Management Team

Steven J. Belmonte, Chairman, Founder and CEO  Profile
From becoming, at the age of 18, the youngest general manager in the history of Holiday Inn (and later buying the hotel where he started his career) to holding the title of longest standing President of a national franchise-hotel company while at the helm of the Ramada chain, Steven J. Belmonte brings new meaning to the phrase “from the mailroom to the Boardroom.” 
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Patrick Hartle CHA, President & COO Profile
Pat provides franchise agreement negotiations and franchise termination/liquidated damage claim negotiations to hotel and restaurant owners nationwide. Personally and extensively trained by the founder and owner Steven Belmonte, Pat learned the nuances of franchise negotiations by concluding numerous negotiations with every major franchise brand in America -- and with tremendous success.

Terry W. Singleton,CFP, REBC, CLU, CFS, RHU, Vice President Employees Benefits Division ProfileTerry has more than 20 years experience in employee benefits and has an extensive background in fully insured and self funded group health products, voluntary benefits, and retirement planning. He founded Beacon Benefit Consulting in 1990 and has seen the organization grow from a small business start up to one of the fastest growing employee benefit agencies in the state. Terry holds active health, life, annuities and securities licenses .

Blake Newman, Director of Commercial Insurance Division Profile Blake is a second-generation Insurance Agent who began his career in Central Florida in 1998.  He is a graduate of the University of North Florida with a B.S. in Sociology and Economics, and a minor in Business Management.  What makes Blake unique is his extensive knowledge of Insurance Products, paired with years of experience in management, operations, and service within the Hospitality Industry

Jim Wilhelm, Vice President / Hospitality Solutions Payroll Services LLC Profile
Jim has now teamed up Steven Belmonte, and Hospitality Solutions LLC, to form Hospitality Solutions Payroll Services (HSPS). HSPS focuses on bring unparalleled value and services to the Hospitality industry. With the capabilities of any national company, HSPS is able to deliver a service, and value that has never before been available to this market segment.

Matt Tal, President & COO / Hospitality Solutions Real Estate LLC Profile
With an extensive background in Commercial Real Estate, and a proven track record of successful high stakes negotiations, Belmonte appointed Tal President and COO of Hospitality Solutions Realty in 2010, a nationwide access to buyers and seller of hospitality real estate.

Not all parties who claim to settle franchise disputes have the experience or relationships in place to negotiate an affordable, equitable resolution.

Published in Hotel Interactive
WINDERMERE, FLA. — March 1, 2011 — Last week, I received a phone call from a hotelier who refused my advice two years earlier. In 2009, the owner was facing a $200,000 liquidated damages claim imposed by a franchise company. He contacted me to help him resolve the matter. Using my many years of hospitality industry experience and leveraging a long-time relationship with franchise executives, I quickly was able to reach what I felt was an equitable settlement of $65,000 structured on a payment plan.