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JAY SMr. PATEL CHAIRMAN/CEO Jay S. Patel, CHA is Chairman Patel’s primary focus has been to own and CEO of LHS COMPANIES operate over half a Hotel Company that owns and operates multiple hotel properties with 580 rooms within dozen franchised hotels in the Florida, Alabama pan-handle areaGulf Coast. Mr. Patel along with He has been an active member of the companies represents owns Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) for more then two and operates seven franchised hotels with flags a half decades. His tireless contribution to Aahoa in bringing thousands of such brands Asian Hoteliers from his community together and speak as La Quintaone voice has led AAHOA to evolving into the world’s largest Hotel Association with 22, Comfort000 hotels and 14, Ramada, Days, and Econo000 members. Mr. Patel also brings 20 years He has served two terms as the Chairman of hotel experience the Franchise & Industry Relations Committee, which undertook major Industry issues relating to franchisors Good Faith Fair Dealing practices that significantly led to LHS Companiesmajor changes in their business practices. Jay Mr. Patel is also one the author of the principles who have created LHS-EV Franchising Is It Fair? How to introduce to America Negotiate an Equitable Franchise Agreement! and is a recognized expert in the Electric car for the futureHospitality Franchised Industry. Its unique qualities provide three objectives, greatly reduce green house emission caused by traffic congestion, Reduce overall fuel consumption thus by reducing Americas dependency on foreign oil, and help reduce Americas carbon footprintHe realized at an early stage that franchising had many pitfalls. Additionally He felt the company has created need to communicate and educate these pitfalls to the Franchisees thus protecting many first ever Plug in America Infrastructure by manufacturing time franchisees life savings investments and their borrowed loans while many time mortgaging their homes and installing EV plugs across America other assets. For his passion to thousands of Hotelssimply teach, RestaurantsMr. Patel authored the book and has donated over 15, Shopping centers 000 hard copies to educate current and prospective Franchisees & University and Gas Stations to allow College students all over the consumers to charge its country. plug-in Hybrid vehicleswww. This Plug-in-America program will allow America to quickly reduce America’s dependency on foreign oilFranchisingIsItFair. com During his tenure he has actively participated with Mr. Patel also co-founded the Asian-American National Association Of Black Hotel Owners Association , Operator and Developers (AAHOANABHOOD), aahoa.com in past Within a few short years he has served on the Board of Directors, NABHOOD had successfully helped African Americans educate and served on gain almost six hundred ownerships in the Hotel Industry Relations Committee. Additionally, Mr. Patel in and his early years has also served on co- developers at Nabhood bought hope and inspiration to many African Americans prospective inventors and developers who never thought they could operate let alone own hotels. Mr. Patel helped create a platform where prospective owners can learn the Board of Directors ABC’s of owning, partnering, developing and managing hotels thus providing access to all the American Franchisee Association (AFA)necessary resources that is needed to become a successful hotel entrepreneur including Franchising, capital funding resources, Indo- construction and professional management skills. American Hospitality Association (IAHA)In 2010, and Small Business Administration the National Board of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SBASCLC) Northern Florida District Advisory Councilfounded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957 unanimously elected Mr. Patel to serve on its Board. Mr. Jay is also one of the very few Asian Indians who Patel was chosen and elected as a 1996 Delegate to serve on the National Board to preserve and enhance the White House Conference on Small Business (WHCSB)civil and human rights through non-violence and apply such principles of Dr. Martin Luther King JR. The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (“AAHOA") is THE voice of owners in and Mahatma Gandhi to the hospitality industry. Founded in 1989, AAHOA Today Mr. Patel is now one of the fastestcredited for his focus on helping preserve civil and human rights through none-growing organizations violence principles in the industry, with over 8,800 members owning more than 22,000 hotels that total $60 billion in property valueHospitality Industry. Currently he Mr. Patel also serves as a Board shares his unique understanding of Directors for both franchisees and franchisors interests with the National Franchise Mediation Program (NFMPFMP) on a national level who encourages Franchise Company to mediate rather then litigate its franchise disputes; today many large fortune 500 companies have join the NFMP such as Holiday Inns. A Steering Committee of Franchisors, Wyndham WorldwideFranchisees, MacDonaldand other influential participants in the Franchise community. The national franchise mediation mission of the program was designed to help franchises resolve conflict without encourage the cost mediation or other non-judicial management of disputes arising between Franchisors and public relations hassle of litigationFranchisees. While hopefully you will never need their servicesIn 2008, the NFMP is a great organization that can help you minimize cost, expense Committee committed to refocusing the program’s mission towards advocacy and bad imageeducation. Work with a WSI consultant to not only prevent bad things Early in 2009, but encourage good things to happen with your franchise image. The National the Committee published the book Managing Franchise