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JAY S. PATEL CHAIRMAN/CEO Jay SMr. Patelalso co-founded the National Association Of Black Hotel Owners, CHA is Chairman Operator and CEO of LHS COMPANIES Developers (NABHOOD). Within a few short years NABHOOD had successfully helped African Americans educate and gain almost six hundred ownerships in the Hotel Company that owns Industry. Mr. Patel and operates multiple hotel properties with 580 rooms within the Florida, Alabama panhis co-handle areadevelopers 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 along with helped create a platform where prospective owners can learn the companies represents owns and operates seven franchised hotels with flags ABC’s of such brands as La Quintaowning, Comfortpartnering, Ramadadeveloping and managing hotels thus providing access to all the necessary resources that is needed to become a successful hotel entrepreneur including Franchising, Dayscapital funding resources, construction and professional management skills.EconoIn 2010, the National Board of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957 unanimously elected Mr. Patel also brings 20 years of hotel experience to LHS Companiesserve on its Board. Mr. Jay is also one of Patel was chosen and elected to serve on the National Board to preserve and enhance the civil and human rights through non-violence and apply such principles who have created LHS-EV of Dr. Martin Luther King JR. and Mahatma Gandhi to introduce to America the Electric car hospitality industry. Today Mr. Patel is credited for his focus on helping preserve civil and human rights through none-violence principles in the futureHospitality 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, Mr. Patel also shares his unique understanding of both franchisees and help reduce Americas carbon footprintfranchisors interests with the Franchise Mediation Program (FMP). Additionally the company has created the first ever Plug in America Infrastructure by manufacturing and installing EV plugs across America to thousands A Steering Committee of HotelsFranchisors, RestaurantsFranchisees, Shopping centers and Gas Stations to allow other influential participants in the consumers to charge its plug-in Hybrid vehiclesFranchise community. This Plug-in-America The mission of the program will allow America was to quickly reduce America’s dependency on foreign oil. During his tenure he has actively participated with encourage the Asianmediation or other non-American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA)judicial management of disputes arising between Franchisors and Franchisees. In 2008, aahoathe Committee committed to refocusing the program’s mission towards advocacy and education.com Early in past years he has served on 2009, the Committee published the Board of Directorsbook Managing Franchise Relationships Through Mediation. This volume proposes and explains a fair, just, impartial and served on expeditious way of resolving disputes in the Industry Relations CommitteeFranchise community. Additionally,  Mr. Patel in his early years has also served on the Board of Directors of the American Franchisee Association (AFA), Indo- American Hospitality Association (IAHA), Board of Directors and Small Business Administration (SBA) Northern Florida District Advisory Council. Jay is also was one of the very few Asian Indians who was many delegates elected as a 1996 Delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business (WHCSB). The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (“AAHOA") is THE voice AFA advocated for and provided testimony in favor of owners in changing the rules and laws that govern franchising on both the hospitality industrystate and federal level. Founded in 1989In 1995 the AFA organized its franchisee and dealer membership nationwide, AAHOA is now one attaining the election of 137 delegates from 27 different chains to attend the fastest-growing organizations White House Conference on Small Business in Washington, DC where franchisee legal issues were among the industry, with over 8,800 members owning more than 22,000 hotels that total $final 60 billion in property valuerecommendations presented to the President and Congress for immediate action. Currently he also serves as a Board of Directors for In 1996 franchisees from 30 different chains worked to develop the National AFA’s Model Responsible Franchise Mediation Program Practices Act (NFMP"Model Act") on a national level who encourages Franchise Company . The purpose of the Model Act is to mediate rather then litigate its franchise disputes; today many large fortune 500 companies have join promote the NFMP such as Holiday Inns, Wyndham Worldwide, MacDonaldgrowth of franchising through a uniform set of standards. The national franchise mediation program For many of his accomplishments Mr. Patel was designed recognized and honored with an Honorary Doctorate in Theology for his accomplishments in providing selfless education & his vision to help franchises resolve conflict without better the cost and public relations hassle of litigationindustry. While hopefully you will never need their servicesOver the years, Mr. Patel has been the recipient of multiple industry-recognized awards from various national organizations including the NFMP is a great organization that can help you minimize costprestigious Outstanding Service Award, The Award of Excellence, The Spirit Award, expense and bad image. Work with a WSI consultant to not only prevent bad thingsStrategic Partnership Award, but encourage good things to happen with your franchise image. The National Franchise Mediation 1Program provides a specific step-by-step approach to dispute resolution for both franchisors Chairman’s Award and franchisees. (Franchise relations: one communitymost recently, one goalThe Hispanic Industry Leadership Award from the International Hispanic Meeting Professional. Mr. Patel is also currently has a Gubernatorial appointment from Florida's Govornor to the co-founder and current Board of Directors for Trustees to the National Association University of Black Hotel Owners, Operators and Developers (NABHOOD), nabhoodWest Florida.com. This organization has been exclusively created by Mr. Patel, and several well recognized members serves as the Chairman of the African American Lodging Community Owners Student Affairs Committee and Developers to represent African American Hotel Owners and Developers to encourage and promote professional growth and create a forum for also is the exchange Vice Chairman of ideas within the Lodging IndustryUWF's Direct Service organization UWF Business Enterprise Inc. (BEI). NABHOOD’s mission, to increase Mr. Patel emphasizes on the number fact that franchising is one of Africanthe most powerful global industries and with great powers comes great responsibilities. Mr. Patel is co-Americans developing, managing, operating and owning hotels; increase vendor opportunities & executive level jobs for minoritiesProject Green Leaf, thereby creating wealth within the African(PGL) a 501c3 not-American community. Designed for interested people within profit organization for the hospitality industryworlds first free wireless electric vehicle charging network through local Cities, Counties and want to work with people that will help them realize their dreams and make a differenceUniversities. Jay also is actively involved in his community The goal and mission by currently serving as the Chairman for PGL team of professional experts from around the Wedgwood School Advisory Council for globe Mr. Patel has the past two years and prior privilege to this position, he served leads as Chairman for two years for the School Advisory Council for Longleaf Elementary. After realizing the , is humbly to address severe Global Warming concerns franchisees are experiencing which increases in franchising today, Jay has also written a book entitled: FRANCHISING: Is It Fair? A Guide on How Earth's average surface temperature due to Negotiate an Equitable Franchise Agreement. Franchise industry experts have hailed Patel’s book as rising levels of greenhouse gases and Climate Change issues which is a breakthrough long-term change in Franchise workthe Earth's climate. In 1998 a special award was created and awarded This is partially subsidized from the transportation industry, which contributes to Mrmore than 27% of all emissions on the Planet. Patel, known as the Outstanding Service Award presented by Over the AAHOA for his bold efforts past five years, through research PGL’s team has developed a disruptive business model in tackling the private sector of reducing a tough issue in significant amount of C02 Emissions and reduces a straight forward candid mannersignificant amount of Dependency on Foreign and Domestic Oil. The book teaches franchisees on how general consumers have been slow to adapt to negotiate specific contract previsions that are one sided and in favor of Electric Vehicles therefore this free infrastructure will ease the franchisors only, Patel wrote the original AAHOA 12 Points of friar franchising that are now an industry Jay believes in the importance of supporting equitable franchise industry issues with emphasis on 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. 32526Telephone (850) 944 4900 Facsimile (850) 476-5594