She Has a Deal
ISHC Honors Tracy Prigmore With the Pioneer Award at ALIS
ISHC | February 7, 2024
Los Angeles – February 7, 2024 - The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) in partnership with the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) presented Tracy Prigmore, Founder of TLTsolutions and creator of She Has a Deal., with the 2024 Pioneer Award. Kristie Dickinson, ISHC President and Managing Director/EVP of CHMWarnick presented Prigmore with the award during the conference plenary session. Dickinson remarked, “Tracy is a hotel owner, operator, develop, fund manager, educator, mentor, and founder of the She Has a Deal. pitch competition, which educates and awards equity to women to acquire hotels. She is rele...
First 19 Development Projects Announced Under Marriott’s Bridging the Gap Program
Marriott International | April 26, 2023
As part of Marriott International’s (Nasdaq: MAR) ongoing commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, the company today announced that the first 19 projects receiving financial support and other incentives through “Marriott’s Bridging the Gap” program will include the company’s Aloft Hotels, Autograph Collection, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Residence Inn, SpringHill Suites, TownePlace Suites and Tribute Portfolio brands. The program, announced in 2022 with a $50 million initial investment from Marriott, aims to build a more diverse Marriott owner and franchisee community by addressing barriers to entry in hotel ownership among hi...
She Has a Deal Announces 2023 Pitch Competition Finalists
She Has a Deal | April 6, 2023
McLean, Va., April 6, 2023 — Officials of She Has a Deal today announced the five finalist teams of the Early Career track selected to advance to the final round of SHaDPitch 2023. The annual hotel investment pitch competition allows teams of early career women to compete for the prize of $50,000 of equity in SHaD’s Prosperity Fund I, following the conclusion of a virtual, preliminary round of pitching. The goal of She Has a Deal is to increase the number of women owning and developing hotels. The organization is an ecosystem that offers inspiration and education through its EdTech platform to channel the power of collaboration and men...
She Has a Deal Announces SHaDPitch Today’s Woman Completes Hotel Acquisition
She Has a Deal | January 19, 2023
McLEAN, Va., January 19, 2023—Officials of She Has a Deal (SHaD), a real estate investment platform that creates new pathways to hotel ownership and development for women, today announced that 2022 SHaDPitch Today’s Woman competitor, Amina Gilyard James, acquired the 70-room Quality Inn in the Raleigh neighborhood of Memphis, Tenn. SHaDPitch is a hotel investment pitch competition launched in 2020 to catapult women on their journey to hotel ownership by facilitating the process for acquiring or developing a hotel and securing capital for the deal. Competitors identify a viable project and pitch the deal to potential investors who also ...
She Has a Deal Announces Pitch Competition Winning Teams
She Has a Deal | May 4, 2022
Hotel Investment Pitch Competition Awards $100,000 in Deal Equity McLEAN, Va., May 4, 2022—Officials of She Has a Deal (SHaD), a real estate investment platform that creates new pathways to hotel ownership and development for women, today announced the winners of events held Thursday, April 28, and Friday, April 29. Over the last year, participants in two competition tracks completed more than 40 hours of intensive hotel investment education to learn how to source, evaluate and raise capital for a real hotel deal. The “Early Career” track was comprised of women either pursuing college and graduate degrees or recent graduates. The ...
She Has a Deal Announces Pitch Competition Finalists
She Has a Deal | March 22, 2022
ATLANTA, GA — March 22, 2022 — Officials of She Has a Deal today announced the six finalist teams selected to advance to the final round of SHaDPitch 2022. The annual hotel investment pitch competition allows teams of early-career, women hospitality students to compete for the prize of $50,000 in hotel deal equity following the conclusion of a virtual, preliminary round of pitching. The goal of She Has a Deal is to increase the number of women hotel owners and developers, and the organization offers inspiration and education to channel the power of collaboration and mentorship. She Has a Deal creates new pathways to hotel ownership and ...
She Has a Deal Launches SHaD Prosperity Fund I
She Has a Deal | February 2, 2022
Organization Embarks Upon Ten-City Tour to Raise Money to Support Women-Led Hotel Projects TYSONS CORNER, VA — February 2, 2022 — Officials of She Has a Deal (SHaD), a real estate investment platform that creates pathways to hotel ownership and development for women, today announced the launch of a ten-city tour of U.S. cities to raise equity capital in support of the organization’s mission. “Launching SHaD Prosperity Fund I is the next logical step in the SHaD mission. Now that we have created a powerful platform to expose more women to hotel ownership and educate them about the process, I want to ensure that capital is a...
She Has a Deal Announces Pitch Competition Winning Teams
She Has a Deal | June 9, 2021
McLEAN, Va — June 9, 2021 — Officials of She Has A Deal (SHaD), a real estate investment platform that creates pathways to hotel ownership and development for women, today announced the winners of its event held Saturday. Over the last year, participants completed more than 12 hours of intensive hotel investment education to learn how to source, evaluate and raise capital for a real hotel deal. Five teams were selected at a virtual preliminary round to move forward to the finals, where they pitched live to a judging panel of top-level hotel business executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Held at Hilton’s Innovation Gallery at the ...
