MBE HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Financial Planning & Analysis
- in Hawaii As the Financial Accountant / Controller
Methodical. Calm. Precise. Caleb is an accounting ninja with an extensive background in the hospitality industry. We dare you to find a mistake in his work!
Caleb has worked In Hawaii as the Financial Accountant/Controller roles for St. Regis Princeville Resort (Starwood/Sheraton), Hanalei Bay Resort in Princeville, Kauai, and Regional Controller for Hawaiian Hotels & Resorts. These properties, which were owned and managed by a group that had several other locations on multiple islands- including Royal Lahaina Resort (Maui), Royal Kona Resort (Hawaii), Kauai Shores Hotel (Kauai) and various other smaller hotels. Caleb then moved to Oregon where he was the Controller (and eventually the CFO) for The Mark Spencer Hotel in downtown Portland..
Job Titles:
- VP of Business Development
- VP of Business Development Marketing
Relational, Fun-Loving, High-Octane. Derek is always looking to learn new skills. His passion is to discover new opportunities and take them from concept to completion.
Derek Bartlett is the VP of Business Development for MBE Hospitality Management where he focuses much of his time on new business opportunities and property acquisition. He earned his Bachelors in Science with a focus on Biology from Mountain State University (now West Virginia Tech). After a few years in the insurance industry, he we went on to earn both a Master's Degree in Christian Leadership and an MBA from Liberty University.
First Community Bank, Inc.- who's corporate headquarters is in Bluefield, WV- hired Derek to help spearhead the integration of a newly acquired insurance company. This redirection moved him to Charlotte, NC where he was later hired as the Executive Pastor for Venture Church in Harrisburg, NC. Towards the end of his time with the church, he was tasked with developing a new piece of property that the church had purchased. He quickly fell in love with property development and moved to Montana where he worked for MBS Solutions and helped develop building projects all over the country. In 2019, Derek purchased MBS Solutions, which he still currently owns.
In June of 2020, Eric Bahme (President/CEO of MBE Hospitality Management) hired Derek to help build the company's Marketing & Sales Division. As he quickly gained experience in working with hotels, his position continued to expand. Derek now spends most of his time working directly with Eric to grow the company with new hotel management contracts and helping existing clients grow their portfolio via hotel acquisitions.
Eric Bahme - CEO, Founder, President
Innovative, Servant-Leader, Transparent. A true veteran in the hospitality industry! Eric has owned, operated, and/or managed hotels for the last 20 years.
Eric has extensive experience in all phases of hotel operations and development with a background in systems development. He is President of MBE Hospitality Management a company that manages both branded and boutique hotels. His varied background, outstanding service skills and personal ownership of hotels, makes him an excellent liaison to tie together an owner's interest and the unique capabilities of professional hospitality management.
In early 2019 Eric sold his interest in a company he had helped found called MBS Solutions, a firm that employed architects, engineers, designers, drafters, and project managers. With a design portfolio that includes more than 10 million square feet of educational and worship space, this company along with the main company BGW generated more than $2.5 billion in construction revenue since 1998 and helped non-profits find sustainable solutions for long-term growth.
Eric was a partner in one of the top 100 Hospitality Management Companies in the United States, Lincoln Asset Management, successfully initiating and expanding the company's management contract business and ownership. Eric sold his interests in 2013 and took on full ownership of MBE Hospitality Management, LLC for the purpose of hotel management. In 2014, Eric sold his position in Genesis Hotels LLC, a collection of franchised hotels throughout the Northwest. As a partner in the Lincoln family of companies, Eric built upon his experience in property and construction management, and operations with 15 hotel properties. His excellent people skills and insistence upon high-quality results help him to work effectively with city planning officials, neighbors and members of the real estate community.