Relationships Through Mediation 1Program provides . This volume proposes and explains a specific step-by-step approach to dispute resolution for both franchisors fair, just, impartial and franchisees. (expeditious way of resolving disputes in the Franchise relations: one community, one goal. Mr. Patel is also served on the co-founder and current American Franchisee Association (AFA) Board of Directors and was one of the many delegates elected to the White House Conference on Small Business. The AFA advocated for and provided testimony in favor of changing the rules and laws that govern franchising on both the state and federal level. In 1995 the National Association AFA organized its franchisee and dealer membership nationwide, attaining the election of Black Hotel Owners137 delegates from 27 different chains to attend the White House Conference on Small Business in Washington, Operators DC where franchisee legal issues were among the final 60 recommendations presented to the President and Developers Congress for immediate action. In 1996 franchisees from 30 different chains worked to develop the AFA’s Model Responsible Franchise Practices Act (NABHOOD"Model Act"), nabhood.comThe purpose of the Model Act is to promote the growth of franchising through a uniform set of standards. This organization has been exclusively created by For many of his accomplishments Mr. Patel, and several well was recognized members of the African American Lodging Community Owners and Developers honored with an Honorary Doctorate in Theology for his accomplishments in providing selfless education & his vision to represent African American Hotel Owners and Developers to encourage and promote professional growth and create a forum for better the exchange of ideas within industry. Over the Lodging Industryyears, Mr. NABHOOD’s mission, to increase Patel has been the number recipient of Africanmultiple industry-Americans developingrecognized awards from various national organizations including the prestigious Outstanding Service Award, The Award of Excellence, The Spirit Award, managingStrategic Partnership Award, operating The Chairman’s Award and owning hotels; increase vendor opportunities & executive level jobs for minoritiesmost recently, thereby creating wealth within The Hispanic Industry Leadership Award from the African-American communityInternational Hispanic Meeting Professional. Designed for interested people within Mr. Patel currently has a Gubernatorial appointment from Florida's Govornor to the hospitality industry, and want Board of Trustees to work with people that will help them realize their dreams and make a differencethe University of West Florida. Mr. Jay also is actively involved in his community by currently serving Patel serves as the Chairman for of the Wedgwood School Advisory Council for Student Affairs Committee and also is the past two years and prior to this position, he served as Vice Chairman for two years for of the School Advisory Council for Longleaf ElementaryUWF's Direct Service organization UWF Business Enterprise Inc. (BEI). After realizing Mr. Patel emphasizes on the concerns franchisees are experiencing in fact that franchising today, Jay has also written a book entitled: FRANCHISING: Is It Fair? A Guide on How to Negotiate an Equitable Franchise Agreement. Franchise industry experts have hailed Patel’s book as a breakthrough in Franchise workis one of the most powerful global industries and with great powers comes great responsibilities. In 1998 a special award was created and awarded to Mr. Patelis co-developing; Project Green Leaf, known as (PGL) a 501c3 not-for profit organization for the Outstanding Service Award presented by the AAHOA for his bold efforts in tackling a tough issue in a straight forward candid mannerworlds first free wireless electric vehicle charging network through local Cities, Counties and Universities. The book teaches franchisees on how to negotiate specific contract previsions that are one sided goal and in favor mission by the PGL team of professional experts from around the franchisors only, globe Mr. Patel wrote has the original AAHOA 12 Points of friar franchising that are now an industry Jay currently serves privilege to leads as an Honorary Deputy Sherriff for the Escambia County Sheriffs Department and Chairman, is an active member humbly to address severe Global Warming concerns which increases in Earth's average surface temperature due to rising levels of the First Responders Unit in greenhouse gases and Climate Change issues which he received is a special recognition for long-term change in the Earth's climate. This is partially subsidized from the Assistance transportation industry, which contributes to more than 27% of all emissions on the Escambia Sheriffs Office and its Disaster Response effortsPlanet. Jay believes Over the past five years, through research PGL’s team has developed a disruptive business model in the importance private sector of supporting equitable franchise industry issues with emphasis reducing a significant amount of C02 Emissions and reduces a significant amount of Dependency on Foreign and Domestic Oil. The general consumers have been slow to adapt to Electric Vehicles therefore this free infrastructure will ease the future overall consumers anxiety range of Franchising where to second generation hotelierscharge. Jay Patel has accepted worked tirelessly to convinced local and national franchise companies to join in setting up the responsibility free wireless charging network though a customer retention tool of encouraging and educating both Franchisees and Franchisorsoffering free charging while the consumer do business with them. Jay Mr. Patel has lives in Pensacola Florida with his wife, two children and his mother. To contact Mr. Jay S. Patel LHS Companies Contact@LHS.cc6919 Pensacola Blvd. Suite 100 Pensacola, Florida. 32526 Facsimile (850) 476-5594