of a HomeTowne Studios in Madison, Alabama
RIDE ON, Red Roof! The company's RIDE and SHE programs supporting women are creating hotel owners––More than 35% are women!
Jan 11, 2024


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