Career Growth
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The ESOP is a unique opportunity to share in the ownership of our company with all the people I work with. Together, we can each impact the value of our company and make it stronger. In these difficult economic times, as the value of retirement accounts decline almost everywhere, I am especially grateful for our ESOP. While outside forces will still affect our ESOP, and our stock values may go up and down over time, I at least know the hard work and dedication of all of the people I work with also will affect our value in a positive way. We truly are “Building Value Together”.
In short, Tharaldson is the company I was truly “meant” to work for, even if I didn’t realize it when I started. I began my career with our company in 1986 as a night auditor at the Econo Lodge in Fargo. As time progressed, I worked the 7-3 shift until I was promoted to Assistant General Manager. In 1988 I was promoted to General Manager of both the Comfort Inn and Econo Lodge in Fargo. In late 1989, I was promoted to Area Director in Illinois. The next few years were busy, as we built and opened hotel after hotel. In 1992 I was promoted to Regional Vice President for the Midwest. In 1995 I was transferred to my current region of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma and North Texas. Over the past 23 Years, I have had the opportunity to be a part of our companies’ incredible growth, and to work with nearly 100 different hotels and their teams. Larry Davis – Regional Vice President |
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“The ESOP gives me a sense of pride and ownership. Knowing every day I come to work, I feel like this is my house and I want to take care of it. I’ve been with Tharaldson for over 10 years. I started in Longview as a Night Auditor and transferred to Fort Worth as Night Auditor, before being promoted to AGM. Tharaldson has a unique management style, great corporate support system and they take pride in their employees. And the ESOP is a great incentive tool for long term results.”
Paul Alexander – Assistant General Manager |
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“With ESOP, we take ownership in our company. As an employee of Tharaldson, I look at it as a savings account at no cost to us, while in turn will help subsidize my retirement. I started as a GM in Findlay approximately 15 years ago with a hospitality background. In the past, I’ve helped open several hotels and have also been a Training Hotel. What sets Tharaldson above the rest, is that we take pride in our guest’s satisfaction and putting them first.”
Becki Lee – General Manager |
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“ESOP is Tharaldson showing they care about their employees, making Tharaldson a company of owners who work hard to increase the value of their company. I’ve been with Tharaldson for four years and I started right out of college at the front desk. Within two months I enrolled in the STEP Program (Management Training) and was soon offered the AGM position at the Peoria Courtyard. After 2 1/2 years I was promoted to General Manager of this property.”
Sara Hunter – General Manager |
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“I started with Tharaldson as GM of the first Tharaldson hotel in the Houston area, the Texas City Fairfield Inn. I was promoted and opened the Woodlands Courtyard by Marriott. I was chosen in the first class of lead GMs and then became Area Director. At all times and through all the steps of my career ladder Tharaldson has given me the tools and support to become successful. I am most proud to have been witness to so many of my associates who have also grown both professionally and personally within the Tharaldson team. Growth and advancement in Tharaldson are only limited by your own hard work, desire and commitment. After 13 years with Tharaldson, the ESOP now affords me the comfort and security in retirement that I never dreamed possible. I feel very lucky to be a part of the Tharaldson team and I recommend it with my heart.”
Mark Golibart – Area Director |
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Our ESOP represents the long term goals I have for myself and my fellow employee owners. The ESOP is the driving force that motivates me to outperform the competition in all areas of hospitality each and every day.
My career with Tharaldson Lodging started in the fall of 1998 when I became a Guest Service Agent at the Comfort Inn West in Fargo, ND. After about a year at the hotel, I moved to the Front Office Supervisor position. I enjoyed four years in this position until the winter of 2004, when I was presented with the opportunity to become a Revenue Analyst at the Tharaldson Learning Center in Fargo. As a Revenue Analyst, I worked with 30-60 Fairfield Inns, helping these hotels maximize their revenue while also assisting in Revenue Management training for new General Managers. After five great years as a Revenue Analyst, I recently entered the newest phase of my career path as the General Manager at the Comfort Inn East in Fargo. The decade I have spent with Tharaldson Lodging has been immensely rewarding and I’ve been blessed to work with the absolute best people in the lodging industry. Jason Davis – General Manager |
