Our Culture

Desai Hotel Group’s philosophy is structured around the core values of KARMA; these guiding principles drive who we are as a team, and help define our culture, and who we truly are as people while supporting our vision and passion for the hotel industry.

Vision

To be the leading hotel management company, recognized for our unwavering commitment to exceptional guest experiences, innovative hospitality solutions, and sustainable growth. We strive to empower our associates, enrich our communities, create value for our partners, all while setting new standards of excellence in the global hospitality industry.

 

Mission

Our mission is to deliver exceptional hospitality by creating memorable experiences for our guests, cultivating a culture of excellence and respect among our Associates, and driving sustainable growth for our owners and partners. We are dedicated to operational excellence, innovation, and community engagement, ensuring that every stay is a reflection of our commitment to quality and integrity.

K - knowledge

Pursuit of growing and learning​

A - appreciation

Recognizing excellence

R - revolutionary

Embrace and drive change

M - morale

Spirit

A - authenticity

Be the person your dog thinks you are

Our Team

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Sunny Desai

Sunny serves as the CEO of Desai Hotel Group and Desai Companies. Sunny provides strategic oversight to the portfolio companies and heads the investment team. He is a State of Mississippi Registered Real Estate Broker and Licensed Contractor. He is also a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

President

Greg Tankersley

Greg Tankersley is a hotelier’s hotelier. With more than 30+ years of tactical experience in virtually every area of hotel operations | sales | B&F in Branded | Owned | Third Party hotels. Greg brings a dynamic and passionate level of expertise to every project. Greg is a graduate of Cincinnati State with a degree in Business Management

Vice President Accounting & finance

Gary Schultz

Garry is an accomplished and dynamic accounting professional with over 20 years of progressive experience in providing financial oversight and implementing strategic procedures to steer business success and control costs. Forward-thinking leader and problem solver with strategic vision, keen bottom-line focus, and capability to identify root causes and devise efficient resolutions for performance improvement.  

Director of commercial strategy

Carrie Burleson

Carrie is a data driven and system savvy Revenue Generation leader with current certifications for Marriott, Hilton, IHG, Choice and Wyndham. Carrie is a fully engaged leader with Operations, Sales and Corporate Level experience. Passionate about the hospitality industry and delivering results and resources to the property teams, management and ownership.

Giving Back

Our philosophy on community service is to pick one non-profit and put all of our attention and effort into helping that cause as much as possible.