The Johnson Group

Shining Like a (California Hotel & Lodging Association) Star! 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧, general manager of our Hampton Inn & Suites Camarillo, has been honored among California Hotel & Lodging Association’s 2024 class of Hotel All Stars. Exemplifying the best of Golden State hospitality, this dynamic young leader was recognized for: * 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐬: consistently ranking in the Top 5 of OTO’s balanced scorecard with success in top-line revenue, bottom-line profit, guest satisfaction, and team member engagement. * 𝐃𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: earning OTO’s 2023 General Manager of the Year award within 12 months of being promoted into his role. * 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: garnering top marks from team members who laud his modest demeanor and hands-on leadership style. * 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞: providing an exemplary guest experience that consistently keeps Hampton Inn & Suites Camarillo in the #1 spot on Tripadvisor. Congratulations to all of California’s best and brightest who earned this recognition! Read more about what makes Anthony Mattern a Hotel All Star on our news blog: https://lnkd.in/e94Fudpe. #ExcellentHotelsExceptionalPeople #OTO #TheJohnsonGroup #CareersInHospitality #CHLA #CaliforniaHotelAllStars

In a family of companies, creative collaborations are always a perk! The Johnson Collection joined OTO Development’s 𝐀𝐂 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 and 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 to host “The Art of Coffee,” a unique tasting tour that featured four pairings of coffee and artwork. What a fun, flavorful evening sipping our favorite brews while sampling the hotel’s collection of masterworks on loan from #TJC: paintings, works on paper, sculpture, and textiles created by artists associated with the progressive arts enclave of #BlackMountainCollege. #TJGFamilyOfCompanies #Partnership #ACSpartanburg #SbuxSpartanburg #TheArtOfCollaboration

Love this long-running tradition! The Johnson Group kicked off Thanksgiving morning at the 20th annual United Community Bank Turkey Day 8K — our favorite way to balance healthy lifestyles with holiday festivities. This fun, fulfilling event supports PAL: Play. Advocate. Live Well.’s active living and healthy eating initiatives while also collecting canned goods for #TotalMinistries. #TJGFamilyOfCompanies #Fulfillment #PlayAdvocateLiveWell #TurkeyDay8K #WobbleThenGobble

Practicing the art of thankfulness. Today, and every day. #Gratitude #Thankfulness #Thanksgiving

Partnerships make the project! Kudos to OTO’s long-time partners at DLR Group, whose work on our AC Hotel Naples 5th Avenue continues to earn industry recognition for outstanding interior design. Most recently tapped as a 2024 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 by #InteriorDesignMagazine, this project was previously named: * 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫: Select Service Hotel Public Space * 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭: Select Service Hotel * 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝: Hospitality Interior Design * 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝: Lobby Interior Design * 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝: Budget Hotel Interior What makes #ACHotelNaples so noteworthy? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦. 𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘺𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘩 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘹𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺. Find more design details on DLR’s website: https://lnkd.in/dgCt2UWe. Then come visit this #PerfectlyPreciseHotel in Southwest Florida. #ExcellentHotelsExceptionalPeople #OTO #TheJohnsonGroup #InteriorDesignAwards #BestOfYear #HDAwards #Partnership

We're thrilled to reflect on last week's groundbreaking announcement of our expansion into Spartanburg County! The journey continues, and we can't wait to serve this incredible community. 🌟

Always thankful we’re able to support our community. #Fulfillment #PAL #TurkeyDay8K

After serving as a Morse code analyst in the United States Air Force, 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐨𝐧 is quick to note that military experience easily translates to the private sector. Indeed, many of the skills she mastered while a USAF Technical Sergeant (1980-1990) are particularly useful in her current role as an Accounts Payable Specialist at OTO Development. “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪-𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘬 — 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘢𝘵 𝘖𝘛𝘖 — 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦,” Sharon says. Being able to listen and type simultaneously — accurately — is a talent Sharon honed during her Morse code days. It’s a skill she puts to continued good use, processing the heavy volume of invoices that cross her desk while also taking calls from vendors and responding to emails. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦: Sharon handled administrative tasks for her base commander during the 1980s, utilizing the earliest iterations of the personal computer. Working in that era of nascent technology required her to be endlessly adaptable to ever-evolving systems, a flexibility she maintains to this day. Read this vibrant Veteran’s full profile on our news blog: https://lnkd.in/eNhieYt4 #ExcellentHotelsExceptionalPeople #OTO #TheJohnsonGroup #CareersAtOTO #HospitalityWorks #VeteransAtWork

Success is built on opportunity. The ones we take and, more significantly, the ones we provide to others. The Johnson Group's founders, Susu and George Dean Johnson Jr., have been creating opportunities for more than 50 years. Yesterday was an especially fulfilling moment as we watched them invest in the potential of high-achieving, under-resourced students through the Meeting Street Scholarship Fund.   The Johnsons' generosity makes an affordable college education a reality for deserving students across Spartanburg County. #MeetingStreetScholarships #InvestInTheFuture #Fulfillment 

The Johnson Group marks Veterans Day in a meaningful way. After recognizing employees and their loved ones who have served in the #UnitedStatesArmedForces, featured Veterans from across our family of companies share how their military experience impacts their civilian careers. This year’s program was emceed by Lee LaPorte (U.S. Air Force), senior director of infrastructure at American Credit Acceptance. Speakers were Gosia Graves (South Carolina State Guard), paralegal at Johnson Development Associates, Inc.; Jacob Collins (U.S. Coast Guard), revenue management analyst at OTO Development; and Keba Moore (U.S. Army and Army Reserves), funding specialist at American Credit Acceptance. We thank these Veterans for their service to our country and, now, to our companies. #VeteransDay #VeteransDay24 #ServiceAndSacrifice #Gratitude