Michael Burgett is a 15 year veteran in Sales and Marketing and brings a wide array of experience working with private equity groups in mergers and acquisitions. His various positions have included senior management roles in business operations, sales and marketing management, and key client satisfaction.

"We're fortunate to be able to add Michael's talent and expertise to our management team," said HSG Founder, Ron Burgett. “His experience is an invaluable piece of our growth strategy as HSG continues to become more integrative. As the company continues to expand to key markets across the nation, Michael’s expertise will be integral to the company’s overall success."

Michael holds both a Bachelor of Science as well as a Master’s Degree from Ball State University. In addition, he currently serves as a trustee for a local charitable foundation.

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Hospitality Sales Group is pleased to announce that Eric Lantz has joined the firm as Regional Vice President of Development. He will be serving our clients from the company headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana.

“Our mission is to grow our business through client satisfaction and referrals. “Says Michael Burgett, COO and Managing Partner. “Eric will help us to achieve our goals by offering superior customer service to our clients nationwide.”

Eric comes to HSG with over 15 plus years sales experience with senior positions in account management. Eric has a history of consistently exceeding sales expectations and has been recognized with multiple awards for sales achievements throughout his career. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Indiana State University and also serves on the board of a local non-profit organization.

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Hospitality Sales Group is pleased to announce that Craig Ragland has joined the firm as Regional Vice President, opening his new office in the Des Moines, Iowa area.  Craig will be responsible for hospitality consultation and commercial brokerage in the upper Midwest area of the US.  

Craig has extensive sales and marketing experience spanning over 15+ years.  In 2002, Craig joined Choice Hotels International, one of the world’s largest hospitality franchisors, as Director of Franchise Sales.  Representing multiple brands over five years, he was a President’s Award winner recognizing him for outstanding sales performance.  He has a strong understanding of the hospitality real estate market and the business acumen to help his clients reach their goals.

Ron is a 21+ year veteran of hotel real estate investment and management working for public hotel companies such as Choice Hotels International and private management companies and investors of limited and full-service hotels and restaurants.

Over the past three years, Mr. Burgett has been in a senior management role with Smith Dean & Burgett, Hotel Investments, based in Traverse City, MI, a veteran hotel brokerage firm in the Michigan area.

Prior to launching Hospitality Sales Group, Ron held positions for public hotel companies including Choice Hotels International, where he served as a national Vice President of Development, managing US and Caribbean sales and development efforts for the company’s established brands. He is best noted for managing Choice’s world class development team through several record sales years, working with some of the best and brightest professionals in the franchise industry.

Mr. Burgett’s vast experience in hotel franchising, operations and acquisition has been evidenced by his participation in over 1,600 property transactions, involving independent and franchised hotels, land sites and other forms of commercial real estate. He has an excellent transactional track record with hotel real estate assets, beginning in the early 90’s in the Midwest, and more recently across the country.

Ron also has extensive experience in property management, working with the Charlotte, NC based Maxim Management Corporation. He managed district operations in high volume franchised hotels in Chicago, Indianapolis, and Grand Rapids. His restaurant management background includes managing multiple Cracker Barrel and Max and Erma’s restaurants in the Midwest in his early 20’s.

Mr. Burgett received his Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University, and received his Certified Hotel Administration (CHA) designation in 1990. He holds commercial real estate licenses in multiple states.

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