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Michael is a 35+ year hospitality veteran. He is the President & CEO of POTHOS, Inc. and its subsidiary businesses. He is both a planner & an agent in addition to administrative duties running the company. He is also a Service Disabled Veteran of the United States Navy. He has a Master's Degree in Organizational Psychology and a Bachelor's in Business Administration. He has achieved his CMM (Certified Meeting Manager) designation from Meeting Professionals International. He is well versed in International Business & Multiculturalism with first-hand experience in dozens of countries worldwide.

He has served as President of the Board of Director’s for the California Travel Consumer Restitution Council (affiliated with the California Attorney General Office), the Board of Director's for several Chapters of Meeting Professionals International, the California Disabled Veterans Business Alliance and is the Past-President of the San Diego Chapter of the Hotel Sales and Marketing Association International (SDHSMAI). He is certified by the American Hotel and Motel Association as Adjunct Faculty and was faculty at CalState San Marcos teaching international meeting planning & travel related topics. In fall of 2008 Mr. Patton held a multiple day seminar regarding International Meeting & Travel Planning at the University of Bolzano in Italy. He is a sought after speaker and educator as an expert on travel and meeting planning topics such as; domestic & international air travel, travel policies, best practices in purchasing & procurement and risk/safety planning. He was invited to be an advanced level presenter on travel topics at MPI-PEC, San Diego and currently serves as a Subject Matter Expert for the United States Government.

Michael has lead his company, POTHOS, to almost 20 successful years of business recently achieving #465 on the Inc 500 list and #1 as the fastest growing company in San Diego as adjudicated by the San Diego Business Journal as well as dozens of other awards and recognition's.