In 2002, Eric and Rita moved with their daughter, Alyssa, to Portland, Oregon, where they founded Eastside Church, giving birth to a new entrepreneurial model of ministry. The church purchased a run-down Travelodge hotel in June 2003 with a vision for philanthropic support within the community. Following a five-million-dollar renovation, and a rebrand to a Quality Inn and Suites and a Rodeway Inn; Choice Hotels recognized both of these hotels as Platinum award winners with both hotels being ranked in the top three within their respective brand. Bahme documented the church's story, as well as its tremendous impact on the surrounding community, in a book called The MBE Revolution - Developing Economic Engines that Drive Mission based Movements. In response to Eric and his congregation's hard work, the Business and Mission Network awarded the church community number 13 in the top "25 business as mission companies" in 2008. In addition, Eric and his congregation have been featured in several local and national publications and television broadcasts.
Eric served on the Community Advisory Council at Warner Pacific College, as well as on several other for-profit and non-profit boards, and has even been an invited guest to serve on the Mayor's Committee to end homelessness in Multnomah Country. Furthermore, Bahme has been the board chairman of My Father's House, which is the largest private, non-profit family shelter in America.
Eric received his bachelor's degree from Walla Walla College in 1986 in Communications and a second degree in Theology. He earned a Master of Divinity degree from Andrew's University in 1989. Today, he and his wife reside in Kalispell Montana.
Portfolio of hotels Eric had or currently has ownership interest in:
Kalispell Best Western Plus - Kalispell, MT (current own)
Copper King Hotel and Convention Center, Butte, MT (operational management no ownership interest)
Coyote Bluff Estate - Sommers, MT (current own)
Comfort Suites- Texas (Own, Coming Soon)
Snug Harbor Resort and Mariana (operational management no ownership interest)
Clarion Inn Platt River - Casper, WY (operational management no ownership interest)
The Calvert Hotel - Lewistown, MT 59457 (operational management no ownership interest)
Cedar Street Hotel and Suites - Sandpoint, ID (operational management no ownership interest)
Fairfield Inn & Suites - Virgin, UT (operational management no ownership interest)
Hampton Inn and Suites - Abilene, TX (operational management no ownership interest)
Cedar Street Hotel and Suites - Sandpoint, ID (operational management no ownership interest)
Comfort Inn and Suites - Tualatin, Oregon (sold)
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites - Seaside, Oregon (sold)
Best Western - Astoria, Oregon (sold)
Comfort Inn & Suites - Lincoln City, Oregon (sold)
Comfort Suites, Moses Lake, Washington (sold)
Best Western Plus - Yakima, Washington (sold)
Comfort Suites - Yakima, Washington (sold)
Holiday Inn Express - Walla Walla, Washington (sold)
Friendly. Self-Motivated. Gamer. Josh has a passion for all things technology. If he doesn't know the answer to your question, he will search relentlessly to find it.
Dependable, Consistent, Efficient. Every good company MUST have a Samantha. When given a task, you can bank on the fact that she will complete it with excellence.
Job Titles:
- VP of Hotel Operations
- VP of Operations
Unshakable, Strategic Thinker, Problem Solver. Scott learned hotels the hard way and uses his experience and knowledge to maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
Scott Rieke is the VP of Hotel Operations for MBE Hospitality Management. His primary responsibility is to ensure quality service delivery, to maximize revenues for each property, and to develop relationships with key accounts and local leaders in each market. He works tirelessly with each hotel's GM to ensure that each property under our management meets and exceeds expectations.
Scott spent most of his early years in the commercial construction industry and was heavily involved in fine custom home building, where he learned to manage projects from beginning to end. This experience has given him an exceptional ability to problem solve, which is a much-needed attribute for a someone with his responsibilities.
Scott started in the hospitality industry in 2012 as the General Manager of the Best Western Plus in Somers, MT. While holding this position, Scott learned that properly managing every detail of a hotel is important to the overall guest experience. This is extremely evident in the way that he leads our GM's.
There is little doubt that Scott has learned the hospitality industry the hard way- through blood, sweat, and tears. Because of this, he never has to ask someone to do something he hasn't done himself. This "hands-on" experience has molded him into an expert in revenue management, expense control, and hotel system operations. This inevitably gives him the perfect foundation for taking each hotel we manage, and their employees, to a whole new level of success.
Sharp, Hungry, Always Smiling. Skyler represents the next generation of hospitality professionals. He has a knack for taking hotels to the next level of success.